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Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull^[1]^[2](born 29 December 1946) is an English singer, songwriter, actress and diarist whose career spans over four decades. Her early work in pop and rock music in the 1960s was overshadowed by her struggle with drug abuse in the 1970s. During the first two-thirds of that decade, and with little notice, only two studio albums were produced. After a long commercial absence, she returned late in 1979 with the landmark album, Broken English. Faithfull's subsequent solo work, often critically acclaimed, has at times been overshadowed by her personal history. is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other places with the same name, see Hampstead (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the genre. ... This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Folk song redirects here. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Blues music redirects here. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... It has been suggested that Decca Music Group be merged into this article or section. ... Deram Records was set up by Decca Records (UK) ostensibly as a label for alternative or progressive artists. ... London Records is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 through the 1980s. ... RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... Sanctuary Records is a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Records. ... ANTI- is a sister label of Epitaph Records that was launched in 1999. ... Andrew Loog Oldham (born 1944) is a British rock and roll producer, impresario and author. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is a English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... See Diary (novel) for the novel by Chuck Palahniuk. ... Comparison of the perceived harm for various psychoactive drugs from a poll among medical psychiatrists specialized in addiction treatment[1] This article is an overview of the nontherapeutic use of alcohol and drugs of abuse. ...

With a recording career that spans over four decades, Faithfull has continually reinvented her musical persona, experimenting in different musical genres and collaborating with such varied artists as Beck, David Bowie, Nick Cave, The Chieftains, Jarvis Cocker, Billy Corgan, Lenny Kaye, Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, PJ Harvey, Alex James, Rupert Hine, Metallica, Barry Reynolds, Keith Richards, Sly and Robbie, Tom Waits, Patrick Wolf, Roger Waters, Rupert Hine, and Steve Winwood. This article is about the musician. ... David Bowie (pronounced ) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. ... Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional actor. ... The Chieftains are a Grammy-winning Irish musical group founded in 1963, known for performing and popularizing Irish traditional music. ... Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963, in Sheffield, England) is an English musician, best known for fronting the band Pulp. ... William Patrick Corgan, Jr. ... Guitarist, composer and writer Lenny Kaye was a member of the Patti Smith Group and has been Smiths most frequent collaborator. ... Daniel Lanois (born September 19, 1951 in Hull, QuÃ©bec) is a Canadian record producer and singer-songwriter. ... Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947, Birmingham, Alabama) is a country, folk, alternative rock, and alternative country musician. ... Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English [1] musician and songwriter. ... Alex James (born Steven Alexander James, 21 November 1968, in Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, England) is the bass player in the band Blur, and one of the members of Fat Les. ... Rupert Hine (full name Rupert Neville Hine) is an English musician and also a prolific producer in the synth pop era, helming albums such as Tina Turners Private Dancer, Howard Joness Humans Lib, Sagas Worlds Apart, and The Fixx Reach the Beach. ... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer, producer and founding member of The Rolling Stones. ... Sly and Robbie are reggaes most prolific and long lasting production team. ... Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. ... Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Apps on June 30, 1983 at St Thomas Hospital, London[1]) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. ... George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English rock musician; singer, bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and composer. ... Rupert Hine (full name Rupert Neville Hine) is an English musician and also a prolific producer in the synth pop era, helming albums such as Tina Turners Private Dancer, Howard Joness Humans Lib, Sagas Worlds Apart, and The Fixx Reach the Beach. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Early life

Faithfull was born Marian Evelyn Faithfull^[3] in Hampstead, London. Her father, Major Robert Glynn Faithfull, was a British military officer and college professor. Her mother, Baroness Eva Erisso was originally from Vienna. She was a ballerina during her early years and worked with the German theatrical duo Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill.^{[citation needed]} Faithfull's maternal great-great-uncle was Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, the infamous 19th century Austrian nobleman whose erotic novel, Venus in Furs, spawned the word "masochism".^[4] For other places with the same name, see Hampstead (disambiguation). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The armed forces of the United Kingdom are known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majestys Armed Forces, officially the Armed Forces of the Crown. ... For other uses, see Baron (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... {{dy justified his choice of form, and from about 1929 on he began to interpret its penchant for contradictions, much as had Eisenstein, in terms of the dialectic. ... Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 â€“ April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York City, was a German and in his later years, a German-American composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... Leopold von Sacher-Masoch Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (January 27, 1836 â€“ March 9, 1895), writer and journalist, was born in Lemberg, Austrian Empire (now Lviv, Ukraine). ... Book cover for Venus in Furs Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch (January 27, 1836 - March 9, 1895), writer and journalist, was born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (now Lviv, Ukraine). ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ...

