Citizendia
Your Ad Here

Marianne Faithfull

Background information
Birth name Marian Evelyn Faithfull
Born 29 December 1946 (1946-12-29) (age 61)
Hampstead, London, England
Genre(s) Rock, pop, folk, jazz, blues
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, actress
Instrument(s) Vocals, keyboards
Label(s) Decca, Deram, London, NEMS, Columbia, Island, RCA, Instinct, Sanctuary, Anti, Naïve
Associated acts Andrew Loog Oldham
Mick Jagger
The Rolling Stones
Website Official Website

Marianne Evelyn Gabriel Faithfull[1][2](born 29 December 1946) is an English singer, songwriter, actress and diarist whose career spans over four decades. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hampstead is an area of London, England, located north-west of Charing Cross. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Deram Records was a Record label set up by Decca Records. It was active from 1966 until 1979 London Records is a Record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company Island Records is a Record label that was founded by British record producers in Jamaica. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Sanctuary Records is a Record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. ANTI- is an American Record label founded in 1999 as a sister label of Epitaph Records. Andrew Loog Oldham (born January 29 1944 in Paddington, West London) is an English Rock and roll producer, Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works For other uses of the term 'diary' see Diary (disambiguation. Her early work in pop and rock music in the 1960s was overshadowed by her struggle with drug abuse in the 1970s. Drug abuse has a wide range of definitions related to taking a Psychoactive drug or Performance enhancing drug for a non-therapeutic or non-medical effect 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. Broken English is a 1979 album by singer Marianne Faithfull. It is often cited as Faithfull's definitive recording Faithfull herself describes it in her autobiography Faithfull's subsequent solo work, often critically acclaimed, has at times been overshadowed by her personal history.

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. Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957 in Warracknabeal, Victoria) is an Australian Musician, Songwriter, Author The Chieftains are a Grammy -winning Irish musical group founded in 1962 best known for being the first band to make Irish traditional music popular Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963 is an English musician best known for fronting the band Pulp. William Patrick Corgan Jr (born March 17, 1967 in Elk Grove Village Illinois) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Lenny Kaye (born December 27, 1946) is an American Guitarist, Composer and Writer who is best known as a member of Daniel Lanois (born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian Record producer and Singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Steven Alexander James (born 21 November 1968 in Boscombe, England) is a Farmer and the bass player of the currently Rupert Neville Hine (born 1948 in London is an English musician and also a prolific producer in the Synth pop era helming albums by Kevin Ayers, Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 is an English Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer, producer and a founding member of The Rolling Sly and Robbie are one of Reggae 's most prolific and long lasting production teams Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Denis Apps on June 30, 1983) is an English Singer-songwriter from South London. George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician Rupert Neville Hine (born 1948 in London is an English musician and also a prolific producer in the Synth pop era helming albums by Kevin Ayers, Stephen Lawrence "Steve" or "Stevie" Winwood (born 12 May 1948 in Handsworth, Birmingham) is an English Singer-songwriter

Contents

Early life

Faithfull was born Marian Evelyn Faithfull[3] in Hampstead, London. Hampstead is an area of London, England, located north-west of Charing Cross. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Her father, Major Robert Glynn Faithfull, was a British military officer and college professor. The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces Her mother, Baroness Eva Erisso was originally from Vienna. Baron is a specific Title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin (liber Baroness Eva Erisso (1912 - 1994 was an Austrian Aristocrat. Erisso was the grand-niece of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch and the mother of Marianne Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. She was a ballerina during her early years and worked with the German theatrical duo Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Kurt Julian Weill ( March 2, 1900 &ndash April 3, 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". Leopold Ritter von Sacher-Masoch ( 27 January, 1836 – 9 March, 1895) was an Austrian writer and journalist who gained renown Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich WikipediaHow to fix bunched-up edit links --> Venus in Furs (Venus im Pelz is a Novella by Austrian author Leopold von Sacher-Masoch Sadism refers to Sexual or non-sexual gratification in the infliction of Pain or humiliation upon or by another person [4]

