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JOHNNY HALLYDAY...

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Johnny HALLYDAY

SINGER, ACTOR AND ICONIC FRENCH ROCK STAR, BORN IN 1943 IN PARIS.

« I OFTEN FEEL LONELY, BUT I NEVER DO WHILE I AM ON STAGE… THE PUBLIC IS MY DRUG. »

I’M NOT HERE FOR YOUR AMUSEMENT. YOU’RE HERE FOR MINE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I DON’T SEE HOW MY DAUGHTER COULD HAVE BECOME A PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT.

Johnny HALLYDAY

MAY THE WIND ALWAYS BE ON YOUR BACK AND THE SUN ON YOUR FACE AND CAN THE WINDS OF FATE CARRY YOU UP TO DANCE WITH THE STARS.

Johnny HALLYDAY

YOU CAN CLOSE YOUR EYES TO THINGS YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE, BUT YOU CAN’T CLOSE YOUR HEART TO THINGS YOU DON’T WANT TO FEEL

Johnny HALLYDAY

THOSE YOU JUDGE TODAY MAY JUDGE YOU TOMORROW.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I THINK THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS TO ENJOY THE RIDE WHILE YOU’RE AT IT.

Johnny HALLYDAY

YOU CAN’T BE RAISED IN COMFORT AND HAVE RABIES IN YOUR STOMACH. I DON’T BELIEVE IN SUCCESSFUL DADDY’S SONS. YOU MUST HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND PEOPLE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

SOME BROWN RUMS ARE TRUE WORKS OF ART. IT IS STILL NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO REMEMBER WHICH ONES.

Johnny HALLYDAY

WE’VE BRAVED SO MANY STORMS THAT WE HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN OURSELVES GROW UP, TELL ME THAT LIFE IS EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL WHEN YOU’RE NOT 20 YEARS OLD.

Johnny HALLYDAY

WE SPEND HALF OUR LIVES LEARNING TO LOVE THE PEOPLE AROUND US, AND THE OTHER HALF WATCHING THEM LEAVE…

Johnny HALLYDAY

THE STAGE, THE BACKSTAGE, IT’S BEEN MY LIFE SINCE I WAS A KID. WHEN I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, I SAW NAKED GIRLS PASSING BY IN FRONT OF ME IN THE CABARETS, I THOUGHT THAT WAS NORMAL.

Johnny HALLYDAY

IF YOU LOVE TWO PEOPLE, CHOOSE THE SECOND ONE BECAUSE IF YOU WERE REALLY IN LOVE WITH THE FIRST ONE YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE WITH THE SECOND ONE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I DON’T TRUST PEOPLE WHO ARE TOO HAPPY: THEY MUST HAVE THINGS TO HIDE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A DIVORCE AND A LEGAL SEPARATION IS THAT A SEPARATION GIVES A HUSBAND TIME TO HIDE HIS MONEY.

Johnny HALLYDAY

WE’VE BRAVED SO MANY STORMS THAT WE HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN OURSELVES GROW UP. TELL ME LIFE IS EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL WHEN YOU’RE NOT 20 ANYMORE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

WE DRINK MY FRIEND, AT THE END OF A SHORT EPISODE, LET’S TAKE ONE FOR MY BABY, AND ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD

Johnny HALLYDAY

I’LL DO ANYTHING TIM BURTON WANTS. YOU KNOW

Johnny HALLYDAY

I NEVER EAT FISH. THEY ARE MY FRIENDS.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I KNOW YOU WERE MARRIED TO THE SAME WOMAN FOR 69 YEARS. THAT’S WONDERFUL. THAT’S WONDERFUL. IT MUST BE VERY CHEAP.

Johnny HALLYDAY

LOOK AT YOUR DAY TODAY BECAUSE TOMORROW WILL BE DIFFERENT.

Johnny HALLYDAY

IN HOLLYWOOD IF YOU DON’T HAVE A SHRINK, PEOPLE THINK YOU’RE CRAZY.

Johnny HALLYDAY

THREE DAYS AFTER OUR DEATH, OUR HAIR AND NAILS CONTINUE TO GROW, BUT WE CAN NO LONGER ANSWER THE PHONE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I’M GOING TO BUY YOU A HAT, A VERY BIG ONE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

DON’T PRETEND TO BE A WEIRD CAPTAIN. I’M JUST DOING WHAT I’M DOING.

Johnny HALLYDAY

UNLESS HE KNEW YOU WOULDN’T BELIEVE THE TRUTH EVEN IF HE TOLD YOU.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I LIVE DAY TO DAY, FOR TOMORROW, NOT FOR YESTERDAY.

