Serge Gainsbourg - Proust's Aphorisms And Questionnaire. Autograph Notes.

Serge GAINSBOURG (1928.1991) Autograph notes. Aphorisms and questionnaire by Proust. One large folio page (42 x 30 cm) partly printed. No place or date [Paris. 1986] "Stupidity is the relaxation of intelligence." Gainsbourg corrects his proofs. In preparation for the book dedicated to him at Denoël, by Franck Lhomeau and Alain Coelho, the artist crossed out, annotated and corrected the proof set relating to his thoughts and aphorisms and then, for the one and only time in his life, to his answers to the questionnaire by Proust. After the variation of about twenty thoughts such as: "I have succeeded in everything. Except my life”, “Beauty is the only revenge of women”, “My Rolls is my Steinway” or “Stupidity is the relaxation of intelligence”, Gainsbourg responds with provocation and unfeigned delight, mixing humor and seriousness, to the legendary questionnaire of Marcel Proust. The sheet is of a very spectacular format (42 x 30 cm) and the layout of the Gainsbourgian annotations make this document a real painting._____________________________What is for you the height of misery?Lack of toilet paper.Where would you like to live?Outside myself. By that I mean next to my pumps.Your ideal of earthly happiness?The women's restroom at Maxim's.For which mistakes do you have the most indulgence?Typing errors... Physical contact.Who are the heroes of novels that you prefer?Emma Bovary, Dolorès Hase[sic] and Marilyn Monroe.Who is your favorite historical figure Savonarola because he had the same nose as me. Mickey Maousse. Your favorite heroines in real life? Bardot, Birkin, Deneuve, Bambou. Your heroines in fiction? Bamboo, Deneuve, Birkin, Bardot. Three Bs, three beasts. Beasts with an accent. Not as in idiots but as in animal beasts. That's fiction. No, affliction. Your favorite painter? Francis Bacon. The one in buildings, because he's hyper realistic. Your favorite quality in a man? Deceit. Question of tail. _____________________________Gainsbourg. Alain Coelho and Franck Lhomeau, Denoël editions. 1986.