French Rock N' Roll 101

Meet the biggest rock star you've never heard of: Johnny Hallyday. Many consider him to be the French version of Elvis Presley, although truth be told I had never even heard of the dude until meeting my better (French) half.

Johnny (unlike Elvis) is still very much with us, as evidenced by this frequently-seen ad where he is hocking sunglasses for Optic 2000. He has also made the news recently by stating that he is in the process of moving his residency to Switzerland, in order to avoid having to pay the very high taxes required by the French government.

French for the Day: sunglasses = "lunettes de soleil".