In 2020, Guy Marchand was interviewed by Patrick Simonin on TV5 Monde. He spoke of death with derision but obviously he thought about it a lot.
From the 22nd minute
83000 kms. Oh ! Stop! Yes, I cheated! We all cheat! You can't cheat death. that. there.. She's a beautiful woman, dark-haired, who was always there, in Algeria she wasn't far away... in the mountains she was very close, during the motorcycle races, she was in the back seat. Good, I've always flirted with him, now I'll have to sleep with him. Of course you have to sleep with death. Death is a beautiful woman who should not be missed. A brunette…but don’t miss it. I really like brunettes...
You have to have little of nothing, neither of growing old, nor of death, nor of anything. Everything must be demystified and everything magnified. You can remove the black curtains, we don't care! You know, the closer we get to this deadline, the more we don't care! It’s “Be Cool!” Casualness…