Johnny HALLYDAY

WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY IS TO BE HAPPY.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO LIVE WITH A FOOL. BECAUSE LOVE AND BEAUTY IS GOOD, BUT AFTER A WHILE, YOU HAVE TO TALK…

Johnny HALLYDAY

BEING JOHNNY HALLYDAY IS A JOB. I DO IT SERIOUSLY, TRYING MY BEST TO PLEASE PEOPLE. BUT WHEN I’M NOT WORKING, I’M JEAN

Johnny HALLYDAY

I MAKE MUSIC, SO I DON’T LISTEN TO MUCH MUSIC

Johnny HALLYDAY

I NEVER ADMIT DEFEAT. I STRUGGLED, A LOT, AGAINST MYSELF TOO, TO GET OUT OF IT.

Johnny HALLYDAY

YOU CAN’T DO THIS JOB IF YOU’RE NORMAL. I HAVEN’T FELT LIKE THE OTHERS FOR A LONG TIME. I HAVE TO BE IN TROUBLE TO KNOW THAT I COULD BE FINE, IN LE MONDE (1998).

Johnny HALLYDAY

I’M OFTEN ALONE IN LIFE, BUT NEVER ON STAGE… MY DRUG IS THE PUBLIC.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I DID A GOOD JOB WITH MYSELF, ALL BY MYSELF. I BUILT MYSELF AROUND MY DREAMS AND I DIDN’T DO TOO BADLY.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I HAVE THE LEVEL OF CULTURE OF THOSE WHO HAVE LEARNED ON THEIR OWN, IN BOOKS AND IN DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS. THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES OF PEOPLE: FOOLS WHO WILL NEVER BE CHANGED AND OTHERS WHO WILL WANT TO ADAPT. IF BEING SMART MEANS ADAPTING, THEN OK I AM! AT THE JOURNAL DU DIMANCHE (1990).

Johnny HALLYDAY

I OWE MY LIFE TO MICHAEL JACKSON.

Johnny HALLYDAY

VERY SAD THIS WEEKEND. MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH ALL THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I KNOW I’M NOT AN IDIOT, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT I CAN EASILY MAKE IT LOOK LIKE ONE BECAUSE I’M MAKING MISTAKES, I’M BABBLING AND, FOR SOME TIME NOW, I DON’T CARE, IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED IN 2013 DANS MES YEUX (PLON).

Johnny HALLYDAY

I’VE ALWAYS WONDERED WHY IN THE UNITED STATES WHEN YOU HAVE A NICE CAR, GUYS SMILE AND SAY GREAT, AND IN FRANCE THEY CALL YOU A THIEF. A DIRTY MENTALITY, FOR A COUNTRY WHOSE COLOURS I HAVE WORN, WHICH HAS KINDLY MADE ME ITS EMBLEM WHEN NECESSARY, I HAVE FELT BETRAYED, WRONGLY ACCUSED, SOILED.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I DON’T DRINK ALCOHOL ANYMORE, I DON’T DO SPORTS ANYMORE AND I HAVE TWO LITTLE GIRLS WHO GIVE ME INCREDIBLE ENERGY.

Johnny HALLYDAY

FROM HIM, I ONLY KNEW THE WORST ASPECTS. SMALL ABANDONMENT, THEN BILLS OR HOSPITAL FEES TO PAY, FORFEITURE. HE WAS FOUND DRUNK DEAD, COLLAPSED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. IT WAS HARD, PAINFUL TO HAVE ONLY THAT FROM HIM. THE LACK OF A FATHER HAUNTED MY LIFE ON TéLéRAMA IN 2014.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I DON’T LIKE MEDIOCRITY, I THINK THE LEFT IS PUSHING TOWARDS THAT. I’M NOT IN FAVOUR OF POOR PEOPLE BEING POOR. IT’S UNFORTUNATE, WE HAVE TO HELP THEM. BUT NOT BY GIVING THEM ALMS (…) I DON’T LIKE WELFARE SOCIETIES (…) I DON’T LIKE BEING SEEN AS A HEARTLESS GUY BECAUSE I HAVE A RIGHT

Johnny HALLYDAY

WHEN YOU LIVE AND EVERYTHING IS FINE, YOU DON’T REALIZE WHAT YOU CAN LOSE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I WAS THE GOOD LITTLE SOLDIER JOHNNY. MAYBE A LITTLE WHIMSICAL, A LITTLE CRAZY, A LITTLE… EXCESSIVE

