Jean-Loup Longnon agreed to continue this series of the famous Proust Questionnaires, slightly revisited in the Couleurs Jazz spirit…
A unique way to take the first steps into the world of these remarkable jazz musicians—artists of our time.
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–For you, what is the height of musical misery?
Rap, techno, and free jazz. But I have to say, some lowbrow French pop songs from the 1960s weren’t bad either!
-Where would you most like to live?
In Thailand, eventhough it is too warm!
-Your ideal of happiness on earth?
A hint of Thailand blended with Istanbul.
-For which wrong notes do you have the most indulgence?
For those whose talent makes you forget the off-key notes. 🎶
–Who are the fictional heroes you prefer?
Sylvain Tesson, also a sublime writer!
–Who is your favorite classical musician?
Maurice Ravel, but also Dutilleux, Debussy, Duruflé, Poulenc, Karol Shimanowsky and so many others…
–Your favorite heroines or divas in real life?
Bérénice Béjo, Yuja Wang.
–Your heroines in fiction ?
Peppy Miller (in “The Artist”) Tokiko (The house with the red roof).
-Your favorite painter ?
Gustav Klimt, Jean-Léon Jérôme, Claude Monet, William Turner, Alfred Sisley.
-Your favorite Jazz musician?
Thad Jones, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Art Tatum.
-Your favorite quality in a man?
The Serene goodwill.
-Votre qualité préférée chez la femme ?
Honesty.
-Your favorite virtue?
Frankness.
–Your favorite occupation?
Scootering lazily through remote islands.
–Who would you have liked to be?
Stravinsky.
-My main character trait?
Frankness.
–What do I like most about my friends?
Trustworthiness.
-My main fault?
Overblown frankness, tinged with a kind of naïveté.
-My dream of happiness?
To one day stand at the podium for Ravel’s La Valse.
-My greatest unhappiness?
A betrayal dating back to when I was twenty.
-What I would like to be?
A little more richness in order to be free.
-The color I prefer?
Turquoise blue.
-The flowerI love?
The White rose.
–The bird I prefer?
The Swan.
–My favorite prose writers?
Sylvain Tesson, Michel Houellebecq, Frederik Forthyt, Ferdinand Céline, Victor Hugo.
-My favorite poets?
Victor Hugo, Charles Baudelaire, Alexander Pushkin, Verlaine.
-My heroes in the real life?
Denzel Washington, Yaron Gottfried.
–My heroes in History?
Charles De Gaulle, Kemal Atatürk.
–My favorite names?
Shéhérazade, Natacha, Clément, Ariel, Mew, Tatiana, Eleonora…
-What I do hate the most?
Disruptions, such as breaks in speech and organizational inefficiency.
-The reform I admire the most??
The 1970 repeal of restrictive laws governing marriage.
–The natural gift I would most like to have?
To be good at music theory as well as at sports, and less lazy overall.
-How would I like to dye?
To pass away serenely, at peace with myself, preferably in my sleep.
-My definition of jazz ?
Swing, perfectionism and inventivity.
-My current state of mind?
Wiser and more lucid than before, yet still somewhat troubled.
-And finally, my motto?
Keep swinging !
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–My Signature title?
Istambounce (Part1, 2, 3)
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