She spent some of her early life at the commune formed by her father at Braziers Park, Oxfordshire. Braziers Park, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire is a Country house and Grade II* Listed building, built in the late 17th century (with a datestone History See also History of Oxfordshire The county of Oxfordshire was formed in the early years of the 10th century and is broadly situated in the After her parents divorced, she moved with her mother to Reading, Berkshire. Reading (ˈrɛdɪŋ as Redding) is a town in England, located at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between As a teenager, she attended St Joseph's Convent School there and was a member of the Progress Theatre student group. St Joseph's Convent School is an independent mainly girl's school in Reading Berkshire, England. Progress Theatre is a theatre company owning and managing its own theatre on The Mount in Reading, Berkshire, England, close to Reading University

Music career and personal life

1960s

Faithfull began her singing career in 1964, landing her first gigs as a folk music performer in coffeehouses. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous [5] Faithfull was discovered at a Rolling Stones' launch party by pop music producer Andrew Loog Oldham. Andrew Loog Oldham (born January 29 1944 in Paddington, West London) is an English Rock and roll producer, Her first major release, "As Tears Go By", was penned by Oldham, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, and became a chart success. " As Tears Go By " is a song written by The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, guitarist Keith Richards, and their manager Andrew Loog Oldham Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 is an English Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer, producer and a founding member of The Rolling 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. 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 That same year, she gave birth to their son, Nicholas. The marriage was short-lived, principally owing to Dunbar's heroin addiction. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative [5]

Faithfull fled from the home she had shared with Dunbar and took their son to stay with Brian Jones and Anita Pallenberg in London. Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969 was a founding member and Guitarist of the English Rock group The Rolling Stones. Anita Pallenberg (born January 25 1944) is a model, actress and Fashion designer. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. During that time period, Faithfull started using marijuana and became best friends with Pallenberg. Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a She also began a much publicized relationship with Mick Jagger. Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock 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. Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 is an English Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer, producer and a founding member of The Rolling 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. Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world [5]

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. " Sympathy for the Devil " is a song by The Rolling Stones which first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1968 album Beggars Banquet Beggars Banquet is an LP released in 1968 by The Rolling Stones. The Master and Margarita (Мастер и Маргарита is a novel by Mikhail Bulgakov, woven about the premise of a visit by the Devil to the Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov (Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, Kiev &ndash March 10, 1940, Moscow) was a Russian 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". Sticky Fingers is an album by English rock band The Rolling Stones, released in April 1971 " Wild Horses " is a song by the Rolling Stones from their 1971 album Sticky Fingers, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards The term drug overdose (or simply overdose or OD) describes the Ingestion or application of a Drug or other substance in quantities " Sister Morphine " is a song originally released as a single by British singer Marianne Faithfull and later popularized by the Rock and roll band (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. Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 is an English Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer, producer and a founding member of The Rolling Also Faithful appeared on the Rolling Stone's "Rock and Roll Circus" show and featured a solo piece of "Something Better"[5]

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". The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Sonny & Cher were an American Pop music duo made up of husband and wife team Sonny Bono and Cher in the 1960s and 1970s [5]

Faithfull lived on London's Soho streets for two years, suffering from heroin addiction and anorexia nervosa. This article is about an area of Manhattan, New York City. For the area in London UK see Soho. Anorexia Nervosa is a psychiatric Diagnosis that describes an Eating disorder characterized by low Body weight and Body image distortion [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. Mike Leander ( 30 June 1941 – 18 April 1996) was an arranger and record producer for Decca Records in the 1960s and Bell Records The album would be shelved until 1985. [5]

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. 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 [5] Faithfull moved into a squat without hot water or electricity in Chelsea with her then-boyfriend Ben Brierly, of punk band The Vibrators. Squatting is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or Building that the squatter does not own rent or otherwise have permission to use Chelsea is an area of south-west London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along The Vibrators are an original and long-lived British Punk rock band that 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. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Broken English is a 1979 album by singer Marianne Faithfull. It is often cited as Faithfull's definitive recording Faithfull herself describes it in her autobiography [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. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Ulrike Marie Meinhof ( October 7, 1934 in Oldenburg, Germany &ndash May 9, 1976 in Stuttgart, Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s John Henley Jasper Heathcote-Williams (born 15 November 1941) is an English Poet, Actor and Playwright. [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. Tango is a Musical genre and its associated dance forms that originated in Buenos Aires, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay and 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]

