The singer, who died on Thursday at 78, spent decades in the spotlight exercising a very specific and subversive power.

Drugs, addiction, the ‘sexual constellation’ between Mick Jagger and Keith Richards… The late star held nothing back in this 1994 encounter

Following the news of iconic British singer and actress Marianne Faithfull’s death, the Rolling Stones have paid tribute to their longtime friend. The band’s official X account posted a throwback video of a young Mick Jagger and Keith Richards performing “As Tears Go By,

First off: she had the face of an angel, a cherub. Wide eyes, silken blonde hair, perfect skin, the whole business.

Faithfull was a singer, an actress and the one-time girlfriend of Mick Jagger. Deadline called Faithfull a muse to not only the Rolling Stones but also David Bowie. Faithfull’s father was a British intelligence officer and professor while her mother was the daughter of Austro-Hungarian nobleman.

Faithfull was best known for songs that included UK Top 10 hit ‘As Tears Go By’ and starring roles in films including 1968’s ‘The Girl On A Motorcycle.

Vocalist Marianne Faithfull, whose 1960s sojourn as a swinging London pop star was succeeded by a striking punk-era artistic rebirth, died Thursday. She was 78. The BBC posted a statement from her family reading,

Marianne Faithfull, who during the Swinging '60s in London was a muse to the Rolling Stones and David Bowie, died today in London.

Here’s a toast to Marianne Faithfull, a true rock & roll legend. Nobody was ever better at being an old rock star, except maybe Leonard Cohen. Yet the difference is that Cohen didn’t release his debut album until he was 33 — he was never young in public.

The late singer, known for a string of solo pop hits, was also the inspiration of several Rolling Stones classics

Faithfull was known for her 1960’s hits including “As Tears Go By” which was written by The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards and Mick Jagger, whom she also famously dated. S