IN THE MOOD FOR LISTENING TO HERVE

—“My life is in my music”, he proclaims in “Bel Air”, the last track on his first album, . While Hervé isn’t one of those singers who compose an endless string of euphemistic metaphors, he isn’t looking to break taboos at any price, either. His writing goes right to the heart of the matter. It is about life, love, friendship, hard knocks and moments of grace. “I leave quite a lot of room for introspection, for flashbacks from my life, for dream–inspired reality”, he confesses. With his closely cropped hair,. But once he begins to speak, you realise that this is where the similarity with the heroin addict in the film ends. He dispels his melancholy through his music. “I have ups and downs. Through music, I can live moments of monastic solitude with my keyboard, computer and two speakers. Music has become a real need for me. It’s both my escape and the activity I love best.”