10 Quotes & Sayings By Marianne Faithfull

Born in the small village of Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England, in 1948, Marianne Faithfull was raised by her mother and grandmother after the death of her father. After leaving school, she worked as a bus dancer and a model in London before making her first film appearance in 1968. She began recording in 1969 and released her first single, "As Tears Go By" in 1970. Faithfull's debut album, Broken English (1971), was a commercial and critical success and led to further collaborations with musicians such as Johnny Cash and David Bowie Read more

Her performances were known for their sexual allure on stage and she was an influential figure on the British music scene throughout the 1970s.

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The way I choose to show my feelings is through my songs. 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. Marianne Faithfull
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The voice of God, if you must know, is Aretha Franklin's. Marianne Faithfull
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France has been very good for me. It has given me a very worldly-cool attitude. Marianne Faithfull
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There are so many myths out there about Marianne Faithfull, I had to, um, detach. But I can turn it on because Marianne Faithfull is really an attitude, you know. Marianne Faithfull
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I live a very nice life. I have a wonderful time. But it's not lived drawing on a full level. I'm relaxed, cool, and enjoying it. Marianne Faithfull
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My story is really an affirmation of my strength and my luck. To live with a great artist like Ted Hughes or Mick Jagger is a very, very destructive role for a woman trying to be herself. In fact, it can't be done. Marianne Faithfull
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I'm interested in time, fame, death, beauty, truth, all those things. Marianne Faithfull
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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. Marianne Faithfull