She spent some of her early life at the commune formed by her father at Braziers Park, Oxfordshire. After her parents divorced, she moved with her mother to Reading, Berkshire. As a teenager, she attended St Joseph's Convent School there and was a member of the Progress Theatre student group. Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from the Latinised form Oxonia) is a county in the South East of England, bordering on Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, and Warwickshire. ... , Reading is a town, unitary authority (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in the English county of Berkshire. ... St Josephs Convent School is an independent mainly girls school in Reading, Berkshire, England. ... Progress Theatre is a ground breaking theatre company[1] formed in 1946 and staging their first production in 1947. ...

Music career and personal life

1960s

Faithfull began her singing career in 1964, landing her first gigs as a folk music performer in coffeehouses.^[5] Faithfull was discovered at a Rolling Stones' launch party by pop music producer Andrew Loog Oldham. Her first major release, "As Tears Go By", was penned by Oldham, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and became a chart success. She then released a series of successful singles, including "This Little Bird", "Summer Nights" and "Come and Stay With Me".^[5] Faithfull married artist John Dunbar in 1965. That same year, she gave birth to their son, Nicholas. The marriage was short-lived, principally owing to Dunbar's heroin addiction.^[5] Folk song redirects here. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Andrew Loog Oldham (born 1944) is a British rock and roll producer, impresario and author. ... As Tears Go By is a song written by The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards and most popularly recorded by British singer Marianne Faithfull in 1964. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is a English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer, producer and founding member of The Rolling Stones. ... John Dunbar (born in 1943 in Mexico City is a British artist, collector and former gallerist best known for his connections to the 1960s art and music scene. ... Heroin (INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy. ...

Faithfull fled from the home she had shared with Dunbar and took their son to stay with Brian Jones and Anita Pallenberg in London. During that time period, Faithfull started using marijuana and became best friends with Pallenberg. She also began a much publicized relationship with Mick Jagger. The relationship with Jagger lasted throughout the late 1960s, and the couple became notorious. She was found by British police while on a drug search at Keith Richards' house in Redlands, while wearing only a fur rug. In 1968 Faithfull, by now addicted to cocaine, miscarried a daughter (whom she had named Corrina) while retreating to Jagger's country house in Ireland.^[5] For other persons named Brian Jones, see Brian Jones (disambiguation). ... Anita Pallenberg (born January 25, 1944 in Rome, Italy) is a model, actress and fashion designer. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Cannabis, also known as marijuana[1] or ganja (Hindi: à¤—à¤¾à¤‚à¤œà¤¾),[2] is a psychoactive product of the plant Cannabis sativa. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is a English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer, producer and founding member of The Rolling Stones. ... Redlands is a city located in San Bernardino County, California, United States. ... For other uses, see Cocaine (disambiguation). ...

