I once asked my father what he wanted me to be. To my horror, he said, ‘sociologist.’
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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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 a Capricorn, and they flower late.
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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 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.
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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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Of course I have regrets; I’m not stupid.
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It has been an extraordinary experience and, in many ways, extremely positive.
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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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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 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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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 am not frightened of much, but I wouldn’t like to get ill.
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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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The first opera I went to see was Maria Callas singing ‘Tosca’.
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