The most heartbreaking Stromae interview

Stromae bij College Tour met Twan Huys, 24 oktober 2014

[@necybaby7303]

I love artists that sing in their own language. I don’t feel like they have to make songs in English to accommodate anyone.

[@kayltrill2543]

He is so humble and honest. Not afraid to put out his opinion and that’s what I love about him

[@hypercutz7883]

Politicians divide us, Stromae brings us together! 🇧🇪

[@SabinePun]

I really love Stromae! And I absolutely get what he means when he says he’s the most honest in French ❤ He is so pure! And honest! I really appreciate honesty! And he’s an awesome artist!

[@Dutchcowboy13]

Door zo bescheiden en gewoon te zijn stijgt hij tot ongekende hoogten. Wat een bijzonder mens. Merci Paul.

[@Churros1616]

Niet door zijn bescheidenheid, maar door zijn talent. Hij is een geweldige producer, schrijver en zanger!

[@pangboy900]

Hoezo zit dit in onze feed🤣🤣

[@Dutchcowboy13]

@@Churros1616 beste, ik had het over de mens Paul. Zijn talenten staan nooit ter discussie, die zijn op een ongekend niveau. Telkens als je denkt dat je iets kent verrast hij opnieuw.

[@skiesboi]

Every time I hear a new song or even this interview, I acquire even more respect for Stromae as a person and as an artist. I know no French, and I was originally attracted to the music, and only later learnt the meaning of the song (Papaoute for example). Nevertheless, I find him an amazing and deep artist whose music transcends language. I am amazed in this interview by his honesty (admitting that his music is largely a selfish endeavour), and his humility (I can't speak for a country). I think it is this, together with his talent, and his depth of perception that has made him a hit around the globe.

[@depassage5202]

When he says he's composing and writing songs for him, it's not about being selfish, it's about not wanting to create according to the public expectations. He wants it to be the other way around. He creates whatever he creates, and then the public likes it or not. He doesn't want to fit to the public expectations. Here lies his honesty. Apart from that detail I totally agree with your comment ☺️.

[@sendbac0n]

I recently learned about stromae and j share the same thoughts! 🥺💖

[@fridaphonebackup6599]

Me too!

[@ineshomemdemelo9254]

He is an absolute genius. Geniality and genuinity. Such an inspiration.

[@dannyderooij6631]

Prachtig interview, en wat een eerlijke man. Een aantal jaar geleden heb ik zijn concert mogen bezoeken. Verstond er geen reet van maar het was geweldig.

[@theherbinator9859]

no you're breathtaking

[@Dutchcowboy13]

Al aan de taalcursus bij de LOI Danny 🤣

[@imfeelinggoodnl]

Hahahahahahaha

[@thePhoenixxx1983]

Thank you Stromae for being so straightforward and articulate about being honest expressing yourself and making art in your native language (in French 😄) and that being how you intend to come across to your fans, with honesty and sincerity. You are so totally cool 😎👍

[@veganhopes4049]

I can’t believe they showed that footage of all the poor souls that lost their lives in the Rwandan genocide with no warning at all and not even for him, who’s father was murdered there as well!! How triggering for him and how cruel on the part of these show organizers! Do disrespectful and then he’s supposed to do a normal interview after seeing that footage and having to talk about it! So sad! Stromae Paul, more than deserved the years of Normal life he took and it was generous of him to put out another album!

[@eliasgoyvaerts3348]

Agreed, but it's television honey.. he knew what was going to happen during the show. All the "where is the camera?" is all fake

[@Churros1616]

There was no need to show this footage anyway. I would have liked a warning, very triggering. Rwanda is a totally different nation today then during the genocide. So don’t understand why they showed such graphic videos.

[@NH-ge4vz]

What the fuck is "triggering"

[@osteogenesisdev5268]

Who says they gave no warning to him at all ahead of time? Also, it's shown in context to the Rwandan genocide, both in terms of the magnitude of it as well as the colonialism-related causes of it, it's effectively for the same reason that they often show the piles of bodies when discussing world war 2. Also he even says that while it affects him, that it would be way worse for someone that had actually been there, so don't act so offended on his part. You are trying to speak for someone else for your own gain and to seem morally virtuous.

