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I’m having a great life, and I want to go on having one.

Marianne Faithfull

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
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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Land People Travel
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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Beautiful Beautiful Life Show Business
I’m having a great life, and I want to go on having one.
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Goes Great Life Want
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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Self Sick Song
When I found out my mother wanted me to marry a rich man, I instantly didn’t want any rich man.
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Men Mother Want
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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Delay Sound Touring
It has been an extraordinary experience and, in many ways, extremely positive.
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Cancer Extraordinary Way
I’m glad to say my father never felt ashamed of me, but my mother probably did.
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Ashamed Father Mother
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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Brain Singing Use
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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Done Half Involvement Next
The 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.
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London Paris Syrup
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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Believe Film Good Ready Something
I’m interested in time, fame, death, beauty, truth, all those things.
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Death Fame Things
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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Heart Shame Trying
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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Body Done Lucky

I’m having a great life, and I want to go on having one.

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