More than thirty years after the artist’s death, his mansion on rue de Vernoy opens its doors to the public. A chance to follow in Gainsbourg’s footsteps in the City of Lights, with which he is forever associated.
In the spring of 1988, Serge Gainsbourg stayed at Zenit for a week. Less than ten years later, the man whose unhealthy shyness kept him away from the stage turned into a showman. First of all, in the palace, where in 1979Weapons etc. this happened for ten days. Then at the casino in Paris, where, following the successes Love on the Beat, he sang for five weeks. The live shining on the stage of Zenit, however, rejoices with new joy. The musician who, despite the Grand Prix de l’Académie he received from his first album in 1959 Charles-Croix, has long been associated with his creations for Régine, Birkin, France Gall, Bardot, Chamfort and Bashung. Like the unloved songwriters of their time javanese then became classics to see the human tides waltzing their flaming lighters. Finally, one by a 60-year-old man who can boast an audience of 20-year-olds. And for good reason. Are you under arrest? to have nothing…
Source: Le Figaro
