On the stage of Bataclan on November 13, 2015, Jesse Hugues, singer of the Eagles of Death Metal, saw death in the face.
If he was able to get by, in particular thanks to the help of a spectator who put him in a taxi and gave him 50 euros so that he could go to safety, 90 people simply came to listen to rock perished under fire from the jihadists.
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From this nightmare was born a deep attachment for France on the part of the Californian, present each year in Paris for the commemorations of the attack.
“
Everything that follows, we go through it together.
We support each other.
Between us, it's beyond the family.
That evening, I sort of became French,
”he said in
Le Parisien
.
“
I was not at home, but I was 'at home'.
I understood what it means to be French, the uniqueness and the greatness of the French people
”, he added, on the sidelines of the fifth anniversary of the terrible event.
In 2016, some remarks by Jesse Hugues shocked the public, leading several festivals, including Rock en Seine and Cabaret Vert, to deprogram his group.
Eagles of Death Metal had finally returned to a hexagonal stage three years later at Hellfest, "
This is probably the most important concert I have ever given
", commented Jesse Hugues.
Containment requires, the 2020 commemorations of the attack are more discreet, and the group did not go to Paris, but it leaves the door open to travelers exiled in the United States.
“
Everyone who comes from France is welcome at my place.
It is obvious, it is my absolute duty.
My house is almost a French embassy
”.
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