Interview by Michel Tisserand with Sean and Erika Ardoin part 1
0:27-When Sean grew up (in the 1970s), there were no radio stations playing zydeco music. Some Cajun radio stations played Clifton Chenier once in a while.
1:36-Lawrence Ardoin (Sean's father) played music with the family band (the Ardoin Brothers).
2:31-Sean started music by playing drums.
3:10-Lawrence Ardoin made between 600 and 1000 dollars per gigs in the 1980.
4:14-Creole music was called French Dance or Lala
6:37-His father did not encourage him to play music
11:34-Beau Jocque was a big influence for Sean Ardoin when it comes to the rythm.
18:10-Sean studies in General Education with a social science concentration.
18:47-Sean says that Geno Delafose sounds "old style" like Lawrence Ardoin.
20:58-Sean says that Chris was already a very good accordion player at 14, he just lacked visibility.
26:20-The dancing style changed, because the music changed too.
27:04-Sean started liking Zydeco when he was studying at LSU, he realized how important it was to preserve his creole roots.
30:04-Sean is proud of the Creole heritage, he wishes more people would be aware of the culture.
32:26-He did not speak french nor Creole at home, he wishes he spoke more.
38:00-Sean uses the example of Amede Ardoin to explain how black people are rarely given credits for the things they achieve.
39:30-Bois Sec could afford a confortable life by being a famous musician, everyone respected him
40:55-Him and Chris are the only musicians of their generation in the Ardoin family
42:15-Sean depicts boozoo as a very pretentious man, he charged a lot for his gigs.
44:25-Seans says that everyone in his family had jobs outside of music to be more independent from the music industry. They did not have to accept every gigs, unlike John Delafose.
59:06-Sean learned to dance from Erika, his sister
1:03:14-Sean explains that younger people don't like zydeco, as it was something for older people. At the time it was not as trendy as hip hop.
1:13:00-Sean says zydeco shares similarities with African music and Caribbean music
1:19:11-Erika and Sean talk about their experience with racism and segregation
