I am old enough to remember the first sightings of the beautiful young Marianne Faithful brimming with innocence and sexuality. Every schoolboy’s fantasy. She was so viscerally appealing. So delectable.
Hand in hand with Mick Jagger she was the fairy-tale princess of rock.
Marianne Faithfull – As Tears Go By (Official Lyric Video) – YouTube
Then it all went wrong, break-up, heroin and homelessness.
But I remember the older, more worldly woman, outspoken and defiant. Edgy and strong, outspoken and unafraid. She’d lived, survived and grown.
I remember Marianne.
Why D’ya Do It?- Marianne Faithfull – YouTube