135 Quotes by Marianne Faithfull

I love the Stones, but I’ve gone to a lot of gigs.

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

I focus on the individual and not seeing this great big monster, ‘the press.’

Never apologize, never explain – didn’t we always say that? Well, I haven’t and I don’t.

When I found out my mother wanted me to marry a rich man, I instantly didn’t want any rich man.

My story is really an affirmation of my strength and my luck. To live with a great artist like Ted Hughes or Mick Jagger is a very, very destructive role for a woman trying to be herself. In fact, it can’t be done.

My father belonged to a commune, and the food was ghastly. My idea of food hell is the salad cream they’d pour all over bits of lettuce, cucumber and tomato. It was just disgusting.

I serve black tea, which I call Froggy tea. And I have green teas and all sorts of nice teas. I’m serving tea all the time.

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