Bobby Gillespie on His Creative Hero: Jean Genet (Ep 1) | The Performers | British GQ & Gucci

As part of The Performers, GQ and Gucci’s new five-part series, Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie suits up and heads to Tangier in search of his ultimate creative hero: French novelist, poet and playwright Jean Genet.  Discover the menswear collection on https://www.gucci.com Subscribe to British GQ►► http://po.st/SubscribeBritishGQ With kind permission from the Estate of Jean Genet Paris c/o Rosica Colin Limited, London ABOUT THE PERFORMERS 5 influential men, 5 film directors and 5 journeys around the world. GQ and Gucci join forces for The Performers, a series of 5 exploratory short films taking artists to a place that inspires their work and worldview. Act I launched with Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie in Tangier, as he searched for his ultimate creative hero, Jean Genet, followed by Act II, where Michelin-starred chef Massimo Bottura talked jazz in Milan and Modena. The series continues with Act III, as Stranger Things star Charlie Heaton embarks on a dreamlike tour of Manhattan. For Act IV, pioneering Japanese architect Junya Ishigami explores the jungles of Yucatan and the world’s deepest underwater cave, and painter, sculptor and performance artist Zhang Huan heads to the most elemental place on earth, Death Valley, for Act V. The Performers: Act I https://youtu.be/4UXJNiP7gF0 Act II https://youtu.be/4lFin2n24Ls Act III https://youtu.be/0Igx6BSW06o Act IV https://youtu.be/tXqYDlXQcHs Act V https://youtu.be/35hZi-nAeA4 CONNECT WITH BRITISH GQ Web: http://po.st/Briti