Faithfull's involvement in Jagger's life would be reflected in some of the Rolling Stones' best-known songs. "Sympathy for the Devil", featured on the album Beggars Banquet (1968), was in part inspired by The Master and Margarita, by Mikhail Bulgakov, a book which Faithfull introduced him to. Two songs on 1971 album Sticky Fingers were also influenced by Faithfull: the chorus of "Wild Horses" ("wild horses couldn't drag me away") is said to be based on a phrase Faithfull uttered after coming out of a coma after an overdose, while Faithfull herself wrote "Sister Morphine". (The writing credit for the song was the subject of a protracted legal battle; the resolution of the case has Faithfull listed as co-author of the song.) In her autobiography, Faithfull said Mick Jagger and Keith Richards released it in their own names in order that her agent did not collect (all) the royalties and proceeds from the song, especially as she was homeless and battling with heroin addiction at the time. Also Faithful appeared on the Rolling Stone's "Rock and Roll Circus" show and featured a solo piece of "Something Better"^[5] This article is about the song. ... Alternate cover Initially rejected cover of Beggars Banquet Beggars Banquet is an LP released in 1968 by The Rolling Stones. ... The Master and Margarita (Russian: ) is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, woven about the premise of a visit by the Devil to the fervently atheistic Soviet Union. ... Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov (Russian: ÐœÐ¸Ñ…Ð°Ð¸Ð» ÐÑ„Ð°Ð½Ð°ÑÑŒÐµÐ²Ð¸Ñ‡ Ð‘ÑƒÐ»Ð³Ð°ÐºÐ¾Ð²; May 15 [O.S. May 3] 1891, Kiev â€“ March 10, 1940, Moscow) was a Russian novelist and playwright of the first half of the 20th century. ... Alternate cover Cover of Spanish edition Sticky Fingers is an album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1971. ... Sticky Fingers track listing Alternate covers [[Image:|Picture of the U.S. 7-inch 45 record|200px]] Picture of the U.S. 7-inch 45 record For other uses, see Wild Horses (disambiguation). ... A drug overdose occurs when a chemical substance (i. ... Sister Morphine is a song by rock and roll band the Rolling Stones off of their 1971 release Sticky Fingers. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is a English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer, producer and founding member of The Rolling Stones. ...

1970s

Faithfull dissolved her relationship with Jagger in 1970, and lost custody of her son in that same year, which led to her mother attempting suicide.^[5] Marianne's personal life went into decline, and her career went into a tailspin. She only made a few appearances, including a 1973 performance at NBC with David Bowie, singing Sonny and Cher's song "I Got You Babe".^[5] This article is about the television network. ... David Bowie (pronounced ) (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, producer, arranger, and audio engineer. ... Sonny and Cher were an American rock and roll duo, made up of husband and wife team Sonny Bono and Cher in the 1960s and 1970s. ...

Faithfull lived on London's Soho streets for two years, suffering from heroin addiction and anorexia nervosa.^[6] Friends intervened and enrolled her in an NHS drug programme, from which she could get her daily fix on prescription from a chemist (pharmacy).^[7] She was one of the program's most notorious failures, neither controlling nor stabilizing her addiction as the NHS intended. In 1971, producer Mike Leander found her on the streets and made an attempt to revive her career, producing part of her album Rich Kid Blues. The album would be shelved until 1985.^[5] Cast-iron architecture in Greene Street SoHo is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. ... For other uses, see Anorexia. ... The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly-funded healthcare system of the United Kingdom. ... Mike Leander (30 June 1941 â€“ 18 April 1996) was an arranger and record producer for Decca Records in the 60s and worked with such artists as Marianne Faithful, Billy Fury, Marc Bolan, Joe Cocker, The Small Faces, Van Morrison, Alan Price, Peter Frampton, Keith Richards, Shirley Bassey, Lulu, Jimmy Page...

Severe laryngitis coupled with persistent cocaine abuse during this period permanently altered the sound of Faithfull's voice, leaving it cracked and lower in pitch. While the new sound was praised as "whiskey-soaked" by some critics, journalist John Jones of the (London) Sunday Times wrote that she had "permanently vulgarized her voice".^[5] In 1975 she released the country-influenced record Dreamin' my Dreams, which reached the top of the Irish Albums Chart.^[5] Faithfull moved into a squat without hot water or electricity in Chelsea with her then-boyfriend Ben Brierly, of punk band The Vibrators. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. ... The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. ... For other uses, see squat. ... Statue of Thomas More on Cheyne Walk. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Vibrators are a British punk rock band, formed in 1976. ...

