"My best memory? The first time I sang at Bercy": singer Julien Clerc's Proust questionnaire

Writers, musicians, choreographers, actors, fashion designers, filmmakers… Throughout the summer, artists are taking part in this game for franceinfo Culture. Today, Julien Clerc is on vacation before hitting the roads of France again for his new tour.

Julien Clerc and his audience, that makes almost six It's been going on for decades. And it's far from over since the 77-year-old singer ans released a new album in May, Une vie , in which he recounts his life, ours too, his joys, his sorrows, with tenderness and melancholy . His timbre of voice, recognizable among a thousand, will resonate in the halls of France from February 2026. His tour will end on the 9th october 2027 at the Accor Arena in Paris, where he will have the opportunity to celebrate his 80th birthday years.

Before returning to the stage in a few months, Julien Clerc is taking a little rest. And between naps, the singer answered Proust's summer questionnaire with his legendary simplicity.

Franceinfo Culture: This summer, are you more into work or naps, touring or vacation? Julien Clerc: Nap and vacation.

On vacation, are you mountain or beach? ? North or south? Where there are the fewest people.

Let’s talk creation: are you a morning person or an evening person? ? In the morning.

Do you prefer to be in the studio or on stage? On stage.

What song or album have you still not listened to? As soon as I have the idea to listen to something, I listen to it, I don't put it off.

Your best memory as a singer? The first time I sang at Bercy, I was the first Frenchman to sing in that hall [in 1985].

Your worst nightmare? I open my mouth to sing and I'm speechless.

If you were a song, what would it be? Let It Be .

What phrase, what piece of music, what encounter has changed your life? Let the sun in. [song from the musical Hair sung by Julien Clerc in 1969]

Which characters in literature, art, or music have you hated? I don't hate, I'm indifferent.

And those who have always accompanied you? Spartacus.

Where is your home? On my bed.

What place inspires you? The room with the piano.

What is the question that horrifies you? "What is the question that horrifies you ?"

And the one you've never been asked? "What would you like to be reincarnated as ?" ?"

Album "Une vie" by Julien Clerc (Parlophone Music France) Tour throughout France and Belgium from February 18, 2026.