It was the first time in my life that I was afraid.
Bruno Pelletier recently sat down on the Canadian talk show Ça finit bien la semaine, alongside hosts Jean-Michel Anctil and Julie Bélanger. As he makes a steady return to the arts scene, he had plenty to say, and he even shared several anecdotes from his past.
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Indeed, beyond his stories, he also spoke about the salaries he earned at the start of his career. In those days, he used to sing in front of the Château Frontenac, in a duo with his former girlfriend.
He was making a decent living for a street performer back in the 1980s.
It wasn’t bad at all; we were really proud of our work.
“My first gigs were at the Château Frontenac, on the plaza, with my open case and my acoustic guitar, and my girlfriend Nathalie, at the time, who played the flute. Then we sang Harmonium and Paul Piché. We would pull in about 25 cents at a time, totaling 50 to 75 dollars in 1982. It wasn’t bad at all; we were really proud of what we’d accomplished,” Pelletier recalled with pride several years later.
Health Troubles
It was also during this appearance that he opened up about facing health issues on his most recent tour.
“Yes, and I got scared. It was the first time in my life that I feared I might not be able to go on. I had voice problems during the tour, at one point, and the show was so tough that I thought, ‘Okay, you were 35.’ It wasn’t like it is now. And then there you were, trying to do the same thing as before. It hit me right in the face. I was so convinced it was over. I told my girlfriend, I said, ‘I think it’s finished. I can’t do this anymore.’ It was so hard. I said, ‘I can’t.’ I figured I wouldn’t be able to go on stage, or do half-shows. That’s not me. So after that tour, I quit,’” he confides.
Fans will be glad to hear that he’s doing considerably better now.
“And during the tour, it came back. The voice came back. I had a lot of consultations with my ENT. We reset everything. We uncovered part of the problem. Why I had it. And since then, knock on wood… it’s going great,” the singer adds.
We wish him many more years in the business and all the best for what lies ahead!
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