When I found out my mother wanted me to marry a rich man, I instantly didn’t want any rich man.
MARIANNE FAITHFULLThe food that’s never let me down in life is porridge, especially with milk and maple syrup, which is delicious. Paris isn’t a porridge place, but I can buy it in London when I’m there and bring it back with me.
More Marianne Faithfull Quotes
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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.
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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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I’m interested in time, fame, death, beauty, truth, all those things.
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It has been an extraordinary experience and, in many ways, extremely positive.
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All I have to do is what’s right for me.
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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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Penitentiary songs have been a love of mine for years. They are so wonderful.
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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.
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Of course I have regrets; I’m not stupid.
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The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing ‘Tosca’.
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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’ve got a lot of little compulsive problems, and I’ve thought about it a lot. And one of the things I ask myself is, ‘What are the things I can do that won’t hurt me and will help me?’ The first answer is work.
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There is a land that I can go to When I have time to rest. All the people I love are there And those who love me best.
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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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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.
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