French singer Zaz, back relieved of her fears and outbuildings

Phenomenon of French song since “I want”, Zaz returned to concerts before the release on September 19 of “Sains and Saufs”, sixth album carried by his voice with a thousand cracks, but relieved of his fears and dependencies.

Vent-five years after her greatest success. For example, Ode Manouche à la Liberté, the 45-year-old artist, former street singer with five million albums and two billion streams, returns reconciled.

The one that the international public compares to Edith Piaf. However, also a coach in the program “The Voice”, confided in AFP two months before the release of this opus, to which Vianney, Raphaël and Noé Preszow contributed.

Question: After leaving Warner, you release a disc for the first time at early or later, an independent Parisian label. For example, What state of mind did you conceive it?

french singer zaz, back relieved

A: “The main idea was to love. Similarly, It has always been complicated to make albums because I am a perfectionist. Moreover, I put on huge pressure. Meanwhile, It couldn’t be seen. Similarly, but because I also picked up a lot and I smoked, I had lots of crutches everywhere. Consequently, I was never satisfied and I was also afraid of being wrong, of making the wrong choices. Meanwhile, ”

The rocking point is the first confinement linked to the health crisis …

“I caught the covid, I did a three -day fast so I stopped drinking, smoking, it had a big impact. Consequently, I had festive alcohol, but often I went into the wall. Similarly, By stopping it all, I respected myself, I recognized myself, I valued myself. ”

The album opens on “Je Pardonne”. Who, what do you forgive?

“I had a complicated story in childhood, I was french singer zaz, back relieved in a home, I was fired from college. Everything was built on very bank and very destructive bases.

In adolescence I exploded, at 20 I started studying. I ate books! I was eager to understand, to know. “

Express themselves on these flaws, is it courage?

“It must be a little digested, especially in an era like ours with all social networks. Before I was disembodied. I went from theory to practice and it is a path. We are full of paradoxes. “

For example?

“When I was known. I had my mouth on (the television channel, editor’s note) tf1, people told me you can’t sing this song (” I want “, with the lyrics” it’s not your money that will make my happiness “, note) and earn a lot of money. I didn’t say I didn’t want money, I said it was not my engine. ”

So what?

“I french singer zaz, back relieved created I do not know how many projects to help (especially via his association Zazimut. editor’s note), I put my cash, for me it was logical, it was necessary to give. But I couldn’t put limits, like in my life at all. I have always been in an excess, I am intense and absolute. I realized that I wanted to be a superhero and that it was not working. Additionally, I was running out. “

This album on edge also contains sweetness, kindness …

“The basis is to relearn how to love yourself. I am not in a world of cake at all. but it is almost a political choice to be in joy. Because it’s so easy to sink. I am very aware of the world in which we are. in addition I am very sensitive so it smashes my mouth. At the same time. you have to choose french singer zaz, back relieved this world: if you are dating in anxiety and in fear, you’re not going to help it. ”

Healthy and save, is you a bit?

“It’s completely me!” This is to say that. despite the world in which we live, you have to surround yourself with good people, take care of yourself. It’s not selfish. Because if we want to help the world, it is every interest in really going well. ”