Faithfull's career returned full force in 1979 (the same year she was arrested for marijuana possession in Norway) with the album Broken English, one of her most critically hailed album releases.^[5] The album was partially influenced by the punk explosion and on her marriage to Brierly in the same year. In addition to the punk-pop sounds of the title track (which addressed terrorism in Europe, being dedicated to Ulrike Meinhof), the album also included "Why D'Ya Do It", a punk-reggae song with aggressive lyrics adapted from a poem by Heathcote Williams.^[8] The musical structure of this song is complex; though on the surface hard rock, it is a Tango in 4/4 time, with an opening electric guitar riff by Barry Reynolds in which beats 1 and 4 of each measure are accented on the up-beat, and beat 3 is accented on the down beat. Faithfull, in her autobiography, commented that her fluid yet rhythmic reading of Williams' lyric was "an early form of rap".^[5] Broken English also revealed an astonishing change to Faithfull's singing voice. The melodic vocals on her early records were replaced with a raucous, deep voice, affected by years of smoking, drinking and drug use.^[5] Terrorist redirects here. ... Meinhof as a young journalist. ... Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ... Heathcote Williams (b. ... A couple dances Argentine Tango. ...

1980s

Faithfull lived in Dublin after the release of Broken English. Despite her comeback, she was still battling with addiction in the mid-1980s, at one point breaking her jaw tripping on a flight of stairs while under the influence.^[5] In 1985, she ended up at Hazelden Clinic in Minnesota, U.S. for rehabilitation on the same year. She then received treatment at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. While living at a hotel in nearby Cambridge, she started an affair (while still married) with a dual diagnosis (mentally ill and drug dependent) man, Howard Tose. He jumped out of the apartment window on the 36th floor at the end of the romance.^{[citation needed]}. She and Brierly would divorce in 1986. In 1987, Faithfull dedicated a thank you to Mr. Tose within the album package of Strange Weather, on the back sleeve: "To Howard Tose with love and thanks". In 1995, she wrote and sang about the experience of his death in "Flaming September" from the album A Secret Life. For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... The non-profit Hazelden Foundation, based in Center City, Minnesota, pioneered the so-called Minnesota Model of care for alcoholism and drug addiction that is now the most widely used in the world. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Largest metro area Minneapolis-St. ... McLean Hospital (pronounced Mc-Lane) is a psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, USA. It is noted for its clinical staff expertise and ground-breaking neuroscience research. ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government - Type Mayor-City Council - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area - Total 7. ...

In 1985, she performed "Ballad of the Soldier's Wife" on Hal Willner's tribute album Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill. Faithfull's restrained readings lent themselves to the material, and this collaboration informed several subsequent works. In 1987, Faithfull again reinvented herself, this time as a jazz and blues singer, on the Strange Weather, also produced by Willner. The album became her most critically lauded album of the decade. In 1988, the singer married writer and actor Giorgio Della Terza; the couple divorced in 1991.^[5] Hal Willner (born 1957, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a music producer working in recording, Films, TV and live events. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... Blues music redirects here. ...

1990s

When Roger Waters assembled an all-star cast of musicians to perform the rock opera The Wall live in Berlin in July 1990, Faithfull played the part of Pink's over-protective mother. Her musical career rebounded for the third time during the early 1990s with the live album Blazing Away, which featured Faithfull revisiting songs she'd performed over the course of her career. As her fascination with the music of Weimar-era Germany continued, she released a recording of The Seven Deadly Sins and performed in The Threepenny Opera. Her interpretation of the music led to a new album, Twentieth Century Blues, which focused on the music of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht, and a successful concert and cabaret tour. George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English rock musician; singer, bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and composer. ... The Whos Tommy, the first album explicitly billed as a rock opera A rock opera is a rock music album or stage production that resembles the form of an opera. ... For other Pink Floyd works based around this album, see The Wall (Pink Floyd). ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... Anthem Das Lied der Deutschen Germany during the Weimar period, with the Free State of Prussia (in blue) as the largest state Capital Berlin Language(s) German Government Republic President - 1918-1925 Friedrich Ebert - 1925-1933 Paul von Hindenburg Chancellor - 1919 Philipp Scheidemann(first) - 1933 Kurt von Schleicher (last) Legislature... Die Dreigroschenoper, original German poster from Berlin, 1928. ... Kurt Julian Weill (March 2, 1900 â€“ April 3, 1950), born in Dessau, Germany and died in New York City, was a German and in his later years, a German-American composer active from the 1920s until his death. ... {{dy justified his choice of form, and from about 1929 on he began to interpret its penchant for contradictions, much as had Eisenstein, in terms of the dialectic. ...

