Naked guitarist seizes moment of fame amid violence of Paris labor protest (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

13 Sep, 2017 10:15 / Updated 7 years ago

With stones and Molotov cocktails flying around and tear gas billowing, massive labor reform protests in Paris found time for poetry and music, personified by a naked guitarist singing, “We lose nothing.”

The singing ‘homme nu’ (French: naked man) caught media attention during the protest in the French capital on Tuesday.

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Dressed in nothing but his guitar and tattoos, his pale skin contrasting with dark uniforms, the musician stood defiant in front of fully-geared riot police.

“We lose nothing, we lose nothing!” he sang repeatedly.

The ‘homme nu’ certainly didn't lose out on attention: as soon as he appeared, most lenses of both smartphones and official cameras turned to him, and soon images of the guitarist from every possible angle flooded social media.