Addicted to series about vampires and zombies, he knows everything about your favorite stars, with a slight preference for what happens across the Atlantic. Although he has the hot blood of the Spanish, he still maintains his very French humor and never shrinks from a well-intentioned play on words.
Eddy Mitchell is currently releasing his 40th studio album, Amigos, but not only that. The singer released an autobiography a month ago and to hear it, his great friend Jacques Dutronc is no stranger to it, as he confides to “Nostalgie”.

“It’s Dutronc’s fault”: Eddy Mitchell talks about his lifelong friend, who pushed him to do something he refused to do
For his fortieth studio album, he surrounded himself with the best French lyricists and composers. From to to and , the crooner put all the chances on his side to please his many fans with Friends. Despite his 82 years, the artist is hyperactive since the one who was forced to postpone the release of this album is also releasing a book soberly titled, Autobiography (Le Cherche Midi, 2024).
If he is not really the type to open up about his private life, the great friend of accepted the idea of opening up, but to hear him, it is one of his close ones who is at the origin of this idea. “It’s Dutronc’s fault”says the singer who, before adding: “He wrote his autobiography last year and asked his publisher to contact me”. This is not the first time that Eddy Mitchell has mentioned this anecdote. A few weeks ago, during an interview with Figarohe was already talking about this subject. “It’s because of Dutronc who wrote his book and who said to his publisher: ‘You should see Eddy, he has things to tell’. And then I was tired of reading false captions about myself. It’s good to be able to put things straight”he explained.
Eddy Mitchell opens up about his gambling addiction
Recently, Eddy Mitchell spoke about a subject that caused big problems in his relationship with Muriel, his wife of 40 years and mother of his daughter, Pamela. regarding his gambling addiction. “It kept me busy from four in the afternoon until six in the morning. It started at the casingue (the casino) and continued with never-ending poker games. Gambling is a drug”he confided in an interview with Parisian a few days ago.
While he is recovering from his pneumonia, Eddy Mitchell continues to be active with the release of his autobiography and this 40th album, obviously eagerly awaited by his fans.