In 1994 she published her autobiography, entitled Faithfull, in which she discussed her life, career, drug addictions, and bisexuality. The next year she recorded A Secret Life, with songs written with Angelo Badalamenti. Faithfull also sang background vocals on Metallica's song "The Memory Remains" from their 1997 album ReLoad and appeared in the song's music video; the track reached #28 in the U.S. (#3 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock chart) and #13 in the U.K. Bisexual redirects here. ... Angelo Badalamenti (born March 22, 1937) is an Italian-American composer, best known for his movie soundtrack work for movie director David Lynch, most notably Blue Velvet, the Twin Peaks saga (1991-1992) and Mulholland Drive // He was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Sicilian mother and an Italian... Metallica is a Grammy Award-winning American heavy metal/thrash metal band formed in 1981[1] and has become one of the most commercially successful musical acts of recent decades. ... The Memory Remains is a song by Metallica in their 1997 album Reload. ... ReLoad is the seventh album by American heavy metal band Metallica, released in 1997. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ...

In 1998 she released A Perfect Stranger: The Island Anthology, a two-disc compilation that chronicled her years with Island Records. It featured tracks from her albums Broken English, Dangerous Acquaintances, A Child's Adventure, Strange Weather, Blazing Away, and A Secret Life, as well as several B-sides and unreleased tracks.

Faithfull's 1999 DVD Dreaming My Dreams contains material about her childhood and parents, with historical video footage going back to 1964 and interviews with the artist and several friends who have known her since childhood. The documentary includes sections on her relationship with John Dunbar and Mick Jagger, and brief interviews with Keith Richards. The DVD concludes with a 30-minute live concert. That same year, she ranked #25 in VH1's 100 Greatest Women in Rock And Roll. DVD (also known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. ... John Dunbar (born in 1943 in Mexico City is a British artist, collector and former gallerist best known for his connections to the 1960s art and music scene. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is a English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943) is an English guitarist, songwriter, singer, producer and founding member of The Rolling Stones. ... VH1 (VH-1: Video Hits One until 1994 and VH1: Music First until 2003) is an American digital television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment, at the time a division of Warner Communications and owners of MTV. VH1 and sister channel MTV are currently...

2000s

Faithfull has been a prolific artist in the new century, releasing several albums that have received positive critical response. In 2000, she released Vagabond Ways. It included collaborations with Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, and writer (and friend) Frank McGuiness. Later that year she sang "Love Got Lost" on Joe Jackson's Night and Day II album. Vagabond Ways is a rock album by Marianne Faithfull. ... Daniel Lanois (born September 19, 1951 in Hull, QuÃ©bec) is a Canadian record producer and singer-songwriter. ... Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947, Birmingham, Alabama) is a country, folk, alternative rock, and alternative country musician. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic or space rock music, and, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. ... George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English rock musician; singer, bassist, guitarist, songwriter, and composer. ... Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English musician and singer-songwriter probably best-known for the 1979 hit song Is She Really Going Out With Him?, which still gets extensive FM radio airplay; for his 1982 hit, Steppin Out; and for...

Her renaissance continued with Kissin' Time, released in 2002. The album contained songs written with Beck, Billy Corgan, Jarvis Cocker, Dave Stewart, David Courts, and the French pop singer Étienne Daho. On this record, she paid tribute to Nico (with "Song for Nico"), whose work she admired. The album also included an autobiographical song she co-wrote with Cocker, called "Sliding Through Life on Charm". Kissin Time is Marianne Faithfulls 2003 studio album. ... This article is about the musician. ... William Patrick Corgan, Jr. ... Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963, in Sheffield, England) is an English musician, best known for fronting the band Pulp. ... David Allan Stewart, often known as Dave Stewart (born September 9, 1952 in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear), is an English musician and record producer best known for his work with Eurythmics. ... Ã‰tienne Daho (born January 14, 1956 in Oran) is a French singer who has racked up an extensive number of pop hits in the French-speaking world since 1981. ... For other uses, see Nico (disambiguation). ... For music albums named Autobiography, see Greek eauton = self, bios = life and graphein = write) is a form of biography, the writing of a life story. ...

