Michel Polnareff confided his secrets to a mainate, Serge Gainsbourg dreaded ending up like John Lennon, Lou Reed was only interested in his guitar, Neil Young lost his passport, Georges Brassens adored Elvis Presley, Elton John dressed up like a duck….
In forty years of journalism, from Télérama to Rolling Stone, Philippe Barbot has crossed paths with just about every international champion in music today. In this book, he recounts some of his most memorable encounters, including candid portraits, personal accounts, interviews, backstage secrets and anecdotes. Along the way, you’ll come across Brian Wilson in the throes of a psychiatric breakdown, Henri Salvador on the road in New York, secret Prince in Nice, Jacques Dutronc in Corsica or Bob Marley on a barge. We’ll wonder what separates Bob Dylan from Bruce Springsteen, and why Mick Jagger and Keith Richards hate each other so much. These thirty stories in the form of invigorating reminiscences shed new light on famous artists that the general public knows or thinks it knows. But this book also questions the profession of music journalist and attempts to share a passion: the inextinguishable passion for music. All the music we love…
Backstage: Gainsbourg, Marley, Jagger and other encounters
Collection of texts by Philippe Barbot
Éditions Philippe Rey
256 pages – €17
Release date: January 29, 2015
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