Hello everyone! We're here today with Les 3 Fromages!

Les 3 Fromages — Hello, hello!

We're here on the third day of Motocultor 2026. You're playing later today. How are you feeling?

Thibault — I'm really excited. I can't wait. It's going to be a great show.

Willy — Yeah, because playing at 7 p.m. in the tent is pretty good. It doesn't get too hot in there. It's perfect. We're going to have a great time. We've even installed air conditioning!

Thibault — There's going to be a huge crowd. I think we're going to have a lot of fun.

Willy — Yeah, I think people are really looking forward to seeing us. So that's great!

And what do you think the crowd will be like later?

Willy — I think they're going to be pretty wild! I reckon they'll want to mosh, sing, and dance.

Thibault — Things have been kicking off before 1 p.m. So by 7 p.m., I reckon people will really be in the mood. We're not exactly hardcore metalheads ourselves, that's for sure. But we're bringing something really offbeat, with a strong sense of humour. I think we're all going to have a really good laugh together.

Having spent the last two days here, I think you're on the right stage.

Willy — Oh yeah? Why? Maybe the lineup is a little less death metal?

It's the vibe! There's more humour. It's more laid-back. Let's just say the atmosphere over there is friendlier and more welcoming.

It's 2026, which means you're celebrating your 20th anniversary. You've even had a fourth member join the band over those twenty years. Looking back, how do you feel about your career today?

Willy — Looking back? That's hard to say because, to me, we're still evolving. At least in my head, I'm one of the founding members of the band, and I don't see myself getting older.

So, for me, doing an interview feels just like doing one twenty years ago. And I hope it'll still be the same twenty years from now. But yeah, it's hard to take a step back and look at the bigger picture.

What about you?

Thibault — I think that after twenty years, it's much the same as for any band that's lucky enough to last that long. Not every band gets to do that. So, it's a lot of hard work and a little bit of luck, really.

That's what people often say: paying attention to the details, too. Apparently, that matters! But yeah, obviously, it's taken a lot of work to go from being a small local band to a nationally established act that's even managed to reach audiences in Quebec, Thailand, Germany, and Hungary.

That's pretty amazing, and it really is a constant process of evolution, because we know full well that we haven't reached the end of what we want to achieve, and we're not the kind of band to rest on our laurels.

If an album is good, even if it's really good, then the next one has to be better. That's the idea, anyway. It doesn't mean we manage to achieve that every single time, but that's certainly the ambition. And I think that kind of ambition is precisely what allows us to keep going and still be here twenty years later, getting ready for our second show at the Olympia - just throwing that out there!

(Laughs)

Willy — There you go! Well done, congratulations!

Kévin — Well, I'm the newest member to join the band. I've been touring with them for eight years, so I haven't had quite as much time to reflect on things, but I'm definitely starting to feel the years catching up with me.

Willy — That's true. Kévin is practically part of one of the truck's tyres now!

Kévin — Yeah, I've been a truck tyre since last year, more or less.

Willy — And you're not the spare tyre, bro!

Kévin — Oh, that's nice of you!

Willy — Éric just walked in! And he's come in with an answer. So, Éric, what do you think the question was?

Éric — If it's a spare tyre, where is it? In the trunk!

Willy — Hey, well done! Ten points to Gryffindor!

Thibault — The question, Éric, was: looking back on the 3 Fromages' twenty years of existence, what perspective have you gained?

Willy — Please don't make the truck's reversing beep sound. That's already been done. Just kidding!

(Laughs)

Éric — Looking back, we've crossed paths with a huge number of artists on the road over the past twenty years, and we've realised that very few of them are still around today.

So we're still meeting new people all the time, and that's great. Looking back, you realise that, when it comes down to it, the hardest thing about being in a band isn't getting on TV, becoming famous, or any of that.

It's about staying together after twenty years and, above all, keeping that same drive and energy, continuing to want to do things and create. It's also about making sure that money isn't what it's all about, and that there's still sincerity and authenticity behind everything we do.

That's the perspective I've gained over the years. Ten or fifteen years ago, I would never have imagined things this way. And I think that's cool, actually. It's quite beautiful.

Willy — Well done, Éric! Good thing you showed up. Because what Thibault said… Pfff!

(laugh)

So, in your opinion, what has been the personal highlight of your career?

Willy — For me, I think Thibault joining the band was… Yeah! Because it was a time when the weather was terrible. It wasn't fun. And then he showed up bringing a little sunshine!

