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

Marianne Faithfull will in part be remembered for being Mick Jagger's girlfriend and surviving the horrors of drink and drug addiction. But her resurrection proved - if proof were needed - a rock star's muse can become a fully fledged, respected artist in her own right.

Although Marianne Faithfull and Mick Jagger were the 'It' couple of the 'Swinging Sixties', she wishes she got with Jimi Hendrix instead. Read here.

The musical career of Marianne Faithfull, who died today at 78, is as seasoned and diverse as her inimitable voice. Here are 10 highlights.

Marianne Faithfull, an icon of 1960s British rock whose career went on to stretch seven decades, is dead at 78. Faithfull died “peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family,” a spokesperson told the BBC.

Marianne Faithfull’s work proved she was no mere muse, she was a creative force worshipped by cool musicians in every era

British singer and actor Marianne Faithfull, best known for her hit song "As Tears Go By", has died at the age of 78, a spokesperson said on Thursday. The singer got her first break in 1964, after being discovered by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham.

Marianne Faithfull, whose 1960s turn as a swinging London pop star was succeeded by a striking punk-era artistic rebirth, died Thursday. She was 78.

Marianne Faithfull, a singer and actress known for hits like "As Tears Go By," died Thursday, a spokesperson confirmed. She was 78. "It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer,

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 legendary singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull died Thursday at the age of 78 at her home in London. Dubbed one of the best singers of all time, Rolling Stone described Faithfull as an artist “who transcended ‘it girl’ status in the Sixties with a stunning second act as a singer-songwriter of earned hard wisdom.”