The poet, singer-songwriter and performer Jean-Louis Murat died this Thursday, May 25, at the age of 71. He died of a pulmonary embolism.
in 2011, release attempted a summary of his work between “‘Léo Ferry’ (summary by Léo Ferré and Bryan Ferry) or local Cohen, at the crossroads of Neil Young, Cabrel and Calexico.” But interviews always get me in trouble‘ he confided to the newspaper a few years later.
Reread His Portrait (2009)
Jean-Louis Murat was born on January 28, 1952 in Auvergne. “He stayed true to his Puydom origins throughout his career, which was marked by the release of around thirty albums.‘ writes the local newspaper the mountain. The mayor of Clermont-Ferrand was among the first to pay tribute to him on Twitter.
Jean Louis Murat is gone. Sad news. The beauty of the lyrics, the frankness of the words, the sincerity of the song. Part of Auvergne goes with him.
Loving thoughts to his loved ones. pic.twitter.com/Fj3ckatcLO
— Olivier Bianchi (@olivierbianchi1) May 25, 2023
His 20th and last album baby love was released in 2020. A best-of album (1981-2021) was due out on Friday.
