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I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, ‘sociologist.’

Marianne Faithfull

When you are 18, 19, 20, you’re used to being photographed all the time, in a certain way. So, the narcissism becomes almost out of control. And the way that young women are photographed, they become addicted to this feedback of the image.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Feedback Narcissism Way
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

Body Done Lucky
I’m glad to say my father never felt ashamed of me, but my mother probably did.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Ashamed Father Mother
I do yoga. I do tai chi. I do a lot to keep my body and my spirit together so I can work.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Body Together Yoga
If you analyze the bad times you find that it’s because you wanted to have a bad time.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Bad Times Wanted
I’m sick of being self-referential. I don’t want to do any more songs that can be accused of being personal.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Self Sick Song
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.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Beautiful Beautiful Life Show Business
There are so many myths out there about Marianne Faithfull, I had to, um, detach. But I can turn it on because Marianne Faithfull is really an attitude, you know.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Attitude Myth Turns
I am not frightened of much, but I wouldn’t like to get ill.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Frightened Get Ill Like
All I have to do is what’s right for me.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

All Country Do People Right
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

Classical Dad Music Parent
I do take care of myself; I get my nails done, and I have a skin doctor, but that’s it. I’m clean and groomed.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Doctors Nails Skins
It has been an extraordinary experience and, in many ways, extremely positive.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Cancer Extraordinary Way
I’m having a great life, and I want to go on having one.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Goes Great Life Want
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.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

May People Thinking
Sometimes you just have to get a shock to grow up and wake up, and I’ve had lots of shocks because it’s as though I don’t learn the lessons, so something new comes and hits me.
MARIANNE FAITHFULL

Growing Lessons Up Wake

I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, ‘sociologist.’

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