Marianne Faithfull Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“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.”

“To be diagnosed with cancer was a frightening thing, and my first reaction was sheer panic, but I was really fortunate that the cancer was caught at such an early stage that I didn't need chemo or radiotherapy. But I know that cancer is a chronic condition, and once you've had it, you're on the list, because it can come back.”

“Working with David Bowie was very interesting, but I couldn't surrender to it. I should have let him produce a record for me, but I'm very perverse in some ways. He's brilliant, but the entourage were rather daunting.”

“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.”

“I focus on the individual and not seeing this great big monster, 'the press.'”

“I've simplified much more in my writing. I say what I've got to say, not in metaphor.”

“Life has changed. People have changed. They are more forgiving, less inclined to rush to judgment. And I have changed.”

“I come from a very left wing Socialist family, anti-war and anti-empire.”

“I do yoga. I do tai chi. I do a lot to keep my body and my spirit together so I can work.”

“I have to watch out for being lazy.”