Death of Paul-Loup Sulitzer: this clash with Alain Souchon via the media, “He thought he was making a…”

Alain Souchon did not mince his words with regard to Paul-Loup Sulitzer. The writer who died on February 6 had ended up losing it.

IN BRIEF

• In 1993, Alain Souchon criticized consumer society in his song “Foule sentimentale”, mentioning Claudia Schiffer and Paul-Loup Sulitzer.
• Souchon describes Sulitzer as a symbol of emptiness, which provokes the anger of the writer, who defends himself by emphasizing his difficult journey.
• Discover how Paul-Loup Sulitzer, once a symbol of capitalism, changed his perspective on this economic system.

This is one of Alain Souchon's best-known songs. “We are Claudia Schieffer. We are Paul-Loup Sulitzer. Oh the harm that can be done to us and which ravaged the moukère”, we hear in his hit Foule sentimentale, released in 1993. Passing through Taratata, the artist had explained on the meaning of the words that had caused much ink to flow.

“They are surely in life very nice people, but they represent in the consumer society empty images that we are offered in the newspapers”, had enlightened Laurent Voulzy's sidekick faced with Nagui. The little murderous outing had greatly displeased Paul-Loup Sulitzer, businessman and writer with millions of books sold.

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Paul-Loup Sulitzer: this “talent” denounced by Alain Souchon

Alain Souchon does not did not mince his words with regard to the personalities in his sights: “We see Schiffer all the time, but we don't know what she thinks. She doesn't take many risks. Paul-Loup Sulitzer has the talent to make money, it's a bit empty. And besides, it rhymes, it's practical.”

At the time, the best-selling author had taken offense, emphasizing in particular that he was a child of the DDASS. “I find a lot of talent in this guy. […] He was an extraordinary advertising agent. He thought he was making a play on words between the most beautiful girl in the world and Paul-Loup Sulitzer, I don't give a damn about the year 40, he would say 30 years later on TPMP. I think he's denouncing the consumer society. It's a retrograde idea. Thanks to him, my name has become very well-known“.

Paul-Loup Sulitzer: this surprising turnaround that everyone has forgotten

Paul-Loup Sulitzer, a capitalist through and through ? In an interview published by our colleagues at Nouvel Obs in 2018, “the John Ford from the 'financial western'“ displays a surprising turnaround. “Capitalism is not my cup of tea”, he says radically, sweeping aside a label that has long stuck to him skin.

And to explain: “During my years of success, crooks went to great lengths to offer me fraudulent bankruptcy plans or Ponzi schemes à la Madoff […] I consider that capitalism has forgotten the man…“. 

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