Calogero spoke to France Info about the complicated period he went through and during which he was supported by none other than… Jean-Jacques Goldman.
Calogero has always considered his music as a way to express himself. Even when he has experienced difficult times, his art has allowed him to get through… and a (very) famous friend! The 53-year-old singer spoke to France Info in the show Elodie’s Worldthis August 28..
Calogero talks about this “complicated period” that he experienced
In 2009, the interpreter of In Weightlessness had released his opus The improvement, during a period when, as the album’s name doesn’t indicate, he was depressed.It’s an album where I come out of a somewhat complicated period.“, he explained before detailing: “Typically, I called it L’Embellie, when it wasn’t at all l’embellie in my head, but it was a force of persuasion. I wanted to convince myself of it and it brought me l’embellie, finally. And I really like this album today“.
Calogero, helped by Jean-Jacques Goldman: have they kept in touch?
In this process of reconstruction at a time in his life when he felt lost, Calogero was able to count on the friendly and artistic support of the great Jean-Jacques Goldman. It was the latter who wrote It is said“the song that was the driving force of the album“. At the time, the two singers sent each other “very modest and respectful emails (…) to make the song”.
“I remember that for C’est dit, my theme was a bit sophisticated, a bit particular and Jean-Jacques Goldman asked me: ‘But Calo, where is the hook?’, and I didn’t know anything about it so he answered me: ‘Well I’m looking for the hook and we’ll find it‘”, Calogero first remembered, having been guided by Jean-Jacques Goldman.And finally it became: ‘You’re only rich with your friends, that’s what it says. It’s so much like my life, it’s true wealth.“.
Today, the two artists are still in contact, even if they see each other less often since the singer of Envole-moi decided to retire from the music scene in 2016.I talk to him from time to time, I secretly hope he’ll come back. If he does, I’ll be his bass player, he won’t have a choice.” he had let go in Paris Match. Will he ever achieve this dream?
