The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing 'Tosca'. Marianne Faithfull More Quotes by Marianne Faithfull More Quotes From Marianne Faithfull Rebellion is the only thing that keeps you alive! Marianne Faithfull rebellionuprisingalive Maybe the most that you can expect from a relationship that goes bad is to come out of it with a few good songs. Marianne Faithfull funny-relationshipbad-relationshipsong The nice thing about us lot is that what we do is of no consequence. We don't do things that are important; we spend our lives doing things which are not important. That's what's nice about us, we're not pompous. We never do anything very bad that's gonna change the world. We're not serious, we're butterflies. We live for a day. Marianne Faithfull butterflyniceimportant The voice of God, if you must know, is Aretha Franklin's. Marianne Faithfull franklinvoiceknows I'm interested in time, fame, death, beauty, truth, all those things. Marianne Faithfull fame I was told that I had very likely been clinically depressed for a long, long time, probably since I was 15, or even 14. It explained, to me at least, a lot of my behaviour over the years. Marianne Faithfull behaviourlongyears I think it's a great shame that America stopped being a republic and became an empire. Marianne Faithfull republicamericathinking When you are 18, 19, 20, you're used to being photographed all the time, in a certain way. So, the narcissism becomes almost out of control. And the way that young women are photographed, they become addicted to this feedback of the image. Marianne Faithfull narcissismfeedbackway Bad behaviour makes men more glamorous. Women get destroyed, thrown out of society and locked up in institutions. Marianne Faithfull institutionsbehaviourmen I've made a contribution to my time and my generation through being myself, not through what I shared with the Rolling Stones. It's very bad for me and very dangerous to see myself as someone who had an influence on this song or that song. It immediately puts me in the position where my worth is dependent on how much of my soul I shared with Mick Jagger, and it's just not valid. You can use the gossip you've heard. You're not getting it from me. Marianne Faithfull gossipsoulsong I was anorexic in the 60s and 70s, although it wasn't called anorexia then. I thought people would be nicer to me if I looked very small and delicate, so food wasn't high on my agenda. But it is now. Marianne Faithfull anorexiawould-bepeople My story is really an affirmation of my strength and my luck. To live with a great artist like Ted Hughes or Mick Jagger is a very, very destructive role for a woman trying to be herself. In fact, it can't be done. Marianne Faithfull luckartisttrying Working with David Bowie was very interesting, but I couldn't surrender to it. I should have let him produce a record for me, but I'm very perverse in some ways. He's brilliant, but the entourage were rather daunting. Marianne Faithfull should-havewayinteresting Feminism is the best thing to come out of the '60's. Marianne Faithfull best-thingsfeminism My father belonged to a commune, and the food was ghastly. My idea of food hell is the salad cream they'd pour all over bits of lettuce, cucumber and tomato. It was just disgusting. Marianne Faithfull tomatoesfatherideas I'm a tame actress. I get tired now that I'm entertaining day and night professionally. I think the only reason for going to a party is to pick up a good lay. When you've got a permanent boyfriend it's rather spoilt. Because the fun of a party is to flirt with everyone. I like flirting. Marianne Faithfull tiredpartyfun The food that's never let me down in life is porridge, especially with milk and maple syrup, which is delicious. Paris isn't a porridge place, but I can buy it in London when I'm there and bring it back with me. Marianne Faithfull syrupparislondon I've got a lot of little compulsive problems, and I've thought about it a lot. And one of the things I ask myself is, 'What are the things I can do that won't hurt me and will help me?' The first answer is work. Marianne Faithfull hurtanswerslittles I do have a strong sense of God. It's impossible to explain what I mean when I say that, of course. Marianne Faithfull strongimpossiblemean It's always a good idea to get yourself a famous, rich, and groovy young man. That's one of the best-known methods of furthering your career. Marianne Faithfull groovyrichmen