1980s

Faithfull lived in Dublin after the release of Broken English. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. 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. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers S. for rehabilitation on the same year. She then received treatment at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. McLean Hospital (pronounced 'Mc-Lane' is a Psychiatric 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. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. The term dual diagnosis is used to describe the comorbid condition of a person considered to be suffering from a mental illness and a Substance abuse He jumped out of the apartment window on the 36th floor at the end of the romance. . 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". Strange Weather is a 1987 studio album by British singer Marianne Faithfull. In 1995, she wrote and sang about the experience of his death in "Flaming September" from the album A Secret Life.

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. Hal Willner (born 1957, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American Music producer working in recording films TV and live events Lost In The Stars The Music of Kurt Weill is a 1985 Tribute album to German-American composer 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. Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression 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]

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. George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician Rock operas, Concept albums Song cycles and Oratorios all differ from a conventional rock album which usually includes songs that are unrelated to each The Wall is a Rock opera presented as a Double album by the English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in late Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. 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. The term Weimar Republic ( ˈvaɪmarɐ repuˈbliːk is used by historians to signify the democratic and Republican period of Germany from 1919 to 1933 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Threepenny Opera ( Die Dreigroschenoper) is a revolutionary work of Musical theatre, by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer 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. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Kurt Julian Weill ( March 2, 1900 &ndash April 3, (born; 10 February 1898&ndash14 August 1956 was a German Poet, Playwright, and Theatre director.

In 1994 she published her autobiography, entitled Faithfull, in which she discussed her life, career, drug addictions, and bisexuality. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation The next year she recorded A Secret Life, with songs written with Angelo Badalamenti. Angelo Badalamenti (born March 22 1937 is an Italian-American Composer, known for his movie soundtrack work for movie director David Lynch, notably 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. Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. "The Memory Remains" is a song by Metallica from their 1997 album ReLoad. RELOAD is a JISC -funded project developing tools to facilitate the use of emerging Learning Technology Interoperability specifications such as those produced by ADL A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics S. (#3 on the U. S. Mainstream Rock chart) and #13 in the U. K.

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. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is The documentary includes sections on her relationship with John Dunbar and Mick Jagger, and brief interviews with Keith Richards. 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 Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Keith Richards (born 18 December 1943 is an English Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer, producer and a founding member of The Rolling 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. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television

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. Vagabond Ways is a rock album by Marianne Faithfull. This is her first album of original material since A Secret Life (1994 It included collaborations with Daniel Lanois, Emmylou Harris, Pink Floyd's Roger Waters, and writer (and friend) Frank McGuiness. Daniel Lanois (born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian Record producer and Singer-songwriter Emmylou Harris (born April 2 1947) is an American country, folk, alternative rock, and Alternative country Pink Floyd are George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician Frank McGuinness (born 29 July 1953 in County Donegal, Ireland) is an award-winning Irish Playwright, translator and Later that year she sang "Love Got Lost" on Joe Jackson's Night and Day II album. Joe Jackson (born David Ian Jackson, 11 August 1954 Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire) is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter

Her renaissance continued with Kissin' Time, released in 2002. Kissin' Time is a 2002 studio album by veteran British musician Marianne Faithfull. The album contained songs written with Beck, Billy Corgan, Jarvis Cocker, Dave Stewart, David Courts, and the French pop singer Étienne Daho. Beck' s birth name was Bek see the sources given This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason William Patrick Corgan Jr (born March 17, 1967 in Elk Grove Village Illinois) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Jarvis Branson Cocker (born 19 September 1963 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) is an English Musician and Étienne Daho (born January 14, 1956 in Oran) is a French Singer, Songwriter and Record producer who has released On this record, she paid tribute to Nico (with "Song for Nico"), whose work she admired. Christa Päffgen ( October 16, 1938 ? &ndash July 18, 1988) was a German Singer - Songwriter, fashion model The album also included an autobiographical song she co-wrote with Cocker, called "Sliding Through Life on Charm". An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write"