[@osteogenesisdev5268]

​@@Churros1616 Do you even speak Dutch? If not, that would explain it. They are explaining the context and extent of the Rwandan genocide, in most other countries they actually show the casualties caused, rather than obfuscating the truth, the American way. Should footage of World War 2's casualties also be memory holed just because it might "trigger" some people and the fact that Germany is different today? We all know these places are very likely to be different today.

[@dorotaris7331]

Wat een ongelooflijk sympathieke persoon. Zo succesvol en zo bescheiden en echt tegelijk. Mooi mens. 💓

[@laurenvanderwal9258]

I love Paul for being so honest and true to himself, but i can see the discomfort. I, as a dutch viewer of this interview, feel a bit ashamed! All the topics are super random, jumping from one topoc into the other one, no sensitivity from the interviewer etc.. i am amazed to see how gracefully paul handled everything, in spite of how this interview was vormed

[@donnafiera4350]

Stromae so pure and so deep so young and so much wisdom must be an old soul.. amazing 🙏🌹

[@admerin6961]

He is utterly adorable.

[@helloxonsfan]

The fact that he was born from such tragedy... but grew to such triumph is an amazing story in itself...!!!

[@vicentejuancanocolldeforns6134]

Stromae is so much cool and cute❤❤❤

[@saskia8295]

Zo deep, talented and pure personality!Amazing! Love Stromae's songs!

[@I.C.U.in_Me]

Heel inspirerend, echt waar, heel inspirerend! Dit inteview geeft me de moed om mezelf te uiten precies zoals ik ben, enkel te doen wat ik graag doe en ondánks de angst van wat anderen ervan zullen vinden, tóch blootstellen en doorgaan. Dank je wel aan iedereen die meegholpen heeft om dit interview tot stand te brengen. 🙏

[@black4pienus]

I totally understand him when he says he makes his music for himself in the first place. I'm an artist myself. I make pen drawings. People keep telling me I should sell them, because they're good. But I'm having a very hard time with that. Selling a copy? No problem. But the original... I can't.

[@puritycourtois1724]

I see so much Prince in him, his honesty, passion in music composition and his humility

[@d.m.christina]

Stromae, your answer to the first question is really PERFECT! It is the truth! As a translator (NL/FR/EN) and musician, and from Belgium, i wanted to mention this. Congratulations. Take care

[@berta.9912]

Nederland is VOL

[@cindydee37]

@@berta.9912 Jij ziet er ook vol uit

[@AdepthShar]

@KitKat stfu, Berta zegt random dingen die niets met deze video te maken hebben.

[@AdepthShar]

@KitKat nee, Berta kan het ook niet laten om een ongepast comment te plaatsen.

[@cindydee37]

@@AdepthShar kitkat is waarschijnlijk Berta haar 2e account... waarop ze doet alsof de persoon die haar back up geeft een buitenlandse afkomst zou kunnen hebben... Blij om te weten dat er ook mensen zijn die vinden dat het ongepaste gedrag van haar echt niet door de beugel kan.. ❤

[@michelleglasgow6494]

Stroemae don't feel uncomfortable about your body your body is unique and beautiful.

[@doriendewitte4720]

Goed geïnterviewd en een Schitterend mens!Dat hij bewust mag ervaren wat voor Licht er in hem zit en alleen maar hoeft te Zijn en doen wat hij leuk vindt!👍😍♥️🙏🍀

[@berta.9912]

Nederland is VOL

[@minaashido223]

Most humble and authentic genius staying true to himself. 🥰

[@marilinecaulfield6034]

Super interview! Stromae is genious... love your songs. 💕💗 Alors on danse🎶

[@Jelle175]

Heel benieuwd naar zijn comeback, ook in de Coachella line-up

[@elisavangilissen6257]

Hij is super inspirerend en buitengewoon fantastisch, that’s all I have to say 💓

[@calandlyceum6360]

aaaa stromae i lovee youuuuu

[@mohamedkass3885]

Stromea such a nice guy and great artist

[@benyones8582]

Good man - he is really good, big heart!

[@Raginiemelody]

Wat een prachtig mens is hij. Zo down to earth. Niet alleen zijn muziek is mooi, hij is ook mooi!

