Thériault, Louise - Serge Fiori : s'enlever du chemin

Nearly thirty-five years after Harmonium's breakup, Serge Fiori opens up to Louise Thériault, who offers a nuanced, empathetic but candid portrait. Drawing on dozens of hours of interviews with Fiori and the people in his personal and professional life, she traces his Italian childhood, the emergence of his talent and the birth and life of Harmonium amid Quebec's cultural and political ferment. She explores his relationships with his parents, fear of mental illness, spirituality, complicated bonds with other musicians, political commitment, devoted following and withdrawal from public life. Once his partner and later his friend and confidante, Thériault also recounts his quieter career and personal life after he stepped aside, troubled by doubt and anxiety. It is a portrait of the soul and vulnerability of a man who devoted his life to music, whose ego never matched the scale of his talent.