In 2005, she released Before the Poison. Before the Poison is the eighteenth studio album by Marianne Faithfull, recorded in 2003 and released in 2005 The album was primarily a collaboration with PJ Harvey and Nick Cave, though Damon Albarn and Jon Brion also contributed. Polly Jean Harvey (born 9 October 1969) is an English Musician and Songwriter. Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957 in Warracknabeal, Victoria) is an Australian Musician, Songwriter, Author Damon Albarn, ˈdɛɪmən ˈɔːɫbɑːn (b March 23 1968 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead Jon Brion (born December 11, 1963) is an American rock and pop multi-instrumentalist Singer, Songwriter, 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. Andre Schneider (born Andre-Marc Schneider is a writer and actor Serge Gainsbourg ɡɛ̃'zbuʁ (2 April 1928 &ndash 2 March 1991 was a French Poet, Singer-songwriter, Actor and Lowell "Sly" Fillmore Dunbar was born on 10 May 1952, in Kingston, Jamaica. Sly and Robbie are one of Reggae 's most prolific and long lasting production teams Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited is a Tribute album to the works of late French singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. 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. Patrick Wolf (born Patrick Denis Apps on June 30, 1983) is an English Singer-songwriter from South London. 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.

Faithfull currently resides in Paris, with her manager François Ravard. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city In September 2006, she called off a concert tour after she was diagnosed with breast cancer[9] [10]. Breast cancer is a Cancer that starts in the cells of the Breast in women and men 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. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Less than two months after she declared having the disease, Faithfull made her public statement of full recovery. [11]

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. Harry Edward Nilsson III ( June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994) was an American Songwriter, singer Pianist, and

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. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hepatitis C is a blood-borne infectious disease that is caused by the Hepatitis C virus ( HCV) affecting the Liver. 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. The City of New York Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev 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 an American Music producer working in recording films TV and live events Strange Weather is a 1987 studio album by British singer Marianne Faithfull. 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. Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist Ringleader of the Tormentors is Morrissey 's ninth solo album which debuted at number one in the UK album charts and number twenty-seven in the US The anticipated release date is 29 September 2008. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [13]

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. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ( –) (Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов) was a Russian short-story writer and Playwright, considered to be one Three Sisters (Russian Три сестры - Tri sestry is a play written in 1900 and first produced in 1901 by Russian author Anton Chekhov. Before that she played herself in Jean-Luc Godard's movie Made in U.S.A.. Jean-Luc Godard (French ʒɑ̃lyk gɔˈdaʀ (born on December 3 1930 is a French and Swiss Filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague Made in USA is a 1966 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. 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), 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. I'll Never Forget What's'isname (DVD box title I'll Never Forget What's 'Isname) is a 1967 British film directed and produced by George Orson Welles (May 6 1915 – October 10 1985 was an Academy Award -winning director, writer actor and producer for film stage radio and television Fuck is an English Word that as a Verb, means "to have Sexual intercourse " Alain Delon (born 8 November 1935) is a César Award -winning French Actor. Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927) is an American underground avant-garde film-maker In 1969, Faithfull played Ophelia opposite Nicol Williamson's Hamlet, directed by Tony Richardson and featuring Anthony Hopkins as Claudius. Nicol Williamson (born 14 September 1938) is a Scottish Actor who was described by English Playwright John Osborne Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Tony Richardson ( June 5, 1928 – November 14, 1991) was an English theatre and Academy Award -winning film Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born 31 December 1937 is a Welsh Film, stage and Television Actor.

