102On Wednesday August 23, Jean-Jacques Goldman spoke in the columns of Le Canard Enchaîné to express his anger against a book on his unauthorized biography.
Jean-Jacques Goldman is currently the subject of a biography published by Ivan Jablonka and which has been a hit in terms of sales since its publication on August 18.
The singer, who has not given an interview for several years, came out of his reserve on Wednesday August 23 to speak on the subject in the columns of the newspaper The chained Duck
I have never met this author, nor have my friends. I'm sad for all the people who are being duped into buying these books about me.
Jean-Jacques Goldman – The chained duck
historian Ivan Jablonka, author of the biography explains that he wanted to tell the story of Jean-Jacques Goldman.
The 400-page book recounts the epic tale of this son of immigrant Jews, who became an icon of French song, before giving up everything to devote himself to his family life..
Between 1981, the date of his first hit, and today, we can estimate that Goldman has touched at least three generations, with parents today introducing their children to it. There is a double cause. His songs form the soundtrack of an era. They also make up the playlist of our lives, because Goldman knows how to slip into the skin of each and every person, at all stages of existence.
I didn't try to meet her, because I felt that we had to respect her disappearance, [but] that's not a problem because the historian's job is to follow in people's footsteps. History is an investigation into the absence. The moment he chose to suicide his public persona, he became a being of history. This is why my book is legitimate, and even necessary.
Ivan Jablonka – New Obs – Liberation
