Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pallbearers carry the coffin of Johnny Hallyday from La Madeleine church. A visibly emotional Emmanuel Macron, a Hallyday fan who had called for a “people’s tribute” to the singer, told the crowds: “You are here for him, for Johnny Hallyday. I know you’re waiting for him to jump out from somewhere, he’s on a bike, he comes towards you and starts the first song and you start singing with him.”As the crowd cheered, whistled and shouted “Johnny, Johnny”, he continued: “Yes, this December Saturday is sad, but you have to be here for Johnny because from the beginning Johnny was there for you. “Johnny became a man through his errors.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest The funeral cortege makes its way down the Champs Élysées. His French fans could not care less that unkind foreigners considered him uncool and mocked the cheesy glitz of his performances.

Source: The Guardian December 09, 2017 15:39 UTC