Faithfull
by Marianne Faithfull, David Dalton
published
1995
by Penguin Books Ltd
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Paperback, 464 pages
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0140246533
(isbn13: 9780140246537)
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Marianne Faithfull debuted on the sixties London pop scene with her 1964 hit As Tears Go By.
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Read in January, 1999
April (who just got married) gave this book to me in early summer 1999. It is a good companion piece to Pamela Des Barres' I'm with the Band (which MF mentions several times--they both did Mick), but MF has a much more jaded view of things (drugs will do that to you, kids, or is it just Being the Descendant of Sacher-Masoch living in England vs. Growing Up Beatlemaniac in Reseda, California?).
Not to miss is one of the last photos--it's just her cleavage.
In fall 2004, Marianne Faithfull ...more
Not to miss is one of the last photos--it's just her cleavage.
In fall 2004, Marianne Faithfull ...more
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Read in January, 2008
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fans of ab fab
I have long been a great fan of Ms Faithfull, but now I can safely say she is my other living idol along with Stephen Fry. It takes a lot for me to seemingly worship people still living, and she is my female living idol. Talk about someone who knows who she is and can look back on her life with a brilliant sense of humor! She is brilliantly intelligent, dazzlingly witty, and unapologetic about her past. Also, how many people end their autobiography with a recipe?
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Anyone who loves alternative rock from the 60s onwards
Always loved Marianne Faithfull and this book made me love her even more! Unflinchingly honest about her drug abuse, her period of "squatting" in London, her failed relationships and affairs, nobody is harder on Marianne than she is on herself. But she's so incredibly engaging and funny that it's not painful to read--it's a joy.
A recommended companion piece is "Dreaming My Dreams," a 1999 documentary of Marianne with interviews with her biographer David Dalton, childhoo...more
A recommended companion piece is "Dreaming My Dreams," a 1999 documentary of Marianne with interviews with her biographer David Dalton, childhoo...more
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Read in January, 2006
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Fans of 60's Rock, Stories about strong women who have LIVED
So far the best music-related autobiography I've ever read. Marianne lived a life most of us can only dream of (ok, minus the junkie years). Beautiful, intelligent, daring, cruel at times, but 100% unapologetic. Get all the behind-the-scenes stories about the Rolling Stones and their set when they were young, rich and beautiful, making the best music of their career. Bob Dylan, David Bowie, John Lenon, and others make cameo appearances as well.
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Read in January, 2008
A beautifully written, sometimes harrowing trip through 1960's swinging London by pop goddess and former girlfriend of Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull. An insider's tale of the Rolling Stones' early days! This memoir recounts her life through 1994, so includes her re-invention as the punk diva who created the masterpiece "Broken English." I'm loving it.
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Read in January, 2006
This book is good not only for the interesting bits of Marianne's life but also a good read about early Rolling Stones and the 60's music scene (of course the candy bar thing, Mick and Keith love, song inspiration, etc.)the are so many references to other interesting books and I learned what a Brompton Cocktail was.
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Excellent book, well written account of early years as sixties songstress, then life with Jagger and the Stones.Marianne's book does not glamorise heroin addiction at all, as all she did was sit on a wall for 3 years.Her encounters with Bob Dylan and others make this an interesting read for music fans.
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It starts off with drug, sex and rock-n-roll, can't get much better than that. And then there's the Rolling Stones and acid which is even juicer. And then there's the drug addiction. Stop there unless you really want to know what it's like to be an addict.
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Could this woman be any cooler? Seriously. I mean the whole heroin addiction thing sucks, but the book is really honest and self-pity-free and such a raw documentation of the London '60s. Also, Jagger seems like an ass.
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Read in March, 2008
She obviously took the phrase "sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll" to heart. Loved learning about her story and that of the Stones, and appreciated that she makes no apologies for her choices, many of which were questionable.
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Read in August, 2007
This is a great read, if you are interested in Marianne Faithfull or the 1960's and the Rolling Stones. Great book...Documents the descent into junkie-hood and back again. And it's a quick read.
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Pop damaged readers
A great 60's rock n' roll memoir from one of the great artists of that period. Gossipy, but never mean spirited, but a great inside look in the Rolling Stones psyche and organization.
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Read in July, 1996
I read this one on the beach in Thailand. Ideal. Dishy portrait of Swinging London in the 1960s. Seems as emotionally honest as you'd expect from the lyricist behind "Sister Morphine."
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Read during my tenure at Roy's... the scoop was she and him hooked up, however only about a paragraph was dedicated to that trist. Overall, a groupie memoir - and a tad empty.
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Read in April, 2008
I read this and still don't really get why Marianne Faithfull is famous. I found her a bit annoying, actually. I don't think I've ever heard her sing.
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Best rock and roll autobiography ever written. i stole this book from alex maslansky then i lent it to someone last year- BUT WHOOOO???
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the most entertaining read ever given to me as a birthday gift from a dear and departed wild angel
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Read in January, 1998
I'd like to be reincarnated as Marianne Faithfull's microphone.
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broken blossoms & other survivors
My favorite rock bio, hands down.
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