All I can say is I've been lucky with my body. Well done, little body. I praise it and say, 'You're very good.' Marianne Faithfull bodygoodhave Change image and share on social
To be diagnosed with cancer was a frightening thing, and my first reaction was sheer panic, but I was really fortunate that the cancer was caught at such an early stage that I didn't need chemo or radiotherapy. But I know that cancer is a chronic condition, and once you've had it, you're on the list, because it can come back. Marianne Faithfull backcancercatch share on social
I got my interest in Lotte Lenya and the Brecht-Weill canon from my parents. And I love classical music - I got that from my parents. I love Cole Porter - that I got from my dad. Marianne Faithfull brechtcanonclassical Change image and share on social
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 backbringbuy share on social
I think drugs were used by me as a way of suppressing my natural spirit. Marianne Faithfull drugnaturalspirit Change image and share on social
France has been very good for me. It has given me a very worldly-cool attitude. Marianne Faithfull attitudecoolfrance Change image and share on social
I went to the big Picasso retrospective at the Tate in the sixties, and I think I went to an Andy Warhol retrospective at the Tate in the sixties, too. My mother was very good at taking me to things like that. We lived in Reading, but we went on these cultural trips to London. Marianne Faithfull andybigcultural share on social
I'm glad to say my father never felt ashamed of me, but my mother probably did. Marianne Faithfull ashamedfatherfelt Change image and share on social
I never like photos of myself in the beginning. I live with them for three months, put them in a drawer, take them out and look again. I hate the way I look, but of course it's really not that bad. Marianne Faithfull badbegindrawer Change image and share on social