Also known as: Debarge, Philippe w/ The Pretty Things
Origin: Saint-Tropez, France
The story of Philippe Debarge and the Pretty Things , although not widely known, is one of the most interesting legends in the annals of rock and roll. As the story goes, Philippe De Barge was a rich, eccentric French playboy who had everything money could buy, but above all else, yearned of becoming a famous rock star. He lived in a large chateau in Saint-Tropez, France overlooking the Mediterranean Sea with his family that had made a fortune in the pharmaceutical industry. The time was early 1969 and Philippe was a huge fan of the Pretty Things , a well-established and popular British band t…