But she says the first time she met him she was completely turned off.The London-born Birkin, meanwhile, says that at 20 years old she was gawky, inexperienced as an actress and didnt even speak French.In her mind, Gainsbourg wasnt having it: I got the impression that he was sarcastic, a tiny bit cool and not particularly welcoming, she says of her would-be co-star.
The celebratory concert tour, called Birkin Gainsbourg The Symphonic, is a family affair, highlighting songs that Gainsbourg who died of a heart attack in 1991, at the age of 62 wrote about Birkin, and featuring a guest performance by their daughter, actress and musician Charlotte Gainsbourg. Serge Gainsbourg Songs Full Of HimselfOut one night at a Parisian nightclub with the films director, she pulled Gainsbourg onto the dance floor: To my amazement, he couldnt dance, he walked on my feet and I thought, How charming This man who has been so arrogant, and so full of himself I could see that it was all a sham, he was really terribly shy. But she second-guessed herself when he took her to a Hilton hotel, and the concierge asked if hed like his usual room. Obviously this happens every time When they made it upstairs, Birkin slipped into the bathroom and Gainsbourg fell asleep. She says everyone thought he was frightening and dangerous, which she actually found lovely: It was like having a secret person just for me. When they met, Birkin had a 2-year-old daughter, Kate, from a short, disastrous marriage to composer John Barry. They met for dinner at a traditional Chinese restaurant and were asked to remove their shoes. ![]() ![]() But she confesses she only did the song because she was afraid hed release a previously recorded version, with his former lover Bardot. He sang it with the most beautiful girl in France, in the world, actually, she says. If Im going to be known for something, why not (The song is not, however, on the lineup for The Symphonic.). The now-grandmother is a worldwide style icon, immortalized on social media for her swinging 60s, gamine look. Shes also the inspiration for one of the worlds most coveted luxury items: the Herms Birkin bag. She says the idea grew from a chance, 1980s meeting with Herms then-CEO Jean-Louis Dumas on an airplane. After dropping some papers on the floor, she remarked to the man sitting next to her that her Herms-designed leather agenda book needed pockets. ![]()
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