In 2005, she released Before the Poison. The album was primarily a collaboration with PJ Harvey and Nick Cave, though Damon Albarn and Jon Brion also contributed. In 2005, André Schneider performed a cover version of her song "The Hawk", and she recorded (and co-produced) "Lola R Forever", a cover of the Serge Gainsbourg song "Lola Rastaquouere" with Sly & Robbie for the tribute album Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited. In 2007, Faithfull collaborated with the British singer/songwriter, Patrick Wolf on the duet "Magpie" from his third album The Magic Position and wrote and recorded a new song for the French film Truands called "A Lean and Hungry Look" with Ulysse. Later this year Marianne will release a second volume of autobiography called Memories, Dreams and Reflections. The book, to be published by Fourth Estate, is a more personal history than Faithfull. Before The Poison is the twentieth studio album by Marianne Faithfull, recorded in 2003 and released in 2005. ... Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English [1] musician and songwriter. ... Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, and occasional actor. ... Damon Albarn, (born March 23, 1968 in Leytonstone, London), is an English singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead singer and keyboard player of rock band Blur. ... Jon Brion at The Sunset Tavern in Seattle (photo by Nadja Dee Tanaka) Jon Brion (born 1962) is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer. ... Andre Schneider (born Andre-Marc Schneider) is a writer and actor. ... Serge Gainsbourg (April 2, 1928 â€“ March 2, 1991) was a French poet, singer-songwriter, actor and director. ... Lowell Sly Fillmore Dunbar was born on 10 May 1952, in Kingston, Jamaica. ... Sly and Robbie are probably reggaes most prolific and long lasting production team. ... Monsieur Gainsbour Revisited was a tribute album to the works of late French Singer/Songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. ... Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Apps on June 30, 1983 at St Thomas Hospital, London[1]) is an English singer-songwriter from South London. ...

Faithfull currently resides in Paris, with her manager François Ravard. In September 2006, she called off a concert tour after she was diagnosed with breast cancer^[9] ^[10]. The following month, she underwent surgery in France and no further treatment was necessary owing to the tumour having been caught at a very early stage. Less than two months after she declared having the disease, Faithfull made her public statement of full recovery.^[11] This article is about the capital of France. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ...

In March 2007 she returned to the stage with a touring show entitled Songs of Innocence and Experience. Supported by a trio, the performance had a semi-acoustic feel and toured European theatres throughout the spring and summer. The show featured many songs she had not performed live before including "Something Better", the song she sang on The Rolling Stones' Rock & Roll Circus. The show also included the Harry Nilsson song "Don't Forget Me" which features the line "When we're old and full of cancer, it doesn't matter now, come on, get happy" seen as a celebration of her surviving the disease. Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 â€“ January 15, 1994) was an American songwriter, singer, pianist, and guitarist, most popular during the 1960s and 1970s. ...

Recent articles hint Faithfull is looking into retirement, in hopes money from Songs of the Innocence and Experience, will enable her to live in comfort. The 60-year-old said: "I’m not prepared to be 70 and absolutely broke. I realized last year that I have no safety net at all and I’m going to have to get one. So I need to change my attitude to life, which means I have to put away 10 per cent every year of my old age. I want to be in a position where I don’t have to work. I should have thought about this a long time ago but I didn’t."^[12]

On 11 October 2007 Faithfull admitted to having the disease hepatitis C on UK television programme 'This Morning', and that she had first been diagnosed with the condition 12 years before. Recording of her next studio album Easy Come, Easy Go commenced in New York City on December 6, 2007; the album is being produced by Hal Willner who also produced her 1987 album Strange Weather. A version of Morrissey's Dear God Please Help Me from his 2006 album, Ringleader of the Tormentors is reported to be one of the songs featured. The anticipated release date is 29 September 2008.^[13] is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... This page is for the disease. ... This Morning has been the name of several noted programs on television and radio: This Morning (television program), British breakfast television show, This Morning (radio program), Canadian radio show on CBC Radio One from 1997 to 2002. ... Easy Come, Easy Go is a 1967 musical film starring Elvis Presley. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... is the 340th day of the year (341st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Hal Willner (born 1957, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a music producer working in recording, Films, TV and live events. ... For other uses, see Morrissey (disambiguation). ... Ringleader of the Tormentors is the title of Morrisseys most recent album, which debuted at number one in the UK album charts and number twenty-seven in the US. Billboard magazine described the album as showcasing a thicker, more rock-driven sound[1]; Morrissey attributes this change in sound... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ...

