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| Country: |  United Kingdom |
| Last Login: | May 8, 2008 (122 days back) |
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.. BIOGRAPHY Marianne Faithfull’s long and distinguished career has seen her emerge as one of the most original female singer-songwriters this country has produced; Utterly unsentimental yet somehow affectionate, Marianne possesses that rare ability to transform any lyric into something compelling and utterly personal; and not just on her own songs, for she has become a master of the art of finding herself in the words and music of others. Marianne Faithfull’s story, has of course, been well documented, not least in her entertaining and insightful autobiography FAITHFULL (1994). Born in Hampstead in December 1946 Faithfull’s career as the crown princess of swinging London was launched with As Tears Go By; the first song ever written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, five albums followed whilst Marianne also embarked on a parallel career as an actress, both on film in GIRL ON A MOTORCYCLE (1968) and on stage in Chekhov’s THREE SISTERS (1967) and HAMLET (1969) By the end of the Sixties personal problems halted Marianne’s career and her drug addiction took over. Faithfull emerged tentatively in the mid-Seventies with a country album called DREAMIN’ MY DREAMS (1976) but it was her furious re-surfacing on BROKEN ENGLISH in 1979 that definitively brought her back. Further new wave explorations followed with DANGEROUS ACQUAINTANCES (1981) and A CHILD’S ADVENTURE (1983). But despite her new creative vigour, Marianne was not entirely free of the chemicals that had ravaged her in the sixties. Displaying a sadness tempered by optimism, and a despair rescued by humour Marianne returned, finally clean with a collection of classic pop, blues and art songs on the critically lauded STRANGE WEATHER (1987). A live retrospective followed on BLAZING AWAY (CD&VHS 1990), which ably displayed why Faithfull has become one of the most sought after concert artists of the last 30 years. New directions were taken on A SECRET LIFE (1995) co-written with the Italian composer Angelo Badalementi, and in her exploration of the music of Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht: Beginning in 1991 with her performance in the Threepenny Opera, at the Gate Theatre in Dublin and continuing with 20TH CENTURY BLUES (1996) this journey concluded with her important recording of the opera THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS (1998). Marianne returned to mainstream musical career with the release of one of her most admired albums, VAGABOND WAYS in 1999. The millennium ushered in a period of renewed creative vigour that saw Marianne return to her acting career in INTIMACY (2001), MARIE ANTOINETTE (2006), and her acclaimed starring role in IRINA PALM (2006) for which she was nominated at the EFA for best actress. Two acclaimed albums followed based around collaborations with other artists that put her firmly back in the rock idiom KISSIN TIME (2002) with Billy Corgan, Beck, Pulp and Blur and more successfully with PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Damon Albarn and Jon Brion .. THE POISON (2004). Marianne also returned to the stage in THE BLACK RIDER (2004), a Faustian musical written by old friends Tom Waits and the late William Burroughs. Health scares put Marianne out of action for much of 2005 and 2006 but in 2007 Marianne toured the world and released a second volume of memoirs detailing a more personal side of her life called MEMORIES DREAMS AND REFLECTIONS (2007). Marianne’s new album EASY COME, EASY GO will be released at the end of September 2008. Recorded over a two week period at the end of 2007 at the historic Sear Sound studios in New York, All the songs have been chosen by Marianne and Hal. The album includes interpretations of songs from such varied artists as Billie Holiday’s ‘Solitude’, Merle Haggard’s ‘Sing me back home’, Bessie Smith’s ‘Easy Come Easy Go Blues’ (the title track), Morrissey ‘Dear God Please Help Me’ and Dolly Parton "Down from Dover. Using a brass band and string section, the band also reunites Marianne with Marc Ribot, and Barry Reynolds. Both Marianne and Hal feel the album is one of their best to date. Marianne will also be doing some special performances throughout 2008 of Shakespeare's love sonnets, She will be reading a selection of the sonnets with a cello accompaniment. While the defining statements of many artists are made during their early years, Marianne Faithfull continues to develop her own voice: She sets herself aside from her contemporaries in her continuing quest to explore new creative areas in a career that has always been a positive process of self-assertion. WALLPAPERS AVAILABLE IN "MY PICS"
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Music:Member Since: 9/29/2006Band Website: mariannefaithfull.org.uk Record Label: Naive Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Indie / Rock / Pop) |
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Marianne’s new album ’EASY COME, EASY GO’ |
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| Marianne's new album EASY COME, EASY GO will be released at the end of September 2008. Recorded over a two week period at the end of 2007 at the historic Sear Sound studios in New York.
All the songs... Posted by Marianne Faithfull on Tue, 06 May 2008 06:58:00 PST |
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Marianne French edition book signings in Paris |
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| Marianne book signings in Paris.
Marianne will be doing two events in Paris to promote the release of the French translation of her autobiography Memories, Dreams and Reflections. Mémoires, rêves et r... Posted by Marianne Faithfull on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:52:00 PST |
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Faithfull to attend the Dublin Film Festival |
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| Marianne returns to Dublin this month to attend the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival.
Marianne will be in the capital for the screening of the acclaimed 'Irina Palm' in which she stars as Ma... Posted by Marianne Faithfull on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:01:00 PST |
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Special Christmas Offer: signed copies of Marianne’s new book |
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Posted by Marianne Faithfull on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:25:00 PST |
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Marianne Faithfull Newsletter - November 07 |
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Posted by Marianne Faithfull on Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:17:00 PST |
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Marianne recieves a Best Actress Nomination |
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| Marianne has recieved a best actress nomination at the European Film Awards
EUROPEAN ACTRESS 2007Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose)Marianne Faithfull (Irina Palm)Carice van Houten (Black Book)Anamaria ... Posted by Marianne Faithfull on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:36:00 PST |
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Marianne in-store book signing at Waterstone’s Piccadilly |
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| Marianne will be signing copies of her new book Memories Dreams and Reflections onThursday October 11th at 5.30pm
Waterstone's, 203-206 Piccadilly, London W1V 9LE
This is a great opportunity for fans... Posted by Marianne Faithfull on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:31:00 PST |
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Memories, Dreams and Reflections - Press release |
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| Memories, Dreams and Reflections
15th October, 2007 &n
bsp; Price: £16.99
A decade after the public... Posted by Marianne Faithfull on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 04:18:00 PST |
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Marianne's forthcoming book: Memories, Dreams and Reflections |
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| Memories, Dreams and Reflections
Publisher: Fourth Estate (1 Oct 2007)
This book is a more personal history than has ever before been written by or about Marianne Faithfull. Anecdotal, conversation... Posted by Marianne Faithfull on Sun, 25 Mar 2007 07:10:00 PST |
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Marianne takes part in the Marathon des Mots literary festival |
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| Le Marathon Des Mots literary Festival, Toulouse, France
Marianne will be appearing twice during the festival. On the 15th of June Marianne will read from Maugerite Duras' "Savannah Bay" with the accl... Posted by Marianne Faithfull on Wed, 30 May 2007 08:00:00 PST |
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