Relationships have a nasty habit of reversing themselves; whatever has been done to you in a previous involvement you’ll do to the next person you’re involved with, if you get half a chance.
MARIANNE FAITHFULLI’ve got quite a good brain and all that, which I’ve never had to use in singing at all.
More Marianne Faithfull Quotes
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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.’
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Of course I have regrets; I’m not stupid.
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Penitentiary songs have been a love of mine for years. They are so wonderful.
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I’m sick of being self-referential. I don’t want to do any more songs that can be accused of being personal.
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I want to do movies, but I want to do something that’s good. I don’t want to make any more films until I feel that I’m ready for it. I want to have good work, and a very elegant life. I believe you get what you want.
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I do yoga. I do tai chi. I do a lot to keep my body and my spirit together so I can work.
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I never trusted anybody at all. I don’t know why it was so hard, I just didn’t.
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The equipment you’ve got really dictates what you’re going to do. When I started touring, there were no monitors, so I had to take the sound from the hall, and of course it was on a delay, so I would sing, and then I would hear it back, but later. It was very weird.
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I live a very nice life. I have a wonderful time. But it’s not lived drawing on a full level. I’m relaxed, cool, and enjoying it.
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I’m having a great life, and I want to go on having one.
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I’m glad to say my father never felt ashamed of me, but my mother probably did.
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I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, ‘sociologist.’
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All I have to do is what’s right for me.
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If you analyze the bad times you find that it’s because you wanted to have a bad time.
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I like my work, but my life always comes first. I always wanted to have a beautiful life, and the way to do it is in show business.
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