Éric — He turned the lights on!

Willy — No, he turned the lights on and then left! That's when we thought, “Hey, maybe it's time to upgrade the band!” (laugh) No, but that was fifteen years ago now. Well, I can't remember exactly… Fifteen years. And then, bam, the next upgrade was Kévin joining. There you go, time to level up!

Thibault — But seriously, guys, I feel like throughout all these changes in the lineup, there have also been some important milestones, singles, and big moments, whether it was the M6 or Energy opportunities, or other things. And then there are certain songs and covers that have really taken off.

Willy — But that goes back to what Éric was saying: we were lucky enough to take part in a competition for M6 years ago. We had to make videos and do all sorts of things to get into the top ten, I think. But as Éric said earlier, out of those ten bands, we're the only ones still around. All the other bands split up.

Thibault — Yeah, that's pretty crazy. But I think those are more the highlights for us. It's really about the evolution. The band is constantly evolving, all the time. And that's cool! We're not the kind of band that stagnates and thinks, “Oh fuck, now we're stuck doing only this.”

Willy — We're also lucky to have a solid fan base. We don't say it often enough, but some bands end up calling it quits because they don't have an audience, they don't sell records, and nobody wants to book them for shows.

We've been really fucking lucky, and it's genuinely great that people still come to our concerts. So yeah, that's really cool!

Your second show at the Olympia is coming up, this time to celebrate your twentieth anniversary. What can we expect from this special date?

Thibault — Well, first of all, it's happening on November 7, 2026! A Saturday. That's a pretty convenient day, after all. Come along! It's a fantastic gift to give someone for All Saints' Day!

Éric — Or to yourself!

Willy — I mean, it says it all: twenty years of Les 3 Fromages at the Olympia. There are bound to be plenty of surprises. We're not going to give anything away on the mic tonight, but we can tell you that… (inaudible sounds)

Éric — We're putting together a unique show, one that's going to be completely different from the tour we're currently doing. We really want to go all out and make sure the show reflects everything we've been through over these past twenty years. We're really excited and can't wait, although there's still a lot of work to do!

And I'd just like to add that if you're trying to decide whether to come and see Les 3 Fromages, or wondering whether to come to one of our shows at all, the Olympia is a venue where something truly magical happens.

Having played there once before, you have to imagine all those people coming to see a particular artist, whatever show you're attending at the Olympia. The venue is beautiful and really well designed. Wherever you're sitting, because the room slopes down towards the stage, you get a good view of the performance and everything else.

And honestly, there's something genuinely magical about that place that you won't find anywhere else. That's why we chose to celebrate our twentieth anniversary there: to create that magic with the audience.

So come along and have a great time with us! Hopefully, that's exactly what you'll do! In any case, we're delighted to be able to offer you this experience.

Because ultimately, when we put on a show at the Olympia, it's not the venue booking us to perform there. It's something we organise ourselves. And since we're self-produced and completely independent, it takes a lot of money and resources to put together such a big celebration.

So don't assume that playing the Olympia means we're going to make a fortune. That's not the point at all. It's really about marking the occasion. We're treating ourselves, putting on something special there, and it's going to be magical!

You were talking about the fan community. Is there a message you’d like to share with them?

Willy — Big up, my brother! So cool! (laughs) A message? Just thank you for all these years, really.

Thibault — Exactly. We’ve had so much support over the past 20 years. There are people who’ve been coming to see us for 20 years and are still here. We actually ran into some of them earlier, even here at Motocultor!

Willy — They’re not even fans anymore. They’ve become friends.

Thibault — Some of them really have become friends, yeah. We’ve got a street team that really gets things moving. We send them flyers and posters, and they help promote us at the big events we put on all over France. There are people who show up just because they want to do something for us.

It’s incredible to have people like that, who stick by you, support you and help you out for so many years. It’s amazing.

Éric — I think they’ve also realised that a band like ours isn’t going to get as much media coverage as others. I don’t know whether we deserve more coverage or not, but the people who like us would love to see us more often, in more places.

They’re sometimes a bit frustrated when they see certain artists or bands getting so much more attention than we do, at least from their perspective. So they’re there to help us. They’re even more involved than we are in promoting the band, talking about what we do and spreading the word.

We’ll be eternally grateful to them. In fact, we regularly send things out through a mailing list dedicated specifically to our fans: gifts, promotional items, exclusive previews and so on. Whenever we get the chance to thank them, we do. That’s it!