Miss Kittin's Blog

2nd part of the tour started powerfully with the crucial gig at La Cigale in Paris. Chloé did a very deep 1st part, and we couldn’t have thought about a better person to open for us, share this moment with us. Playing in your city, especially when it’s Paris can be extremely dangerous… In general, big cities are spoiled because of so much cultural choices, the audience can be snobish. We simply avoided the fact the whole press would be there, ready to eat us raw, and we focused on our friends, the family that inspires us, supports us no matter what, and never judges us. They deserved it. With such a drive, we couldn’t be bad, and it was among any expectations. We played tight, focused from the 1st note to the last one, without the distance to feel if it we managed to go over our own limit but we knew we were on the right way. And we did it, to become a real band, away from a simple electronic act, and all our friends got shivers. Can you imagine the pride after all these years, after all the doubts and the hard work to be home and astonish them all! Friends came backstage, I wanted to thank them one by one for giving me that love energy to have done what I did, but it was too muc action. I came back to the bus, trying to get some privacy, get down from the high focus. Sadly, I wasn’t able to go to the after show, no more to give, no more to share, and we still have 10 shows to go…
In the morning, the bus engine wouldn’t start. The driver had to call a mechanic. By chance, another bus was off in town for a few days, so it could replace ours the time of repairing. Moving all the stuff was a real pain in the ass, especially in the morning, especially for Michel who came back totally drunk from the after show… It delayed our trip to Nantes, we missed interviews, and we arrived wrecked for the next show, which was still good anyways.
The driver was very tired after all the stress. Today, another crazy long drive to Lille, with 3h traffic jam because of a huge scary truck collapse, plus the usual mess around Paris. Again, we reached Lille very late, but a good meal was waiting for us. No shower though, only after the show. And we kicked ass, because the stage was amazing, the crowd too, and it was a real pleasure to sing.
Again, a lot of friends ask me about the thrill it must be to be on stage in front of so much people. Again, let me tell you the thrill is not there. The real satisfaction is to sing right, to be in the right mood, to catch the vibe straight away and never let it go, to find the fine line of perfect harmony. Looking at people happy is just the instant reward of it, the mirror of the thrill, but never the source. It’s a team work, and if you ask our technicians, they will all tell you the same thing. The ones who are looking for the power of being on stage are wrong, they are missing the real thing, the truth is out there…
Tomorrow morning, we will change bus again on the highway, our bus has been repaired. But we musn’t be late for Bourges festival, another big date we can’t mess up…