Justin Bieber, Mac Miller, One
Direction, Tal ... It's tough being a
teen star when
tastes change faster than the music. Welcome to the land of the stars of your children!
Teens throw their
idols like their old socks. Who
remembers Tokio Hotel, the group went so far occur at Parc des Princes in 2008?
The
posters of the German Gothic disappeared ladies' rooms, replaced by other,
still younger and more hairy. In
2012, they crack for Mac Miller, a rapper with little false air drive. But
for One Direction, the English boy band that has the Beatles bowl cut ... The
girls still have a fondness for Justin Bieber, the Canadian who just turned 18.
They
sold millions of albums, have signed thousands of autographs and giving
hundreds of concerts. But in ten years who will
remember? Presentation
of these stars who are crying babies girls.
Ten minutes with
Justin Bieber
The star lies
near the Etoile, in a modern, charmless, if not the tens of girls clustered
beneath his windows. They
dream of seeing "their" and Justin threw furious looks to journalists
who, themselves, penetrate, jaded air, in the hotel lobby. Check
the gorilla press cards and accompany us to the elevators. You do not get alone in
the room of Justin. The
third floor, kind of press officers trying to hide their stress under forced
smiles: "It should go well, they have only fifty minutes late. ""
They "are the Americans, the only master on board that day promotion;
chaperones smiling, ways of Cerberus. Canadian
singer came to France accompanied by 30 people, including musicians and
dancers. At
18, he sold over 10 million records but only ten minutes to spare. In
the meantime, we wait in a corridor, waiting room of a prince of pop press
where a crowd of courtiers, managers, assistants, makeup artists, bodyguards. In
a walkie-talkie, one of them asked if the meal is breakfast ready. Off the Press,
Justin, growing, is hungry. Suddenly,
it happens, little man in jeans, teen without buttons or down, hand grafted to
his mobile phone. Surrounded
by his bodyguards, he passed us, laughing. Is it fun to be Justin Bieber? To
see ... While his voice has not evolved, girls squealing when he appears. He
has no voting age, but he has already sung for the Obamas at the White House. And
as he is very religious, he got a tattoo "Jesus" in Hebrew under his
left armpit. The bedroom
door opens. He
sits in a white leather armchair, his neon yellow sneakers barely touch the
ground. Under
the watchful eye of his team very directive, the interview starts. "You have ten minutes. Top! "
We must act quickly. Easy, Bieber seems to have learned the
answers by heart and made the effort
to recite them with a smile. The objective of Believe, your last album? I
wanted to show the world that I am no longer a child but not yet a man. This is
my best record. Difficult to challenge, since the press was not allowed to
listen. What are your dreams? Becoming the best in my class, get married and
start a family. Why not. Are you enjoying the success? Yes, it allows me to
travel and meet interesting people. And when I go wrong, my fans comfort me on
Twitter. Its cute. Another five minutes ... Are you afraid to go wrong, from
falling into drugs and depression? There, the duenna of the record company
stiffen our backs. No, because Im in good company. But we must always be
careful. Good answer, phew. And if your career stopped, what would you do? Uh
... I will continue to make music, even without success. Is it true that you offered
a home to 4 million? No. Ill be living in shared apartment in Los Angeles, with
Alfredo, my best friend and director of my clips. Scoop! More than sixty
seconds. Can you still lead a normal life? Yes, Im going to the movies and the
mall when the fans are in school. A Venice Beach, I skateboard while wearing a
mask, nobody notices me. His agent - manageuse - babysitter, a young woman
wrapped in bright yellow tank top - yes, like Justins sneakers - ending the
meeting. Thank you, it was a pleasure.
By Pauline Delassus
One direction: the Fab 5
Two years ago, the
group did not exist. Liam,
Harry, Zayn, Niall
and Louis were
all candidates for the show "X Factor" in England.
Despite their best efforts to pass
the qualifications, they were not
selected. But Simon
Cowell, the influential head of the show, advised
them to form a group every five,
as the good old
Take That. One Direction was born. This time,
the company found itself on the verge of winning the show, but mostly
conquered the heart of British youth. At the output of the album "Up
All Night" in November 2011,
"1D" became a phenomenon in Britain, winning
their first album
up the charts. In
France, their only visit to Paris
for an autograph session turned into a crisis of
collective hysteria. Apparently solid,
the boys are currently busy preparing for their upcoming world tour and their second album. This time the tide would literally One Direction submerge our
shores ... Benjamin Locoge
"Up All Night. The Live Tour "(Columbia / SonyMusic).
Mac Miller: the
good little rapper
At 20 years compared
to Eminem already, and hip-hop album "Blue
Slide Park" topped
the charts U.S. and Canada.
musical Education
"I always heard music in my house. My parents
listened to Aretha Franklin,
Tina Turner, Bob
Dylan, the Beatles, Pink Floyd. My head is John
Lennon's tattooed on my arm,
I loved the Beatles. At age 10, I started writing
songs on my guitar, but I was not a very
good singer. This is why I started rapping.
I did not go to
hip-hop by rebellion, to spite my parents, in fact they have always supported me in this direction.
"
The beginnings
in Pittsburgh
"There are two clubs downtown where I cut my teeth. I have not
participated in "battles" as seen in "8 Mile", the movie
with Eminem, but at 15 I attended public improv sessions. It was not
aggressive. There was no rivalry blacks - whites, the former accusing the
latter of stealing their music, because Eminem had already been there, he
opened the doors for us. Barriers had jumped. I rap because I like this is my
culture and I'm not trying to go for what I am not. "
Sacrifices
"I like living in my bus. I'm on the road for two and a half years. My
fans think it's a great life, but what's great is to be on a stage every night.
The rest - being away from family and loved ones - it's just the price for this
concert which is the daily happiness. I'm 20 and I sacrificed five years all
aspects of my private life and that's it, this constant work, which led me to
become number one in the charts. I travel around the world with my best friends
to make music, I am almost the happiest guys I have a girlfriend for three
years. I will not lose your head in the air sex drugs and rock'n'roll. I want
to stay as normal as possible. But it is not easy, the temptations are there
... "
The new Eminem?
It does not bother
me to be constantly compared to him. It brings me closer to him because we are
white, as I hear Wiz Khalifa because we come from Pittsburgh. We try to put a
label. When I have 25 years, one will forget the comparison with Eminem. When I
was a kid by the way, I liked the Beastie Boys. I was too young to grasp all
the subtleties ... At 16, 17, I realized its importance and its music.
Interview by Sacha Reins Blue Slide
Park (Def Jam / Universal).
Tal Queen of the Net
She sings If I hear my elders judge,
criticize my generation. I think they forget too quickly that the world is as
they left it ... At 22, the French-Israeli singer speaks to young people and
claims the right to dream. Released in August 2011, the song On Track with over
15 million views on the Internet. That same summer, Tal occurs in the first
part of Alicia Keys concerts and Christopher Cross, recorded with Sean Paul.
Consecration in adolescents. His words are cool, nice, committed and a bit
mixed on dancing melodies. One box for the summer. P. D.
The right to dream (Warner).
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