From Serge Gansbo's songs, we can hear his unruly, dissolute, rebellious, love, hope, and even sex, alcohol and tobacco ... He and his songs reflect the life of the last century, and he can be said to be a microcosm of us. He is a singer, a composer, a musician, a writer, a lyricist, an actor, a director and even a painter. He seems to be extremely self-centered and his writing is extremely grandiose. Just like his songs, he is sometimes lazy and sometimes passionate ... His style seems difficult to understand jazz? Chansons? java？ Reggae? Rock? funk？ It's really hard to classify ... yes, he may be the whole of that era ...

After the October Revolution, a Russian Jewish couple went into exile in Paris. My husband received training in orthodox painting and classical music, and got a job playing the piano in the club. 1928, a pair of twins came to this family. Let's call the boy by his future stage name "Seri".

Since childhood, Serge has been trained in classical music under the strict guidance of his father. He remembers that when he practiced the piano with his twin sister, he always put a handkerchief at the left end of the piano, because he was always in tears after being trained by his father. At that time, the radio at home was not allowed to listen to other programs except classical music.

Sergej was not a good student and was expelled from middle school in a few days. Influenced by his father, his painting talent gave him the opportunity to continue his studies in art school. He wants to be a great painter, but his paintings are always difficult to satisfy him, and his family obviously can't let him explore on a risky road.

Nowadays, children's learning to play the piano is called "cultivating interest", but at that time, their father taught the piano on match day just to let him master a life skill. On the recommendation of his father, Sergej began to play the piano part-time in the club. He does it with ease, because most people who play in bars are perfunctory, and Serge not only has a solid foundation, but also has a passion.

In his twenties, Sage began to write pop songs. At first, his works didn't attract much attention. 1958, he decided to give up painting completely. He destroyed all his works of art and devoted himself to music. This year became a turning point in his career. He gave himself a stage name-serge gainsbourg. Serge is a Russian name, which shows its descent, while Gainsbourg is transformed from the surname Ginzburg, with a little more French flavor.

A stage name is not enough. He had the opportunity to accompany the famous female singer Michelle Arnold on guitar and piano. It is easy to distinguish this talented young man from many ordinary people. At the same time, he became friends with the most famous French novelist, composer and jazz trumpeter (1920 ~ 1959). His humorous and cynical attitude towards life was influenced by Polly Vian. With the encouragement of Wei 'an and the support of female singers, he began to sing his own works.