Acting career

In addition to her music career, Faithfull has had a career as an actress in theater, television and film.

Her first theater appearance was in a 1967 stage adaptation of Chekhov’s Three Sisters. Before that she played herself in Jean-Luc Godard's movie Made in U.S.A.. Faithfull has also appeared in the 1967 film I'll Never Forget What's 'is Name alongside Orson Welles (where she notedly became the first person to say "fuck" in a mainstream studio picture),^{[citation needed]} as a leather-clad motorcyclist in the 1968 French film La Motocyclette (English titles: Girl on a Motorcycle and Naked Under Leather) opposite Alain Delon, and in the 1969 Kenneth Anger cult film Lucifer Rising. In 1969, Faithfull played Ophelia opposite Nicol Williamson's Hamlet, directed by Tony Richardson and featuring Anthony Hopkins as Claudius. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (Russian: , IPA: ) was a Russian short story writer and playwright. ... Chekhov in a 1905 illustration. ... Jean-Luc Godard (French IPA: ) (born 3 December 1930) is a French filmmaker and one of the most influential members of the Nouvelle Vague, or French New Wave. Born to Franco-Swiss parents in Paris, he was educated in Nyon, Switzerland, later studying at the LycÃ©e Rohmer, and the... Made in U.S.A is a 1966 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. ... Ill Never Forget Whats Isname (also released as Ill Never Forget Whatsisname) is a 1967 British film directed and produced by Michael Winner. ... George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 â€“ October 10, 1985) was an Academy Award-winning American director, writer, actor and producer for film, stage, radio and television. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Alain Delon (b. ... Kenneth Anger Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927 in Santa Monica, California as Kenneth Wilbur Anglemyer) is an underground avant-garde film-maker and author. ... Lucifer Rising is an album by Jimmy Page, released by Boleskine House Records on June 19, 1987. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Nicol Williamson as Merlin in Excalibur Nicol Williamson (b. ... For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... Tony Richardson (June 5, 1928 - November 14, 1991) was a British theatre and film director and producer. ... For the composer, see Antony Hopkins. ...

Her stage work also included, in 1968, Edward Bond's Early Morning at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in which she played a lesbian Florence Nightingale, The Collector in the West End opposite Simon Williams, Mad Dog at Hampstead Theatre opposite Denholm Elliott, A Patriot for Me at Watford Palace Theatre and The Rainmaker, which toured the UK and in which Marianne's co-star was TV actor Peter Gilmore. Other film roles in the1970s included Ghost Story (AKA Madhouse Mansion) and Assault on Agathon.

Her television acting in the late 1960s and early 1970s included The Door of Opportunity (1970) with Ian Ogilvy,^[14] adapted from W. Somerset Maugham's story, followed by Strindberg's The Stronger (1971) with Britt Ekland,^[15] and Terrible Jim Fitch (1971) by James Leo Herlihy, which once more paired Faithfull with Nicol Williamson.^[16] Ian Ogilvy as Simon Templar pictured on a reprint of an early Saint novel published to coincide with the TV series. ... William Somerset Maugham, CH (January 25, 1874 â€“ December 16, 1965) was an English playwright, novelist, and short story writer. ... Britt Ekland (born Britt-Marie Eklund on October 6, 1942) is a Swedish actress, long resident in the UK. Ekland became famous as a result of her 1964 whirlwind romance and marriage to British actor and comedian, Peter Sellers, who proposed after seeing her photograph in the paper. ... James Leo Herlihy (27 February 1927-21 October 1993) was an American novelist and playwright, best known for his works Midnight Cowboy and Blue Denim. ...

In 1993, she played the role of Pirate Jenny in The Threepenny Opera at the Gate Theatre in Dublin. Later she performed The Seven Deadly Sins with the Vienna Radio Symphony. Die Dreigroschenoper, original German poster from Berlin, 1928. ...

