The artist in 1982. (Credit: AFP's archives)
"I don’t give a damn about all powers, wherever they come from and whatever their ideology." On the hushed set of "7 sur 7," tension reached its peak as Daniel Balavoine launched into yet another tirade, just five minutes before sign-off. On Oct. 23, 1983, the artist was at a pivotal, tense moment in his career. At the peak of his fame, he demonstrated that, despite clashing with the system that propelled him, he had been anticipated, scrutinized, and often caricatured since the early 1980s. Controversy stirrers in culture Brigitte Bardot: A life, a cause, and a honeymoon in Lebanon Wary of political efforts to exploit his sudden positions, he still accepted TF1’s invitation that night for a lengthy interview about hot-button current issues. "I expected a hot-headed kid; I ultimately found myself in front of...
"I don’t give a damn about all powers, wherever they come from and whatever their ideology." On the hushed set of "7 sur 7," tension reached its peak as Daniel Balavoine launched into yet another tirade, just five minutes before sign-off. On Oct. 23, 1983, the artist was at a pivotal, tense moment in his career. At the peak of his fame, he demonstrated that, despite clashing with the system that propelled him, he had been anticipated, scrutinized, and often caricatured since the early 1980s. Controversy stirrers in culture Brigitte Bardot: A life, a cause, and a honeymoon in Lebanon Wary of political efforts to exploit his sudden positions, he still accepted TF1’s invitation that night for a lengthy interview about hot-button current issues. "I expected a hot-headed kid; I ultimately found myself in...
