Serge Gainsbourg A Fistful of Gitanes Author:Sylvie Simmons Biography of French icon best-known abroad for his No. 1 duet with Jane Birkin, "Je T'Aime". Lover to Bridgit Bardot, Gainsbourg was also a successful songwriter, composer, novelist, actor, artist, drunk, director, screenwriter, lover and intellectual. The man who famously told Whitney Houston "I want to f*** you" on live television is also an i... more »nspiration to a new wave of musicians, including Beck, Sonic Youth and David Holmes.« less