[@berta.9912]

Nederland is VOL

[@berta.9912]

@@Raginiemelody basta!

[@berta.9912]

@@Raginiemelody en gaan!

[@rosalie3337]

@@berta.9912 jammer dat we wel plek hebben voor mensen als jij.

[@berta.9912]

@@rosalie3337 hallo fans

[@dplj4428]

Amen! Be you, Stromae.

[@yolandalopezsegura4802]

Guapo y talentoso sincero humilde. Me encantas STROMAE.

[@Fastbikkel]

SUch a down to earth guy. I like him as an artist and as a person as well, from what i can judge.

[@alexhoezen9023]

Zijn pad was al voor hem gekozen, hij heeft de juiste keuzes gemaakt. Heftig om te zien hoe hij over zelfmoord praat en over 3 jaar weggaan. Ik vind zijn nieuwe nummers heel mooi. En love naar paul

[@arnoldhiedler5901]

Fantastische jongen. Wat een kunstenaar!

[@samuelli-a-sam]

Geweldig deze man heel bescheiden maar nog wel super down to earth

[@frankzijlstra4354]

Mooi interview!!! interessante man en prachtige muziek...

[@berta.9912]

Nederland is VOL

[@AdepthShar]

@@berta.9912 Oke Berta, maar daar gaat het niet om ;)

[@berta.9912]

@@tiktaktijs Goedemorgen fans

[@mikaaaaa6045]

They really dived into his personal life and you could just tell he was uncomfortable das gewoon echt belachelijk 😑

[@Ingridtata94]

Hablo español, pero ni por esas espero que saque canciones en mi idioma, en francés su sentimiento es real, eso lo sentimos todos y eso es lo que importa !

[@E._A.]

esattamente, sono italiana e penso lo stesso. Utilizziamo il dizionario per comprendere le lingue :)

[@LaVieEnJesus773]

💖👑 Merci cher Paul pour cet interview, ton authenticité, ta sensibilité et ton honnêteté, c est magnifique! Même si je ne suis pas super fan de tout ce que tu fais, car il y a des goûts et des couleurs… mais je t encourage à continuer tes recherches et ton chemin et je prie pour que le Seigneur Jésus-Christ puisse combler, tous ces « trous noirs » auxquels tu fais parfois face… tu n es pas tout seul. Sois bénis, ainsi que ta famille et toute personne qui lira ce commentaire, dans le puissant Nom de Jésus-Christ de Nazareth, amen! Shalom🙌🏻🙌🏻🕊✨✨💞💦💦

[@antoinesubitlescoups338]

Sa sincérité sort du corps. J'adore Stromae

[@depassage5202]

Joliment dit. 🙂

[@celiapereira5223]

His a gem 💎

[@Blablablahx3]

WOW. This interview... Wow. Wow.

[@NetDijk]

Twan is -sorry to say- one of the worst interviewers to have...at least when it is about personal/emotional topics. He is great when you need to get to the bottom of things as you were a ruthless journalist. He is telling an awfull story of his father....how can your response be so cold, so factual to continue to ask where is the microphone and just continue? You need to show empathy, build in time or silence to acknowledge what was said. It is not a question factory... give a coin and get an answer... gosh I liked Twan very much, this is heartbreaking...

[@Churros1616]

I agree, he is not meant for as a presenter/interviewer for shows like this, that’s also why he failed with RTL Late Night. He should stick to journalism.

[@louisfriend9323]

If he would have become emotional, Stromae would have become more emtional as well. Sometimes the Dutch soberness and factualness helps more than emotionality can hurt.

[@samuelli-a-sam]

I understand it but he also has to move on and is not there to be a therapist

[@cvbattum]

@@louisfriend9323 A solid response would be to acknowledge the difficulty of the situation, and close the topic more gracefully than he does. A short follow up question if you can find one, or straight away to a closer, but not without acknowledgement of the story: "I'm sorry to hear such a tragic story, are you ready to move on to another question?" is the least you can say.

[@oki_music]

I think they cut a lot in the footage, make the transitions fast.

[@katiakay]

Amazing.

