Jump to content
The World News Media

Recommended Posts


  • Views 15.7k
  • Replies 2
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Posts

I  found  that  by  google : http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/features/music/richard-clayderman Wonderful  music,  a  shy  pianist  and   human....  ? ? ? ?.? ? ?

Posted Images

  • Member

I  found  that  by  google :

http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/features/music/richard-clayderman

richard_UEVL.jpg

Wonderful  music,  a  shy  pianist  and   human....

 ? ? ? ?.? ? ? ?.? ? ? ? ? ?.? ?. ? ? ? ?.? ? ? ?

Music legend Richard Clayderman leads a charmed life. The 70 million-selling man they call ‘the Prince of Romance’ has a mansion’s worth of pianos and a top drawer full of fan mail. ‘I have received many letters with a link to sexuality,’ smiles the ivory-tinkler. ‘With your permission, I’ll keep them hidden. Let’s keep the mystery on this!’

Clayderman is chatting to CultureNorthernIreland ahead of a show at the Belfast Waterfront on April 16 (2010). It is the balladeer’s third visit to the venue. ‘It is my pleasure to be back again in this beautiful hall,’ he says. An eight-piece string section from Belfast will join him on the night. ‘I have been certified that they are of the highest quality,’ Clayderman says. ‘Sometimes, I’m stressed to work with musicians of a not-too-high quality, but in Ireland I know that the level is extremely high.’

The 56-year-old Frenchman has recorded more than 1,200 melodies across some 150 albums in a 34-year career. Yet, he is happy to look beyond his back catalogue for the set list. ‘Among the pieces of music I will perform in Belfast are two which were originally performed by the Corrs,’ he reveals. ‘I am very fond of the Corrs, and I have adapted these two very Irish compositions to my piano.’ The evening will also feature original work, movie themes and a medley of Stevie Wonder hits. ‘I’m a fan of his way to play the keyboards,’ coos Clayderman.

After listing the musical instruments cluttering his Normandy home – a grand piano here, an electric keyboard there – Clayderman swells with pride as he discusses the impact of his most popular recording, 1976’s ‘Ballade pour Adeline’. ‘I assume that thousands of women aged today less than 35 years old have been named “Adeline” because of the song,’ he purrs. ‘I have received many letters from married couples who have named their little girl “Adeline” because of making love while listening to it.’ This writer’s girlfriend and her mother are both called Adeline, but they were named after a nun. I don’t tell Clayderman. It might burst his bubble.

‘To be romantic is to be concerned with the beauty of the sky, of the sea and of nature,’ he continues. ‘It is to feel love while being surrounded by beauty. I am trying to transmit through the piano all my feelings.’

He might be a dreamer and an eternal romantic, but one thing Clayderman isnÂ’t is an evangelist.

An ongoing misconception is that the musician is a Jehovah’s Witness. ‘I have had many letters requesting me to join a group of other Witnesses on a specific date,’ the pianist groans. ‘I have also received letters advising me to immediately leave the European territories as they are damned and malefic for me.’

Understandably, then, Clayderman guards his privacy, preferring the company of his family to the celebrity circuit. ‘I am rather calm, shy and reserved,’ he says. ‘I don’t like going out to discos, clubs or bars. I need to be in a quiet environment to reload my batteries and get some energy in order to use it on my piano. I don’t speak loud and rarely get irritated. I keep everything inside.’

Clayderman, whose father was a piano teacher, began learning to play at a young age. ‘I was born with music around me,’ he says. ‘There was not one day without music at home. I went to the keyboard quite naturally when I was three or four. I can truly say that music has always been part of my life.’ At 12, he was enrolled in the Paris Conservatoire of Music, where he won acclaim in his teenage years.

Following stints as a bank clerk and as an accompanist to contemporary French artists, such as Johnny Hallyday and Michel Sardou, Clayderman – then still known by his birth name of Philippe Pagès – met producers Olivier Toussaint and Paul de Senneville. De Senneville had composed a ballad in tribute to his new daughter, Adeline, and 23-year-old Pagès was recruited to perform it.

Clayderman earned his famous nickname in 1984, when he appeared at a charity concert in New York City hosted by the then First Lady of the United States, Nancy Reagan. Says Clayderman: ‘After the concert, she thanked me, and said, “You know, Richard, you’re really a prince of romance.” She meant that my style of music is romantic – soft, evoking love, emotions, feelings…’

Clayderman ponders the upcoming Belfast gig. He describes his fan base as ‘very eclectic’, yet still worries about the reaction from the audience. ‘I would not like to perform for people who would not like what I do,’ frets the maestro. ‘That would be hateful for me and for them.’

