Rumor has it that Marianne Faithfull inspired several Rolling Stones classic hits such as Wild Horses, Sympathy for the Devil, You Can’t Always Get What You Want, and I Got The Blues. At 72 years old, she has accomplished so much. And at the end of the day, Marianne Faithfull rose above her demons and … See more
Back in the day, groupies followed popular rock bands everywhere. They showed up in clubs or their hotel rooms. With probably thousands of these girls vying for the attention of rockstars, not everyone managed to pursue a successful career in music and film. … See more
After dabbling with marijuana, she started using cocaine and heroin too. Even when she found out she was pregnant, she didn’t stop her drug use. On the seventh month of her pregnancy, she suffered from miscarriage. At this point, she lost custody of her son and was … See more
Faithfull was more than just the hard-partying girlfriend of Mick Jagger but the media continued to paint her as such. One awful myth that followed her for decades was when Keith … See more
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Faithfull began her singing career in 1964, landing her first gigs as a folk music performer in coffeehouses. She soon began taking part in London's exploding social scene. In early 1964 she attended a Rolling Stones launch party with artist John Dunbar and met Andrew Loog Oldham, who 'discovered' her. "As Tears Go By", her first single, was written and composed by Jagger, Keith Richards
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WEB9 May 2024 · Marianne Faithfull’s favourite The Rolling Stones song: “I’m very fond of Keith” Lucy Harbron. Thu 9 May 2024 13:00, UK. In the history of The Rolling Stones, there are far more characters than there were ever band members, and Marianne Faithfull played a vital role.
WEB2 Apr 2024 · Marianne Faithfull explains the friendly rivalry between bad boys of The Rolling Stones and the fresh-faced Beatles, saying the Stones were more "sexy".
WEB13 Jul 2023 · Marianne Faithfull met the Rolling Stones at a Decca party for Adrienne Posta in March 1964—a time when she was, admittedly, “very pretentious about pop music.” Instead of poring over copies of Jackie and swooning over Cliff Richard like a normal seventeen-year-old, she worshipped Paul Valéry, Marcel Proust, and obscure …
WEB1 Feb 2016 · Marianne Faithfull talks heroin, The Rolling Stones and ’60s London. ‘Women are meant to sound pretty? Bullshit,’ says Marianne Faithfull. We chat to one of British music’s most...
WEB29 Dec 2021 · Marianne Faithfull debuted in 1964 as one of the more promising voices of the British Invasion. The Rolling Stones’ manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, discovered her, which lead to Mick Jagger...
WEB30 Apr 2021 · Illustration by Mark Summers for Rolling Stone. Marianne Faithfull has lived several lifetimes in her 74 years. She was only 17 when the pop song “As Tears Go By” turned her into a star...
Marianne Faithfull: 'I'm more of a Beatles than a Stones fan' – a ...
WEB20 Aug 2014 · Marianne Faithfull: 'I'm more of a Beatles than a Stones fan' – a classic interview. Ahead of the release of the singer’s 20th studio album next month, Rock’s Backpages looks back to October ...
Marianne Faithfull interview: I loved being with the Rolling Stones
WEB13 Mar 2009 · Faithfull is an extraordinary icon of the pop counterculture, the beautiful girlfriend of a Rolling Stone, who descended into a drug hell, became impoverished and homeless, before...
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