[@berta.9912]

Nederland is VOL

[@anboem1864]

Mooi

[@blamage_fr4302]

Horrible interview.... Clearly he was having already a hard time. And "our" Dutch interview , we should have been frank and honest, but it was a mix of a very bad US show and the classic Dutch farmer , not getting any hints. Pushing everything he does not want to talk about, in his face. His language is French. Then get a translator next to him and make him talk in the language he sings in. I am ashamed the Dutch produced this... Frank and direct , that is what Dutch interviews are known about... this was shameful.

[@depassage5202]

"Pushing everything he doesn’t want to talk about, in his face". Yes, so violent 😔.

[@laurenvanderwal9258]

100% agree

[@MsDrientje]

He was obviously out of his comfortzone. Some answers were just ramblings, topics went from a to z to ¢ to ® and back to a again, and this talk about Stromæ being the symbol of Belgium. This man has the humility and the ego we will need to strive for. It kept your grounded when the whole world is falling to your feet.

[@surfmora]

I think the language barrier was the thing, but if you know both languages you can tell that he didn’t have vocabulary at the extent that he wanted to. I think that it is exactly why he says he would not feel honest composing in english.

[@veraisdenaaam]

❤

[@minaashido223]

I'm amazed at how grounded he is after going through this entire process and fame. Others would suffer. Again amazed by his normalcy.

[@martahipolitosantos]

this interviewer is so freaking cold, what the hell?

[@harry3892]

Goeie zanger 👍👍

[@prinsespluis]

Mooi en integer. piédestal is een voetstuk.

[@ajanssen4905]

What a really disasterous show. Twan at his best!

[@Selina-hc4ri]

Hahaha ja. Doet me echt pijn om hem als interviewer te zien. In het Nederlands doet hij het heel goed want daar moet het snel en direct etc. Maar dit is zo gek, omdat Stromae zo z’n tijd neemt voor juiste antwoorden en Twan wil steeds verder.

[@bjarnecollet1807]

Ik vind het heel goed..

[@ShanicornBeauty]

Just found out about his musical genius and I'm hooked but quite sad after watching this interview.

[@frankjacobi7617]

Wat een heelijke gast is dit, respect!! Hadden we allemaal maar iets van 20% van deze jongeman.

[@user-px6ks3zp3m]

l.J'ai 73 ans et je t'adore !bisous d'Israël !

[@joop7381ep]

zo good

[@ElPejerto]

Re humilde el loco. Banco fuerte.

[@dasIDS]

Is true when I saw Stromae I at once thought of Jacques Brel even though externally nothing really say about it.

[@Mattai80]

wow...my brain is mixed up right now (being able to speak English and some words of French and Dutch)

[@izaakbakker9531]

i hate the numbness of dutch extrovert people to play this to a clearly neurodiverse artist even if they clearly say we'll play some very severely traumatising imagery . He's obviously ADD and highly sensitive. i have severe difficulty to listen to a lot of his music. i love it. i admire and somewhat envy his ability to dissociate (even as a coping mechanism, but sharing with people is maybe more important) , but you cannot expect someone to just deal with some severely traumatic experiences by chucking some imagery at them. dont they have some idk psychologic professionals. g_d we are a dumb blunt nationality .

[@anabellamarullo]

I was reading the comments to look if someone else though he's ADD. I'm at the 16:11 minutes and didn't finish it yet but he's so ADD! I can see a lot of expressions in him that I do myself as well, like how he moves his eyes up like if he can look into his brain to look for information in his mind archive's. We neurodivergents can clearly spot one another💞

[@sausage6984]

Great thinker before action

[@E._A.]

Bravo!! Exactly, he can be the most sincere in his own language, exactly as anyone else. The first guy asking .... well, he could learn French! Or just use the dictionary. English natives give so much for granted that everything must be in English ... Arrivederci dall'Italia :)

[@matthiasleroy3947]

Ik werkte met hem als student hij is altijd zichzelf gebleven

[@imfeelinggoodnl]

Ik vraag me iets af: waarom worden er meteen vragen door de studenten gesteld? Niet even een "Hallo" of iets. Of is dat eruit geknipt?

[@CR-hj2hk]

36:12 that guy is having a moment 😥

[@joeherrera8826]

How ironic he is performing in Madison square garden this fall.

