ENGLISH. SHORT.

I was born.

I learn.

I marry.

I have a daughter.

I divorce.

I sing.

I write.

I paint.

And I continue.

DETAILLED.

At 3, I sing La Raspa de Paris in the shop around the corner.

At 8, I decide to be famous to have a maid at home.

At 15, I write and compose my first songs.

At 18, I lost my virginity in a field.

At 19, my father don’t want me to study art, so I choose law.

At 20, I play in Playtime of Jacques Tati, I sing at Dali’s at Cadaques
with my sister, my guitar and my harmonica in C.

At 21, I make a 45EP as an author, composer and singer.
I french-kiss Thierry Sabine in a film with Philippe Noiret
but we are cut in the editing.
I give up law and begin psychology.

At 22, my future husband’s Studebaker burns during the 68 May events.

At 24, I marry in a suede miniskirt.

At 25, I live in Vendée, I raise chickens and I get bored

At 26, I have my baby

At 27, I am a psychologist for handicaped children.

At 28, I get divorced.

At 29, I discover sexual revolution.

At 30, I am a temporary secretary, then a marketing girl.
I still play guitar, I learn new chords (simplified bossa-nova).
I write some songs for B sides.
Then I enter in advertising withoud taking off my jacket,
as if I just wanted to have a drink. And I stay.

Between 30 and 40, I still write songs for other people,
but I miss Joe Dassin because of his death. I learn taps.
I loose my mother.
I learn afro-brasilian dance, classical piano then jazz piano.
I make a rough song at Capitol’s records which does not work.
Then I sing under the name of Ginette Studebaker and the band Sueur (Sweat).
I try to play horse-ball but I fail.

Between 40 and 50, I create a famous campaign for a detergent (OMO) with chimps.
I will earn the award for the best campaign of the last ten years, I’m not kidding.
I stop smoking.
My first book is edited but it is no more in my biography.
I buy a country house in Normandy and keep it seven years.
I loose my father.
I write some books which one is translated in korean, czech ans slovak
and I am on the Bernard Pivot TV programm.
I buy a loft at Bastille where my daughter shows her paintings.
I still write songs for other singers.

Between 50 ans 60, I buy a fishmanhouse at Trouville and sell it a year after.
I learn wine tasting. I seriously practise roller-skating.
I become a grandma.
I write some novels but since 2000, I find no publisher.
I move into a bigger loft in a suburban factory.
I leave adverstising or it leaves me.
I’m looking for a fiancé and find him in the web.
I discover arc welding and acrylic painting.
An old song from my 45 EP is chosen in an US film (The Yes Men).
I write the next show of Les Trois Jeanne.
I show my first paintings, sculptures and other expressive work.

I don't want to have a maid at home, my cleaning man is sufficient.
I paint. I write songs for my first personal album.
I have ideas for novels but no time to write.
The show of Les 3 Jeanne is played.
My lover married me on the 8/8/8 (his birthday, my calendar fest).
A grand-son is born.
Nice painting expos are coming for the end of 09