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jazzy_daveSylvia Simmons " Serge Gainsbourg: A Fistful of Gitanes" (Helter Skelter)
I stumbled upon this in the back end of my bookcase recently. I decided to read it again. I inhaled this bookt back in 2008, took its wayward magic into my lungs and held it.
Historically I haven't read much about French vocalists, and in fact, I tend to read about French artists more. However, as I have a couple of albums by the Frenchman I thought this was an appropriate read.
Serge's televised encounter with the late Whitney Houston was astonishing as was during his less than cereberal time in Yugoslavia. Beyond such, Gainsbourg was an unflinching artist, one compensating for his own insecurites and baggage. He stormed across borders and perforated genres. His mark on music is unmistakable. This biography illuminates such and is a remarkable survey of his life as well.
I highly recommend it.
I stumbled upon this in the back end of my bookcase recently. I decided to read it again. I inhaled this bookt back in 2008, took its wayward magic into my lungs and held it.
Historically I haven't read much about French vocalists, and in fact, I tend to read about French artists more. However, as I have a couple of albums by the Frenchman I thought this was an appropriate read.
Serge's televised encounter with the late Whitney Houston was astonishing as was during his less than cereberal time in Yugoslavia. Beyond such, Gainsbourg was an unflinching artist, one compensating for his own insecurites and baggage. He stormed across borders and perforated genres. His mark on music is unmistakable. This biography illuminates such and is a remarkable survey of his life as well.
I highly recommend it.
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