Johnny HALLYDAY

FOR ME, I CAN’T IMAGINE ENDING MY LIFE WITHOUT DOING THE JOB I DO. MY LIFE WOULD BE A DEADLY BORE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

LASTING IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME, A LOT OF YOURSELF, A LOT OF INJURIES, A LOT OF SACRIFICES.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I HAVE LONG TURNED HAPPINESS INTO HELL.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I HAVE LIVED WITH WOMEN VERY OFTEN. BUT I WAS ACTUALLY ALONE. I’VE NEVER REALLY HAD A SHOULDER TO LAY MY HEAD ON. I HAVE FOUND IT SINCE I MET LAETICIA, IN PARIS

Johnny HALLYDAY

I’VE NEVER BEEN TO A PSYCHIATRIST BECAUSE I COULDN’T REVEAL WHAT I HAVE INSIDE TO A STRANGER.

Johnny HALLYDAY

IT HAS OFTEN BEEN SAID THAT I RAN AWAY SO I WOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY TAXES. THAT’S PARTLY TRUE, BUT IT’S ALSO BECAUSE IT’S EXHAUSTING THIS ATMOSPHERE. IN FRANCE, SUCCESS IS SHADY, WE FIND IT DISGUSTING.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I OWE MICHAEL JACKSON MY LIFE

Johnny HALLYDAY

A DIRTY MENTALITY, FOR A COUNTRY WHOSE COLOURS I HAVE WORN, WHICH HAS KINDLY MADE ME ITS EMBLEM WHEN NECESSARY, I FELT BETRAYED, WRONGLY ACCUSED, SOILED, IN ITS AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN MY EYES (2013).

Johnny HALLYDAY

WHEN I GO ON STAGE, I HAVE NO MORE APPREHENSION ABOUT ANYTHING, I HAVE CONFIDENCE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I HAD THE STUPIDITY TO SAY ONE DAY THAT I WAS GOING TO STOP AND THEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS GOING TO BE BORED TO DEATH, THAT IT WASN’T POSSIBLE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I SEND FEELINGS INTO PEOPLE’S MOUTHS, INTO THEIR BRAINS, INTO THEIR BODIES.

Johnny HALLYDAY

THE FIRST TIME I DIED, I DIDN’T LIKE IT, SO I CAME BACK.

Johnny HALLYDAY

FOR YEARS, I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A FAMILY LIFE AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO BUILD IT. SOMEWHERE IN MY HEAD, I WAS COMPLETELY DESTABILIZED BY THE EMOTIONAL LACK.

Johnny HALLYDAY

THE PROBLEM IS THAT, BY MAKING DIFFERENT CITIES EVERY DAY, I END UP FORGETTING THEIR NAMES.

Johnny HALLYDAY

THE PROBLEM IS THAT, BY MAKING DIFFERENT CITIES EVERY DAY, I END UP FORGETTING THEIR NAMES

Johnny HALLYDAY

MY MOTTO IS: TO EXIST IS TO INSIST!

Johnny HALLYDAY

I AM A VERY GOOD FRIEND AND I WILL BE A FRIEND ALL MY LIFE WITH NICOLAS SARKOZY, BECAUSE I HAVE KNOWN HIM FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND HE IS THE ONE WHO MARRIED ME WITH LAETICIA. (…) MR. HOLLAND WILL CERTAINLY, AND I HOPE, BE A VERY GOOD PRESIDENT FOR FRANCE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

IF WE HADN’T LOST AN HOUR AND A QUARTER, WE’D HAVE BEEN HERE AN HOUR AND A QUARTER AGO.

Johnny HALLYDAY

FOR EVERYDAY ACTS, WAKING UP TOGETHER, EATING TOGETHER, IS GOOD. IT’S NOT ABSTRACT (SIC).

Johnny HALLYDAY

CLAUDE FRANçOIS, HE WAS A REAL WORKER. HE WORKED TEN TIMES AS HARD AS I DID. BUT HE COULD NEVER DO WHAT I DID. IT DROVE HIM CRAZY. JEALOUS. HE WAS HITTING ON MY CHICKS AND, IN DESPERATION, HE WAS BANGING MY EXES.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I DON’T THINK WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT AGING, OR AGE. WE’RE THE SAME AGE AS WE ARE. THERE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY OLD. THERE ARE OLDER PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL YOUNG. IT DOESN’T MEAN ANYTHING.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I WANTED TO DO ELVIS, I WANTED TO DO JAMES DEAN, AND I BECAME ME.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I’VE SPENT MY LIFE LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT WOMAN. I FINALLY FOUND IT.

