At the age of 8, he started piano lessons with Boris Nedeltchev at the Conservatoire National de Région de Dijon and graduated with a diploma 9 years later. He then took an interest in the guitar. His career as a singer began in 1995 when he let his interest in writing come out. He stopped playing in bands that sang covers of more famous bands like Pink Floyd. He wanted to work on his own songs that he had written and try to attract a new audience.
In 1999, a record company became interested in his compositions, and he signed a record contract with Island and began to record his first album Jours étranges which went double platinum. His first single Jeune et con was broadcast on many radio stations and reached the general public, which earned him a nomination for award The Newcomer of the Year' at the Victoires de la Musique in 2001.
In December 2001 his first poetry collection was published entitled À ton nom. In March 2002, he released his second album God Blesse/Katagena. In the meantime he released a piece of instrumental work called Katagena. It was available online via non-official web-sites and downloadable free of charge.
Brian de Palma contacted him and asked him to contribute to the original soundtrack of the movie Femme Fatale that was released in April 2003. The song that was chosen Sexe caused a lot of commotion due to its vulgar lyrics. Many radio stations refused to broadcast it, and the music video was banned from the television.
On April 22nd, 2002, the day after the first round of presidential elections, he wrote a song called Fils de France online, which was meant to be against French right-wing politician Jean-Marie Le Pen who qualified for the second ballot. The song was written and recorded in about 10 hours, then made available for free on the Universal Music's website.
His third album, Debbie, was released in 2004 with a more rock style than the previous albums.
In 2005 he quit Universal Music and went on the Damien Saez: Piano and Voice Tour and developed his own musical style in which his singing was accompanied by three guitars and a piano.
Your leather jacket
Yellow Tricycle Lyrics
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I'll end up in the ashtray blown into ashes by your love
My girl she says
That everything's gonna be fine that everything's gonna be alright
She's off her head
To treat me like a piece of crap and tell me it's gonna be all right
I'll stay with you
Baby i’ll stick around with the ashes and the trash
She says she wants to be mine
And she sleeps around that's her way of unwinding
When i'm wasted lying on the ground
She'll just send me another drink
She says it's not a crime
In your leather jacket my cigarette will make a hole
I’ll end up in the ashtray blown into ashes by your love
My girl she says
That everything's gonna be fine that everything's gonna be alright
She's off her head
To treat me like a piece of crap and tell me it's gonna be all right
I’ll stay with you
Baby i’ll stick around with the ashes and the trash
I’ll stay with you
I won't let go
The lyrics to Yellow Tricycle's "Your leather jacket" suggests a romantic relationship that is not at all healthy. The singer seems to be held captive by their partner, who they still love in spite of their destructive behavior. The line "In your leather jacket my cigarette will make a hole" suggests that the singer sees their relationship as a sort of addiction, with their partner having total control over them. The line "I'll end up in the ashtray blown into ashes by your love" reinforces this idea, suggesting that the relationship will ultimately result in the singer's destruction.
Despite their partner's mistreatment of them, the singer's "girl" promises them that "everything's gonna be fine," leading the singer to feel confused and trapped. The line "To treat me like a piece of crap and tell me it's gonna be all right" suggest that the singer is aware of their partner's toxicity, but is unable to leave.
The overall tone of the song is one of despair and hopelessness, with the singer resigned to their fate. The repeated refrain "I'll stay with you" underscores this feeling of powerlessness, with the singer essentially accepting that they are trapped in this destructive relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
In your leather jacket my cigarette will make a hole
I am attracted to your vibe and your sense of fashion to the extent that I cannot resist the urge to smoke around you.
I'll end up in the ashtray blown into ashes by your love
My affection for you is so intense that it will extinguish my cigarette, thus scattering the ashes of my love into the wind.
My girl she says
The person I am in a relationship with is trying to convince me that everything will be fine.
That everything's gonna be fine that everything's gonna be alright
Despite the turmoil in my life, my partner is reassuring me that things will work out in the end.
She's off her head
My partner is not in a stable mental state.
To treat me like a piece of crap and tell me it's gonna be all right
Despite mistreating me, my partner believes that their reassurances will be enough to keep me around.
I'll stay with you
Despite the problems in our relationship, I am committed to staying by my partner's side.
Baby i’ll stick around with the ashes and the trash
I am willing to endure the undesirable aspects of our relationship, such as the metaphorical ashes and trash, in order to stay with my partner.
I won't let go
I am willing to hold on tight and weather whatever comes our way.
Contributed by Oliver W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.