Composer Eric Serra gave news of his friend Florent Pagny. Suffering from cancer just like the singer, they supported each other a lot in the ordeal…
There are testimonials that upset us more than others, especially when they end in happy endings. Eric Serra, composer well known for having produced the film’s cult soundtrack The big Bluegave himself up in the columns of the Parisian on the cancer from which he is now in remission. A dazzling and unexpected remission for the musician, who tells his story with an open heart. Achieved by a small intestine lymphoma, the composer was forced to put his career on hold last March and focus on his health.
But if he is lucky enough to be extremely well taken care of, Eric Serra owes a lot to the support of his friend Florent Pagny during this difficult period. “It happened to us right at the same time. It wasn’t the same cancer at all, but we had six chemo sessions each, spaced the same interval.” he explains to Parisian.
Florent Pagny and Eric Serra: “We feel weird things”
During the pandemic, Eric Serra was isolated from his family to avoid catching the Covid and exchanged regularly with Florent Pagnyas he still tells Parisian. “We exchanged little messages, we called each other”, he confided. A complicity thatdid a lot of good“. The two friends, united in the ordeal, found in each other a welcome confidant: “It’s not something you can share with a lot of people. We were talking about chemo, how we felt. ‘Cause we feel weird, it’s hardcore“
Eric Serra on Florent Pagny: “He is particularly positive!”
This unfiltered interview, which ends on a nice note of hope since Eric Serra is now in dazzling remission thanks to an experimental treatment, also allows us to hear from Florent Pagny. The favorite French singer, who revealed his cancer last January, shows unfailing optimism: “Florent is particularly positive. He has a peachWe wish both friends a speedy recovery.
