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 FAITHFULLOf course I have regrets; I’m not stupid.
More Marianne Faithfull Quotes
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Of course I have regrets; I’m not stupid.
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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’d love to make more money in America, that’s the heart of it. I make much more money in Europe. It’s a shame. I’m trying now to make a profit on this next tour, and I’ll be much happier.
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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.
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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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For some people, marriage may be very groovy. For me, it really isn’t. I don’t think it really is for most people anyway. Most people are not very happy.
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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 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’m a Capricorn, and they flower late.
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When you split from someone, it doesn’t have to mean that you don’t love them anymore, you realize that the period of that particular romance is over. One always has to get out before one gets kicked out.
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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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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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I’ve got quite a good brain and all that, which I’ve never had to use in singing at all.
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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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