While stopped over in Toronto after shows in Mexico City and Guadalajara, Pomme called us to give a taste of life on the road.
wants is some time off. The French star has been essentially touring nonstop since she escaped to Paris from her conservative Catholic hometown in Lyon as a teenager. When we spoke earlier this month, she was holed up in a Toronto hotel room, fresh off her first-ever concerts in Colombia and Mexico. Headlining Bogota, Guadalajara, and Mexico City was something of a surprise. In addition to having her mind blown by the city’s museums and eucalyptus-scented air, the venues sold out in minutes.
LOREN: What’s it like touring alone? I used to play in bands when I was younger and I always wanted to tour. You go with your friends and it’s crazy and you’re partying every night, but you’re all by yourself, right? Who else is with you? POMME: It’s a good question because Lyon is really special. It’s smaller and, for many people, it’s nicer than Paris. It’s less stressful and everything. But also, when I grew up there, it was less open and more conservative. For many reasons, I was really happy to leave. And also, I grew up in a Christian family and everything, so I guess it enhanced the feeling of—POMME: Catholic family. When I left Lyon I was just like, “Wow, this is going to be so nice.
LOREN: I have a question about music. The French canon of music looms so large over French society—Georges Brassens, Jacques Dutronc, Françoise Hardy, Serge Gainsbourg. What’s it like trying to create new music under this incredible history?
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