Zaz, back relieved of his addictions: “By stopping, I respected myself because I picked up a lot and I smoked”

“The main idea was to love it. Nevertheless, It has always been complicated to make albums because I am a perfectionist. Additionally, Nevertheless, I put on huge pressure. Meanwhile, It was not seen. However, 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 in addition I was afraid of being wrong, to make the wrong choices.”

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

A: “I grabbed the covid. Consequently, I made a three -day fast so I stopped drinking, smoking, it had a big impact. Moreover, I had festive alcohol but often I was going to the wall. For example, 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 in a home, I was fired from college. Everything was built on very bancal and very destructive bases. In adolescence I exploded, at 20 I started to study. 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 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 zaz, back relieved his addictions: “, note) and earn a lot of money. I didn’t say that I didn’t want money, I said it was not my engine.”

So what?

“I 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, I had to give. But I did not know how to put limits, as 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.”

This album on edge also contains sweetness, kindness …

“The basis is to relearn how to love each other. Furthermore, I am not in a world of bisounours at all, but it is almost a political choice to be joyful. Because it is so easy zaz, back relieved his addictions: 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 this world: if you are in the anxiety and you will not help.”

Healthy and save, is you a bit?

“It is completely me! It 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 you want to help the world, it is in all the interest to really go well.”