Sir Mick Jagger leads tributes to ex-girlfriend Marianne Faithfull after Swinging Sixties pop icon, actress and Rolling Stones muse dies aged 78

Sir Mick Jagger has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his erstwhile woman Marianne Faithfull pursuing her decease astatine the property of 78. 

The Swinging Sixties popular icon and histrion died peacefully successful London today, her spokesperson has said. 

Posting connected X, Sir Mick wrote: 'I americium truthful saddened to perceive of the decease of Marianne Faithfull. 

'She was truthful overmuch portion of my beingness for truthful long. She was a fantastic friend, a beauteous vocalist and a large actress. 

'She volition ever beryllium remembered.' 

From 1966 to 1970, Faithfull was successful a highly publicised narration with Sir Mick pursuing his divided from exemplary and histrion Chrissie Shrimpton.

One of her champion hits, As Tears Go by, was co-written by The Rolling Stones' prima and Keith Richards.

Sharing his ain tribute connected Instagram, Keith wrote: 'My heartfelt condolences to Marianne’s family! I americium truthful bittersweet and volition miss her!! Love, Keith.'

Among the different stars to wage tribute was JK Rowling, who posted a picture of Faithfull's medium screen Broken English, with the caption: 'One of my favourite albums of each time. RIP Marianne.'

The critically acclaimed album, released successful 1979, was wide seen arsenic a comeback for the vocalist aft years of suffering from heroin addiction and homelessness. 

Bianca Jagger, who was joined to Mick from 1971 until 1978, said besides shared her condolences connected societal media. 

She said: 'I am profoundly saddened to larn that Marianne Faithfull has passed away. 

'She was a fantastic vocalist and a talented actress. She volition beryllium greatly missed. My thoughts and prayers are with her son, her household and loved ones.'

Singer and songwriter Tim Burgess spoke of however Faithfull's medium Broken English 'blew his mind' erstwhile helium archetypal heard it connected a schoolhouse travel successful 1980 successful a tribute connected X. 

He said: 'She was specified a escaped tone and existent talent. 

'We met successful Amsterdam successful 1994 and spent an day chatting and successful betwixt interviews - going to perceive to Why D'Ya Do it, close now.'

Actor and writer James Dreyfus

Tony Blackburn OBE added: 'Sorry to perceive that 69's vocalist Marianne Faithfull has died astatine the property of 78. 

'She gave america immoderate large songs to play. R.I.P.'

From 1966 to 1970, Faithfull was successful a highly publicised narration with Sir Mick pursuing his divided from exemplary and histrion Chrissie Shrimpton.

Her archetypal hit, As Tears Go By, charted astatine fig nine, and was followed by a bid of palmy singles, including Come And Stay With Me, This Little Bird and Summer Nights.

Faithfull co-wrote Sister Morphine with Sir Mick and Richards from the Rolling Stones' 1971 medium Sticky Fingers, releasing her ain mentation successful 1969 featuring guitarist Ry Cooder and Jack Nitzsche connected piano.

She was credited arsenic a writer connected the archetypal Decca merchandise of her ain version, but omitted from aboriginal releases prompting a ineligible quality which yet saw her credited connected some the Stones and her ain reissues.

She was famously recovered wearing thing but a rug astatine a drugs bust astatine Redlands, the state location of Rolling Stones guitarist Richards successful 1967.

Following her divided with Sir Mick, Faithfull spent 2 years connected the streets of Soho portion addicted to heroin earlier surviving successful a squat.

It has besides been claimed that Faithfull inspired Stones songs including You Can't Always Get What You Want and Dear Doctor, portion it has besides been reported that The Beatles' And Your Bird Can Sing was inspired by her and Sir Mick's relationship.

She returned to merchandise the caller wave-influenced medium Broken English successful 1979, which is present regarded arsenic a classic.

Faithfull re-invented herself successful 1987 arsenic a jazz and blues vocalist with the critically acclaimed Strange Weather, and successful the aforesaid decennary went into rehab.

Her last medium was an experimental collaboration with Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' Australian multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis, called She Walks In Beauty (2021).

Recently she has enjoyed a resurgence and is said to beryllium admired by the likes of Kate Moss and Courtney Love.

In 2006, it was announced that she had made a afloat betterment from bosom cancer.

Doctors successful France had diagnosed the illness successful September, forcing the prima to postpone her satellite tour.

But the crab was recovered successful its 'earliest stages' and pursuing surgery, she announced she would resume her circuit the adjacent year.

She was quoted arsenic saying astatine the time: 'It has been an bonzer acquisition and, successful galore ways, highly positive.

'I didn't realise however galore existent friends I had. I consciousness truthful fortunate and loved and convey everybody for each their bully thoughts.'

The bosom crab came 2 years aft Faithfull, a erstwhile smoker, was forced to cancel her European circuit aft collapsing backstage astatine a gig.

The vocalist was diagnosed with exhaustion and ordered to remainder for 3 months.

In 2005, filmmaker Duncan Roy announced that Faithfull had stepped down from his surface mentation of The Picture Of Dorian Gray due to the fact that she had suffered a bosom attack, which she denied.

In April 2020, it was announced that the vocalist had been admitted to infirmary aft contracting Covid, she was released from infirmary 3 weeks later.

The girl of a British subject serviceman and an Austro-Hungarian Jewish baroness, Faithfull precocious appeared successful Sofia Coppola's movie Marie Antoinette.

She made a impermanent quality arsenic God successful the TV sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, with histrion Anita Pallenberg, the erstwhile woman of Stones members Brian Jones and Keith Richards, playing the devil.

One of her earliest films was I'll Never Forget What's 'Is Name (1967), alongside Orson Welles, and she precocious provided the dependable of Bene Gesserit Ancestor successful Dune (2021).

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