The precocious boy who smoked at the beach when he was a child eventually became the king of singers who never quit smoking.
When I was young, I struggled between painting and music. I burned those favorite paintings and burned out a musical lunatic. Wanton to show his talent, wandering between music, cigarettes, women, when the smoke is lingering, the beautiful melody also surrounds him.
Passionate and vulnerable, he is a contemporary Baudelaire.
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