She has played both God and the Devil. She appeared as God in two guest appearances in the British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous opposite friend Jennifer Saunders. In 2004 and 2005, she played the Devil in William Burroughs' and Tom Waits' musical, The Black Rider, directed by Robert Wilson. This article is about the television series. ... Jennifer Jane Saunders (born July 6, 1958[1] in Sleaford, Lincolnshire) is a BAFTA- and Emmy Award-winning English comedian, writer and actress. ... William S. Burroughs. ... Thomas Alan Waits (born December 7, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor. ... This article is about the stage musical. ... Robert Wilson (born 4 October 1941) is an internationally acclaimed American avant-garde stage director and playwright who has been called [America]s â€” or even the worlds â€” foremost vanguard theater artist [1]. Over the course of his wide-ranging career, he has also worked as a choreographer, performer, painter...

Faithfull appeared in the rarely-screened 2001 film Far From China, which has gained a loyal cult following.^{[citation needed]} She has also appeared in Patrice Chéreau's Intimacy (2001) and was featured as Empress Maria-Theresa in Sofia Coppola's 2006 biopic, Marie-Antoinette. She starred in the film Irina Palm, released at the Berlinale film festival in 2007. Faithfull plays the central role of Maggie, a 60-year-old widow who becomes a sex worker to pay for medical treatment for her ill grandson.^[17] On 4 November 2007 it was announced by the European Film Academy that Faithfull had received a nomination for Best Actress, for her role as Maggie in Irina Palm. At the 20th annual European Film Awards ceremony held in Berlin, on 1 December 2007, Faithfull lost to Helen Mirren. Patrice ChÃ©reau (born November 2nd, 1944 in LÃ©zignÃ©, France) is a French director, film maker, actor, and producer. ... Intimacy is a 2001 France/United Kingdom/Germany/Spain drama film by Patrice ChÃ©reau and written by Patrice ChÃ©reau, Anne-Louise Trividic and Hanif Kureishi. ... Not to be confused with Maria Theresa of Austria (1816-1867). ... Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American film director, actress, producer and Academy Award-winning screenwriter. ... Marie-Antoinette is a 2006 film written and directed by Sofia Coppola about the life of Marie Antoinette, the Austrian princess who married into the French royal family in 1770, only to be imprisoned and beheaded when the monarchy was overthrown by a revolution twenty years later. ... Irina Palm (2007) is a tragic comedy film starring Marianne Faithfull and Miki Manojlovic. ... The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale is one of the most important film festivals in Europe. ... is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The European Movie Awards are the most prestigious paneuropean movie awards. ... is the 335th day of the year (336th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born July 26, 1945), is an English stage, television and film actress. ...

Faithfull lent her voice to the 2008 film Evil Calls: The Raven, although this was recorded several years earlier when the project was still titled Alone in the Dark. She has appeared in the 2008 feature documentary by Nik Sheehan on Brion Gysin and the Dreamachine, entitled FLicKeR. Brion Gysin (January 19, 1916 - July 13, 1986) was a painter, writer, sound poet, and performance artist born outside of London, Taplow, Buckinghamshire. ... homemade version semi-off The Dreamachine (or Dream Machine) was invented by Beat generation members Brion Gysin and Ian Sommerville in 1959. ...

Discography

Filmography

Made in U.S.A is a 1966 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. ... Ill Never Forget Whats Isname (also released as Ill Never Forget Whatsisname) is a 1967 British film directed and produced by Michael Winner. ... Special Theatre Version: The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, 2004. ... Hamlet is a 1969 film of the play by Shakespeare, starring Nicol Williamson as the Dane. ... Lucifer Rising is a short film by director Kenneth Anger. ... Shopping is a 1994 movie by Paul W. S. Anderson about a group of British teenagers who indulge in joyriding and ramraiding. ... Intimacy is a 2001 France/United Kingdom/Germany/Spain drama film by Patrice ChÃ©reau and written by Patrice ChÃ©reau, Anne-Louise Trividic and Hanif Kureishi. ... Paris, je taime is a 2006 film starring an ensemble cast of American, British and French movie actors. ... Marie Antoinette is an American Academy Award-winning 2006 film written and directed by Sofia Coppola about the life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France. ... Irina Palm (2007) is a tragic comedy film starring Marianne Faithfull and Miki Manojlovic. ...

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