After a long break, Alizée will make will make her big comeback in stores this Monday.
Before discovering her album Psychédélices and especially the video clip of the first
Single in just one moment, she came
To explain the reasons of this absence to us.
Well, after my tour in 2003/2004, I decided to take a break, to take
Some time for myself, to take account of all that I’d done
To take a rest as well, and to prepare the third album, to know what
I wanted to do musically, which direction I wanted to take
And who I wanted to work with. When I started to prepare this album, I
Already knew Jean Fauque because he had worked on Jeremy’s second album
And so I started to get to know him a little better
In a more personal way, since he often came over to eat at our house,
And here and there he would tell me lots of stories about what he
He was able to experience with other artists and everything that he was able to experience in the
Eighties, the time of Andy Warhol, and I asked him if it would be
Possible to write the lyrics for my album, because I really liked
His way of playing with words, his way of always having dual meanings,
Which is what Mylène Farmer did much of the time, and I really wanted to still have
Songs with multiple meanings, and so it started like that
With Jean Fauque’s lyrics, Jérémy Châtelain obviously at my side
Since he’s my husband, and as a result it was all done very naturally.
And so we said that we had great lyrics, you’re the composer and the musician
Go ahead, get going, and voilà. Bringing together musically different people
Is a challenge, because as a matter of fact I don’t have a particular genre
Of music that I love or CDs that are all the same style and that I always
Buy. I like Gwen Stefani, I really love Madonna, the Killers, Bjork... there are a lot of things that are completely different
And that’s what I wanted to do with this album.
And to prove to people that here especially in France, they don’t have to stick to
One style. I think that I succeeded at doing it since I
Brought together Oxmo Puccino, Middy Urbain, Daniel Darc who is very 80s, and Betrand Burgalat.
So really, what I succeeded in doing is what I like.
I feel that I’ve really become more involved
Since I took part in all of the recordings, I tried to choose
All of the sounds. I’m not a musician, so I tried to explain
That I like this sounding guitar and I like these drum sounds, but on the other hand
I don’t like this piano here. That’s how I tried to become more involved in the
Composition of the songs. Mademoiselle Juliette is, I think, the single
Which best represents the album. In any case as the first single I think that
For me there weren’t any photos, it was him who did it, and we asked Jean to
Bring them to listen to the album which really is a little electro, something that you
Hear a lot of when you listen to Daft Punk and when you listen to
The Gorillaz and Compagnie as well. I think that it’s a great story told in a
Different manner. Everyone is familiar with William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet,
The tragic story of Romeo and Juliet of course, and I think that turning this story
In a different direction, to say that Juliet kind of felt free to do whatever she wanted,
Compared to what William Shakespeare wrote, is very funny and was in fact
Jean’s idea. I think that by listening to Mademoiselle Juliette you get a
Feeling of what happens in the album.
Mademoiselle Juliette has
Her Romeo in the Alpha
From Verona to Rome she runs
Pretty syndrome of love
Shakespeare has fun with his muse
The heroine thinks that he’s unfair
She climbs the towers quickly
The great writer likes to play tricks on her
Mademoiselle Juliette has
Not really the mind to
Choose between Montague and Capulet
Mademoiselle Juliette would like
To party, cham-
-pagne to open, coca to pop open
Mademoiselle takes wings
Don’t smash herself to bits
In her role she only wants herself
No replicas in the whole play
This artsy comedy
Is not insane enough
That finally William passes away
Only need that to avoid drama
Mademoiselle Juliette has
Not really the mind to
Choose between Montague and Capulet
Mademoiselle Juliette would like
To party, cham-
-pagne to open, coke to pop open
Mademoiselle Juliette has
Not really the mind to
Cry about Montague and Capulet
Mademoiselle Juliette would like
To party, cham-
-pagne to open, coke to pop open
Mademoiselle Juliette has
Not really the mind to
Choose between Montague and Capulet
Mademoiselle Juliette would like
To party, cham-
-pagne to open, coke to pop open
Mademoiselle Juliette has
No longer the mind to
Cry about Montague and Capulet
Mademoiselle Juliette would like
To party, cham-
-pagne to open, coke to pop open
Mademoiselle! Hits & Co Interview Transcription: garçoncanadien Translation: Toc de Mac Special Thanks: Bigdan, for aiding with translation.