Madeon has always been one of the most fascinating figures in dance music. His age, heritage, and music have built this complex image around him. Who is Madeon when he’s not on-stage in the blaxer? Well Hugo Pierre Leclercq touches on that and more in an in-depth feature with GQ UK. What’s astounding is the understanding he displays about everything from his age to music career.
Peaking too early as an artist
I wanted the first story about me to be my music, and the second to be about me as a person. As a potential fan, if you’re presented with the story first, rather than the music, it may create a bad experience. With such pressure at a young age, I feel I have been relatively prepared. I’m not from a musical family, but I anticipated it: I studied stories and careers and prepared myself for the downfalls of a career. I’m realistic and ambitious of what lies ahead.
On releasing an album
You can either cultivate spontaneity or you can be exhaustive in your knowledge and capacity. I’m more towards the latter. You know, my music sounds happy, but it’s a painful process and I take it quite seriously. I do realise that if I keep on with this attitude forever – of scrapping songs and taking six months to finish a record – I’ll pretty much have an album in 2035.
The strangest fan gift
One of the items was a homemade plush of a squirrel dressed like me, wearing a blazer and it was called “Hugo Le Squirrel.” It’s now in the basement, of course.
On the French music scene
I don’t feel like a French artist or part of the French music scene. We have a lot of great taste and we make lots of elegant music, but that results in snobbery and exclusivity. That has its advantages as well as its downsides.
Moving from Nantes, France
I like Nantes, but seeing the world through touring makes you want to go further. That’s the sad thing about touring: you get to see all these amazing places, but you only stay for a few hours. I’ve been to Costa Rica, Tokyo, China… but I’ve only seen the airport and the hotel room.
The notorious blazer
I want to be like a TV show character that dresses the same every day so they are instantly recognisable.
Read the full interview over at GQ.
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