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Marianne Faithfull is an English rock singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the 1960s with her hit single “As Tears Go By.” She was a lead female artist during the British Invasion in the United States and is known for her distinctive, raspy voice that developed later in her career. Faithfull has had an illustrious music career, making a comeback in the 1970s and releasing critically acclaimed albums like Broken English.
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John Dunbar
Ben Brierley
Giorgio Della Terza
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Nicholas Dunbar
Corrina Jagger
About the Marianne Faithfull
Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfullis an English rock singer-songwriter. She achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single “As Tears Go By” and became one of the lead female artists during the British Invasion in the United States.
Born in Hampstead, London, Faithfull began her career in 1964 after attending a party for the Rolling Stones, where she was discovered by Andrew Loog Oldham. Her debut album Marianne Faithfulland Hamletand Strange Weatherand Marianne Faithfull: A Life on Record (2014).
Faithfull received the World Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2009 Women’s World Awards, and she was made a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France.
Frequently Asked Questions
Marianne Faithfull is an English rock singer-songwriter who achieved popularity in the 1960s with the release of her hit single ‘As Tears Go By’ and became one of the lead female artists during the British Invasion in the United States.
Marianne Faithfull was born on December 29, 1946 in Hampstead, London.
Marianne Faithfull is known for her distinctive and raspy voice, as well as her successful comeback in the late 1970s with the critically acclaimed album ‘Broken English’.
Marianne Faithfull had a highly publicized romantic relationship with Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones from 1966 to 1970.
During the 1970s, Marianne Faithfull struggled with personal problems such as anorexia, homelessness, and heroin addiction, which left her voice permanently raspy and altered.
Marianne Faithfull received the World Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2009 Women’s World Awards and was made a Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the government of France.
Marianne Faithfull has written three books about her life: ‘Faithfull: An Autobiography’ (1994), ‘Memories, Dreams & Reflections’ (2007), and ‘Marianne Faithfull: A Life on Record’ (2014).
9 Quotes by Marianne Faithfull
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I never trusted anybody at all. I don’t know why it was so hard, I just didn’t.
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The voice of God, if you must know, is Aretha Franklin’s.
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The way I choose to show my feelings is through my songs.
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The really explicit phrase is doors of perception.
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Rebellion is the only thing that keeps you alive!
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I think I’m really powerful. They’ll smash me, probably.
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Maybe the most that you can expect from a relationship that goes bad is to come out of it with a few good songs.
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I think drugs were used by me as a way of suppressing my natural spirit.
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I took drugs because we all took drugs.
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