Rock star carved in rock

This big structure in Verneuil-sur-Avre, western France, is a 4.3 metre statue of rock singer and actor Johnny Hallyday, by French artist Maurice Bordier.

This big structure in Verneuil-sur-Avre, western France, is a 4.3 metre statue of rock singer and actor Johnny Hallyday, by French artist Maurice Bordier.

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But the Verneuil town mayor wants the 'naive' art statue of the rock star to be removed, because he thinks the statue looks 'out of place' when compared with the other historic monuments in the rest of the town.