Johnny HALLYDAY

IT HAS OFTEN BEEN SAID THAT I RAN AWAY SO I WOULDN’T HAVE TO PAY TAXES. THAT’S PARTLY TRUE, BUT IT’S ALSO BECAUSE IT’S EXHAUSTING THIS ATMOSPHERE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I’LL STOP SINGING THE DAY I DIE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

IF WE HAVE A CHILD (WITH LAETICIA)

Johnny HALLYDAY

I DON’T LIKE MEDIOCRITY, I THINK THE LEFT IS PUSHING TOWARDS THAT.

Johnny HALLYDAY

EVEN IF SHIT FALLS, EVEN IF LIGHTNING THREATENS, I’LL SING.

Johnny HALLYDAY

WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT INTELLIGENCE, BUT EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS A DIFFERENT INTELLIGENCE. OBLIGATORILY, YOU HAVE YOUR OWN INTELLIGENCE, SOMEONE ELSE’S INTELLIGENCE WILL NOT BE WITHIN YOUR REACH. SO THAT’S WHY WE CAN’T REALLY SAY’DOE IS STUPID’ OR’DOE IS SMART’. EVERY PERSON, EVEN A JERK, HAS AN INTELLIGENCE OF THEIR OWN. WHEN I SAY AN ASSHOLE, I MEAN OF COURSE SOMEONE WHO IS CONSIDERED AN ASSHOLE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I NEVER SAID “AH THAT” IN A SENTENCE, I PROMISE YOU.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I LOVE THIS ROOM. IN FACT, EVERY TIME I GO THERE I GET A TATTOO TO MARK THE EVENT.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I WOULD LIKE TO LEARN TO SAY NO SO THAT I WOULD NO LONGER FIND MYSELF SAYING YES WITHOUT PAYING ATTENTION.

Johnny HALLYDAY

IF I OWE THE IRS A DIME, THEY COME TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME. ONE DAY, THE BAILIFFS EVEN TOOK MY JACKETS WITH THEM.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I MAKE MUSIC, SO I DON’T LISTEN TO MUCH.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I HAVE BEEN VERY CLOSE FRIENDS WITH CHIRAC FOR A LONG TIME, NOT AT ALL POLITICALLY.

Johnny HALLYDAY

POWDER AND HASH CIRCULATE TO DEATH AMONG MUSICIANS. THERE IS NOTHING TO BRAG ABOUT, I’M NOT PROUD OF, THAT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS. BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT OUR SONGS ARE NOT NECESSARILY TAKEN OUT OF A SURPRISE COVER.

Johnny HALLYDAY

THE STAGE, THE BACKSTAGE, IT’S BEEN MY LIFE SINCE I WAS A KID. AT 8 YEARS OLD, I SAW NAKED GIRLS PASSING BY IN FRONT OF ME IN THE CABARETS, I THOUGHT THAT WAS NORMAL.

Johnny HALLYDAY

[CHIRAC] A STRAIGHT, HUMAN GUY WHO KNOWS HOW TO RETURN THE FAVOR. HE CAME TO DINNER HERE. WITHOUT BODYGUARDS. SERENE, QUIET, QUIET. WELL, I’LL TELL YOU WHAT: HE TELLS SOME PRETTY SERIOUS STORIES!

Johnny HALLYDAY

TO MAKE A COUPLE, IT TAKES TWO PEOPLE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I AM STRONGER THAN THE DROPS, NOW THEY SLIDE OVER ME LIKE CARESSES ON THE SKY.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I HAVE ALREADY FOUND THE TITLE OF OUR ALBUM (WITH DAVID HALLYDAY): LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON. I’M QUITE PROUD OF IT.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I LIVE WITH MYSELF EVERY DAY.

Johnny HALLYDAY

SOMETIMES I’VE GONE ON TOUR TO MEET FANS AT HOME. I REALIZED THAT I WAS PART OF PEOPLE’S FAMILIES AND LIVES. THERE’S A PICTURE OF YOU ON THE FIREPLACE WITH THE PARENTS’ PICTURE. WHEN YOU’VE BEEN THROUGH THIS, YOU DON’T SEE THINGS THE SAME WAY.

Johnny HALLYDAY

AT FIRST, HE (DAVID HALLYDAY) WANTED THE ALBUM TO BE CALLED TEL PèRE, TEL FILS. WE AGREED ON BLOOD FOR BLOOD FOR BLOOD, THAT’S BETTER.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I NEVER LOOKED FOR THE REASON FOR THE HOW….

