The musician, 73, on playing in front of 2 million people, being friends with Princess Diana and Mick Jagger, and his French Resistance hero mother
My parents split up when I was five and I had a difficult relationship with my dad – I hardly saw him. I think it’s better to have conflict with an existing father, at least then you have somebody to rebel against. Experiencing the black hole of absence is difficult to cope with.
My mum was an extraordinary, courageous woman – a leading figure in the French Resistance. Lyon has just named a street after her; I visited with my children to celebrate. It’s strange to know that people are going to meet and love each other on a street named after your mother.