[@e.p.3051]

He did so in 2015 too...

[@Kieru88]

21:09 "i've considered suicide a few times and i'm not proud of it"

[@deviatsia]

he was much more happy back then...

[@dplj4428]

Stromae already told Flo he composes from his heart.

[@rycoleung1179]

Mooie interview, Erg realistisch. Zie hem beetje als Eminem, maar dan uit Belgie/Rwanda

[@aziz0x00]

Can u mention a link to a similar interview of Eminem please?

[@nahbirdie4773]

i don't like dubs. i like that he said he's most honest in his own language. its weird to sing in another launguage just to reach other audiences. ...we have subtitles dw

[@dplj4428]

Flo, Disrespecting the pain of his father's death. Other entertainers would have asked the interviewer to quit it. "The rudeness of life", yes.

[@m.g.4060]

I've never seen people aking each other what language to talk in. wild

[@leonie6321]

Volgens mij zit Hij daar niet op z’n gemakkie

[@allisongrant3094]

What is the actual date of this interview? It says published in 2020 but I feel like this dates back to 2013/14?

[@florimond1816]

24 october 2014

[@ingabooi9669]

was it sold out on both occasions?

[@rusagaradivin8933]

How can you mention our innocent people we lost in the genocide as if it is just a story to feature anyhow shame on you

[@lavendel1574]

Je kunt huilen en dansen tegerlijkertijd,,,,,

[@GriotDNB]

Da's het beste zelfs.

[@karismatikkween08]

What’s the name of the lady he considers a huge musical influence? I didn’t catch it

[@florimond1816]

Cesária Evora!

[@karismatikkween08]

@@florimond1816 thanks mucho

[@luckypenny4329]

Can a kind soul translate this for me? I would love to understand what he is saying

[@oinkoink4407]

hes speaking english...

[@ingabooi9669]

there are parts that French is used so that's the problem

[@ea4935]

No Yerk

[@thiagosagypsy5079]

Om. Mon Dieu

[@Fatturtle1]

Dang, some journalists are janky, why bring up the Rwanda thing & his father’s death in such a way. That was trifling: i feel like some interviews i’ve seen they want to talk Papaoutai just to bring up his dad; instead of just discussing being a dad: which may not come naturally for some.

[@lukeburns8929]

10 % for you LMA O

[@dariohazewinkel8213]

Why "the most heartbreaking" ?

[@FloraAshley]

I thought it was disgustingly bad form to spring the Rwandan genocide pictures on Stromae whose father was a victim of that horror. The tv journalists did it to him during an interview in Côte d’Ivore also. Cheap shot!

[@WhoArrrrghYou]

These auto captions are trash. Ain’t no way that’s what was being said in Dutch 😭

[@sharonswa]

Because of your comment I turned on the captions and you are absolutely right. That is NOT what was said lol

[@onno3573]

They're not translating it, the automatic captions assume the words being said are in english. So they just put an english word that sounds closest to the dutch one lmao

[@hamster4618]

37:12 huh? Was toch juist andersom? Tutsi minderheid in betere posities dan hutu meerderheid?

[@nathalieseliffet4018]

Isi on a, world fameus Ugandan African songer, joshe Camelion, he would like to sing with you x Nathalie

[@patriciablack4458]

This interviewer felt so pushy and cold

[@pienke_1232]

High witch Madonna!!

[@iiiiiccccc]

Ga je lekker?

[@justynachevallier6020]

Adila Sedraia Paul Van Haiver Indelaestromae Pascal Boniani Coralie Barbier scalpel for barber

[@Anarchist007]

46:20 Looks like she didn't really wanted to be there...

[@fleur6924]

Stromae is not from France he is from Belgium…

[@florimond1816]

Where does it say he’s from France?

[@fleur6924]

@@florimond1816 somewhere in the comments…

[@d.m.christina]

IL est fatigué. Laisse le tranquille.

[@KuroTachi-57]

alors on dansent

[@fuhur]

ከቲኮ ፡

[@fffr2602]

MIJN GROTE VRIEND PAK JE RUST...

[@enricovankeeken1624]

*Why is it that Madonna & Barack Obama sÓ OFTEN are pArt of thE bESt..X*