

" We thought we knew nearly everything about Jane Birkin. On principle, I haven't changed anything, and believe me, looking back, I would have preferred to have wiser reactions than I did. Newspapers are obviously unfair, giving different versions of everything, but here, there is only my version. As I re-read my journals, it seems obvious to me that we don't change. My monkey, protecting him in the after-life. Before my children arrived wreaking havoc on my life, I left Munkey in Serge's arms, in the casket where he lay, like a pharaoh. He has slept by my side, shared my life with John, Serge, Jacques, and been witness to every joy and sadness. Throughout these years Jane has been keeping a diary: "I've been keeping a journal since I was eleven, writing it to my confidante, the stuffed monkey won in a tombola: Munkey. She has also enjoyed a notable career as an actress in British and French cinema, including Blow-Up, Death on the Nile and Evil Under the Sun.

Jane Birkin - actor, singer, songwriter and model - attained international fame with her decade-long musical and personal relationship with Serge Gainsbourg, which featured their internationally controversial hit song 'Je t'aime.moi no plus'.
