Johnny Hallyday: “not a fan but…”, a famous imitator gives his thoughts

Monday, January 6, 2025, comedian and imitator Didier Gustin, currently on tour with his show Johnny Libre dans ma tete, made frank confessions about his relationship with Johnny Hallyday. Surprising revelations.

© Bestimage Didier Gustin reveals he has something in common with Johnny Hallyday.

IN BRIEF

• Didier Gustin, famous imitator, pays tribute to Johnny Hallyday seven years after his death with his show 'Johnny Libre dans ma tête'.
• Didier Gustin was inspired by Johnny Hallyday's impact on his life and imagined a show where he refuses to go to heaven for one last concert.
• Discover how Didier Gustin, in search of joy and wonder, identifies with Johnny Hallyday's childlike soul.

Seven years after Johnny Hallyday's death, a famous imitator has decided to pay tribute to him in his own way. Didier Gustin is touring all over France with his show called Johnny Libre dans ma tête. And yet, the choice to do a whole show in tribute to the idol of young people is surprising as Didier Gustin is not an absolute fan of the singer.

“I'm not a fan, but at the same time, he's kind of marked my career, and even my life since childhood. When he died, there was of course La Madeleine, but behind that, there wasn't a big show about him and I said to myself: 'Well, I don't want to do a show, I can do a show'“, he confided for France Info.

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Didier Gustin wanted to tell the story of Johnny Hallyday in his own way

“That's how I came up with the idea of ​​Johnny who arrives in heaven and refuses to go to heaven because he wants to do one last concert at the Stade de France“, he added. Just like Laeticia Hallyday's husband, Didier Gustin has had to deal with upsides and downs throughout his career. “What's important is not to manage the stormy day, it's to succeed in dancing in the rain“, he said.

“Me, I have a lot of people who consider me has-been or old-fashioned, but I don't care. Has been, çit means that we have éwasé someone. And then as I say, has been, it is an artist between two successes. I have always sought çit with philosophy. When I am not doing dubbing, I do theater. When I'm not doing theater, I'm on stage for songs, for shows.”

For Didier Gustin, Johnny Hallyday has kept his childlike soul

Just like Johnny Hallyday, Didier Gustin needs to have fun in his work to feel alive. This is also the reason why he chose his profession. There is not a single day when he is bored or regrets his choice.

A common point of more with the rocker. “He kept his childlike soul until the end. There, I think that sums it up well. He is someone who remained a child in awe and he continued to be amazed until the end“, the imitator said again. He probably hopes to feel the same joy as him on stage.