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. Ian Raymond Ogilvy (born 30 September 1943) is an English Film and Television Actor, who was born in Woking William Somerset Maugham, CH ( January 25 1874 &ndash December 16 1965) was an English Playwright, Britt Ekland (born 6 October 1942 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish Actress, long resident in the United Kingdom James Leo Herlihy ( 27 February 1927 – 21 October 1993) was an American Novelist, Playwright, and Actor [16]

In 1993, she played the role of Pirate Jenny in The Threepenny Opera at the Gate Theatre in Dublin. The Threepenny Opera ( Die Dreigroschenoper) is a revolutionary work of Musical theatre, by German dramatist Bertolt Brecht and composer Later she performed The Seven Deadly Sins with the Vienna Radio Symphony.

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. Absolutely Fabulous (also known as Ab Fab) was a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning British sitcom written by and starring Jennifer Jane Saunders (born 6 July 1958 is a BAFTA and Emmy Award -winning English Comedian, Screenwriter and actress In 2004 and 2005, she played the Devil in William Burroughs' and Tom Waits' musical, The Black Rider, directed by Robert Wilson. William Seward Burroughs II ( – ˈbʌroʊz was an American Novelist, Essayist, Social critic, painter and Spoken word Thomas Alan Waits (born 7 December 1949) is an American Singer-songwriter, Composer, and Actor. The Black Rider The Casting of the Magic Bullets is a self-billed "musical fable" in the Avant-garde tradition created through the collaboration of theatre Robert Wilson (born 4 October 1941) is an American Avant-garde Stage director and Playwright who has been called "'s

Faithfull appeared in the rarely-screened 2001 film Far From China, which has gained a loyal cult following. 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. Patrice Chéreau (born 2 November 1944) is a French Opera and Theatre director, Filmmaker, Actor, and This article is on the film For other works of the same name see Intimacy (disambiguation. Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia see also names in other languages; May 13, 1717 November 29 1780) was the Archduchess regnant Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American Film director, actress, producer and Academy Award Marie Antoinette is a 2006 Biographical film written and directed by Sofia Coppola about the life of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France She starred in the film Irina Palm, released at the Berlinale film festival in 2007. 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 world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin 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. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The European Film Academy and the European Film Awards are an initiative of a group of European filmmakers who came together in Berlin on the occasion of the first At the 20th annual European Film Awards ceremony held in Berlin, on 1 December 2007, Faithfull lost to Helen Mirren. The European Film Awards are presented annually by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Dame Helen Mirren, DBE (born 26 July 1945 is an English stage, Film and Television 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 The dreamachine (or dream machine) is a Stroboscopic flicker device that produces visual stimuli

Discography

Main article: Marianne Faithfull discography

Filmography

Further reading

References

  1. ^ [1]TV. com
  2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0265717/bio/ IMDB
  3. ^ Confirmed by Faithfull's agent Sara Bessadi on 15 Dec 2006. More on it in "Discussion".
  4. ^ The Times 1999 interview: "Sex God? Marianne's last word"
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Faithfull, Marianne. Faithfull: An Autobiography Boston: Little, Brown; 1994. ISBN 0-316-27324-4
  6. ^ Mojo Magazine, 2005: Marianne Faithfull's interview with Sylvie Simmons
  7. ^ The Observer, 2001: "You know, I'm not everybody's cup of tea!"
  8. ^ The New York Times 1981 article: "The Pop Life"
  9. ^ "Sixties star Faithfull has cancer", 14 September 2006
  10. ^ "Stay Faithfull: A revealing audience with Marianne Faithfull", The Independent 2008-04-26
  11. ^ "Faithfull recovers after cancer", 6 November 2006. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  12. ^ jewtastic.com
  13. ^ mariannefaithfull.org.uk
  14. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0644707/ IMDB Ian Ogilvy
  15. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001180/ IMDB, Britt Ekland
  16. ^ http://www.mariannefaithfull.net/filmography.html Marianne Faithfull Filmography
  17. ^ "Marianne Faithfull shines as grandmother-turned-sex worker", February 13, 2007. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

External links

© 2009 citizendia.org; parts available under the terms of GNU Free Documentation License, from http://en.wikipedia.org
 Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic