[French singer Edith] Piaf came to see me sing every evening. I was flattered and uncomfortable. I didn't talk much while eating my pasta, and people must have thought I was putting up with her compliments. I was sitting next to her, and in the middle of the meal, I felt her hand going up my thigh. I asked Bruno where the bathrooms were. They were near the front door. I hesitated, then I went out and took off running. I fled from Piaf. I was practically a virgin at the time. I couldn't see myself in her bed. For me, she was an old lady.
--Popular French singer Johnny Hallyday (1943- ) in an interview with Le Parisien to promote his new autobiography Dans mes yeux
Piaf était venue me voir chanter tous les soirs. J’étais flatté, mal à l’aise. Je ne parlais pas trop en mangeant mes pâtes et on devait avoir l’impression que je subissais les compliments. Je m’assieds à côté d’elle et, au milieu du repas, je sens sa main qui monte sur ma cuisse. Je demande les toilettes à Bruno. Elles étaient proches de la porte d’entrée. J’ai hésité, puis je suis sorti et je me suis barré en courant. J’ai fui Piaf. J’étais presque puceau, à l’époque. Je ne me voyais pas dans son lit. Pour moi, c’était une vieille dame.
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