Marianne Faithfull Bücher

Von Popruhm über die Tiefen der Sucht bis zu ihrem Punk-Rock-Comeback fängt das Leben von Marianne Faithfull den Rock 'n' Roll in seiner dekadentesten und zerstörerischsten Form ein. Faithfulls erster Hit, "As Tears Go By", öffnete ihr die Türen zu den angesagtesten Kreisen in London. Dort verkehrte sie mit den strahlendsten der jungen, reichen und unberechenbaren Persönlichkeiten, darunter Bob Dylan, die Beatles und die Rolling Stones. Ihre legendäre Affäre mit Mick Jagger führte zu einem Hit, "Sister Morphine", und unzähligen Schlagzeilen. Faithfull verließ die Beziehung als abhängig von Drogen. Im Kampf, die Drogen zu überwinden und ihre Musikkarriere wiederzubeleben, nahm sie 1979 "Broken English" auf, ein kantiges, kraftvolles und kritisches Meisterwerk. So ehrlich in ihrer Autobiografie wie in ihrer Musik, ist Faithfull ein brennendes, intimes Porträt einer Frau, die ihre Abenteuer und Missgeschicke ohne Zögern und ohne Entschuldigung betrachtet.

The book offers a rich visual tribute to Marianne Faithfull, capturing her journey from a coffeehouse folk singer in 1964 to a pop culture icon. Edited by Faithfull herself, it features personal images and handwritten captions that highlight her dynamic career, including her relationships with Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, her acting roles, and collaborations with artists like David Bowie and Nick Cave. With contributions from renowned photographers and never-before-seen snapshots, it presents an intimate look at her remarkable influence on music and style.

Here, accompanied by dozens of unique photographs, are the very best of Victor Bockris's infamous interviews, essays, and observations on the stars of downtown Manhattan in the 1970s and 1980s. The internationally acclaimed biographer Bockris was there as a witness, friend, collaborator, and co-conspirator. Some of the stars were founding members of Beat or Punk, others were just passing through. But all of them—rockers, rebels, artists, and intellectuals—revealed more to Bockris than they did to any other writer: Allen Ginsberg, Richard Hell, Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Debbie Harry, William Burroughs, Patti Smith, Marianne Faithfull, Keith Richards, Terry Southern, Martin Amis, and Susan Sontag. Bockris's conclusion—that Punk owed the Beats a big debt and that the Beats were in turn re-animated by the Punks—is argued from the perspective of someone who was in the thick of it, and who loved every minute of it.

This book is a more personal history than has ever before been written by or about Marianne Faithfull. Anecdotal, conversational, intimate and revealing, this is her no-holds-barred account of her life, her friends, her triumphs and mistakes.

This extract from 'Faithfull', Marianne's autobiography was specially prepared for the Penguin 60s series; she is assisted in the writing by David Dalton. Ondon in the sixties, and Marianne Faithfull's first fateful encounters with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.Marianne Faithfull is the daughter of an Austro-Hungarian aristocrat and a British army nurse. She was brought up in Lancashire and Oxfordshire, and was educated in a convent before moving to London. Her first hit 'As Tears Go By'. written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, launched her musical career, which has spanned four decades. 'Faithfull', her acclaimed autobiography published in Penguin, recounts with candid humour the exploits and adventures, highs and lows, of an extraordinary life.