Johnny HALLYDAY

I TOOK COCAINE WHEN I FELL OUT OF BED. NOW IT’S OVER. I TAKE THEM TO WORK, RESTART THE MACHINE. I’M NOT PROUD OF IT, THAT’S JUST THE WAY IT IS. BUT YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT OUR SONGS ARE NOT NECESSARILY TAKEN OUT OF A SURPRISE COVER.

Johnny HALLYDAY

THE GREAT MEMORY OF MY 20TH BIRTHDAY CAME LATER… WHEN I HAD 24… WITH THE ARRIVAL OF MY SON DAVID.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I’M NEVER ALONE, UNLESS I READ.

Johnny HALLYDAY

DURING THE TOUR, THE SPEEDS WERE USED IN SUCH ASTRONOMICAL QUANTITIES THAT THE MUSICIANS CALLED ME “SPEEDY GONZALES”.

Johnny HALLYDAY

DO YOU KNOW THESE FRENCH FOOTBALL TEAM PLAYERS?

Johnny HALLYDAY

DO YOU REALIZE THAT IF WE HADN’T WASTED AN HOUR AND A QUARTER, WE’D HAVE BEEN HERE AN HOUR AND A QUARTER AGO?

Johnny HALLYDAY

I HAVE ALWAYS CULTIVATED LYING AS A VERY RARE ART. NOT FOR THE PLEASURE OF LYING, BUT ESPECIALLY TO INVENT STORIES AND SEE IF THE GROWN

Johnny HALLYDAY

I WONDER WHAT PEOPLE WERE DOING IN THE 19TH CENTURY WITHOUT CINEMA. ONCE THEY HAD PLAYED CARDS OR MADE LOVE, THEY MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY BORED.

Johnny HALLYDAY

RETIREMENT… WHAT A TERRIFYING WORD!

Johnny HALLYDAY

WOMAN IS A MAN’S BEST FRIEND.

Johnny HALLYDAY

SPORT IS A WAY OF LETTING OFF STEAM AND TAKING AWAY MY DESIRE TO GO TO PARTIES IN THE EVENING. ANYWAY, I DON’T GO TO CLUBS ANYMORE. THE MUSIC SUCKS, YOU CAN’T SMOKE, AND SINCE I’M MARRIED, I’M NOT FLIRTING ANYMORE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I LISTENED A LOT TO LEARN, I LEARNED A LOT THROUGH LIFE, BUT NOT THROUGH SCHOOL.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I HAVE LOVED HER ON A DAILY BASIS FOR 15 MONTHS AND I MUST ADMIT THAT SHE IS THE FIRST WOMAN I DIDN’T WANT TO CHEAT ON.

Johnny HALLYDAY

IT’S ALL RIGHT, I’M IN GREAT SHAPE. DEATH TO ASSHOLES.

Johnny HALLYDAY

IT’S ALL ABOUT LOVE IN LIFE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I DON’T EVEN PLAN TO STAY AWAY FROM HER FOR MORE THAN TWO DAYS. I WISH WE WOULD NEVER LEAVE EACH OTHER.

Johnny HALLYDAY

WE ALL SUFFER FROM THE IMAGE WE CONVEY, ONE DAY, IT BLENDS SO INTIMATELY WITH OUR TRUTH THAT WE CAN NO LONGER SEPARATE THEM. I THINK THAT WAS THE CASE FOR SARDOU, BECAUSE HE BECAME A REACTIVE OLD FOOL AFTER A WHILE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

I’M ACTUALLY JUST AN OLD COWBOY TIRED OF HIS HORSE AND THE DESERT.

Johnny HALLYDAY

HONESTLY, SHE’S REALLY MY FAVORITE WOMAN IN THE WORLD. TO THE POINT OF MAKING BULLSHIT OUT OF IT. THE OTHER DAY IN THOIRY, I GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO MAKE HER LAUGH. I WAS CHASED BY A BEAR.

Johnny HALLYDAY

YOU CAN’T BE RAISED IN COMFORT AND HAVE RAGE IN YOUR STOMACH…. I DON’T BELIEVE IN SUCCESSFUL DADDY’S SONS. YOU MUST HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT. YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND PEOPLE.

Johnny HALLYDAY

HE IS JESUS CHRIST, THE FIRST HERO OF MY YOUTH. HE COULD ATTRACT CROWDS!

Johnny HALLYDAY