So  far  I  understand,  he  was / is  NOT a  Jehovah's  Witness :(

Link to comment
Share on other sites





  • Recently Browsing

    • No registered users viewing this page.
  • Popular Contributors

  • Topics

  • Posts

    • It appears to me that this is a key aspect of the 2030 initiative ideology. While the Rothschilds were indeed influential individuals who were able to sway governments, much like present-day billionaires, the true impetus for change stems from the omnipotent forces (Satan) shaping our world. In this case, there is a false God of this world. However, what drives action within a political framework? Power! What is unfolding before our eyes in today's world? The relentless struggle for power. The overwhelming tide of people rising. We cannot underestimate the direct and sinister influence of Satan in all of this. However, it is up to individuals to decide how they choose to worship God. Satanism, as a form of religion, cannot be regarded as a true religion. Consequently, just as ancient practices of child sacrifice had a place in God's world, such sacrifices would never be accepted by the True God of our universe. Despite the promising 2030 initiative for those involved, it is unfortunately disintegrating due to the actions of certain individuals in positions of authority. A recent incident serves as a glaring example, involving a conflict between peaceful Muslims and a Jewish representative that unfolded just this week. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/11/us-delegation-saudi-arabia-kippah?ref=upstract.com Saudi Arabia was among the countries that agreed to the initiative signed by approximately 179 nations in or around 1994. However, this initiative is now being undermined by the devil himself, who is sowing discord among the delegates due to the ongoing Jewish-Hamas (Palestine) conflict. Fostering antisemitism. What kind of sacrifice does Satan accept with the death of babies and children in places like Gaza, Ukraine, and other conflicts around the world, whether in the past or present, that God wouldn't? Whatever personal experiences we may have had with well-known individuals, true Christians understand that current events were foretold long ago, and nothing can prevent them from unfolding. What we are witnessing is the result of Satan's wrath upon humanity, as was predicted. A true religion will not involve itself in the politics of this world, as it is aware of the many detrimental factors associated with such engagement. It understands the true intentions of Satan for this world and wisely chooses to stay unaffected by them.
    • This idea that Satan can put Jews in power implies that God doesn't want Jews in power. But that would also imply that God only wants "Christians" including Hitler, Biden, Pol Pot, Chiang Kai-Shek, etc. 
    • @Mic Drop, I don't buy it. I watched the movie. It has all the hallmarks of the anti-semitic tropes that began to rise precipitously on social media during the last few years - pre-current-Gaza-war. And it has similarities to the same anti-semitic tropes that began to rise in Europe in the 900's to 1100's. It was back in the 500s AD/CE that many Khazars failed to take or keep land they fought for around what's now Ukraine and southern Russia. Khazars with a view to regaining power were still being driven out into the 900's. And therefore they migrated to what's now called Eastern Europe. It's also true that many of their groups converted to Judaism after settling in Eastern Europe. It's possibly also true that they could be hired as mercenaries even after their own designs on empire had dwindled.  But I think the film takes advantage of the fact that so few historical records have ever been considered reliable by the West when it comes to these regions. So it's easy to fill the vacuum with some very old antisemitic claims, fables, rumors, etc..  The mention of Eisenhower in the movie was kind of a giveaway, too. It's like, Oh NO! The United States had a Jew in power once. How on earth could THAT have happened? Could it be . . . SATAN??" Trying to tie a connection back to Babylonian Child Sacrifice Black Magick, Secret Satanism, and Baal worship has long been a trope for those who need to think that no Jews like the Rothschilds and Eisenhowers (????) etc would not have been able to get into power in otherwise "Christian" nations without help from Satan.    Does child sacrifice actually work to gain power?? Does drinking blood? Does pedophilia??? (also mentioned in the movie) Yes, it's an evil world and many people have evil ideologies based on greed and lust and ego. But how exactly does child sacrifice or pedophilia or drinking blood produce a more powerful nation or cabal of some kind? To me that's a giveaway that the authors know that the appeal will be to people who don't really care about actual historical evidence. Also, the author(s) of the video proved that they have not done much homework, but are just trying to fill that supposed knowledge gap by grasping at old paranoid and prejudicial premises. (BTW, my mother and grandmother, in 1941 and 1942, sat next to Dwight Eisenhower's mother at an assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses. The Eisenhower family had been involved in a couple of "Christian" religions and a couple of them associated with IBSA and JWs for many years.)
  • Members

    • JW Insider

      JW Insider 9,695

      Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • Donna Mosteller

      Donna Mosteller 1

      Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • K625XM

      K625XM 0

      Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • BTK59

      BTK59 139

      Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • Ronf73

      Ronf73 0

      Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
    • stephwat

      stephwat 3

      Member
      Joined:
      Last active:
  • Recent Status Updates

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      65.4k
    • Total Posts
      158.9k
  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      17,669
    • Most Online
      1,592

    Newest Member
    Miracle Pete
    Joined
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

Terms of Service Confirmation Terms of Use Privacy Policy Guidelines We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.