My Place: Marianne Faithfull

For the latest installment of My Place, singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull opens the doors of her Paris apartment to director Barbara Anastacio. Read more on NOWNESS - bit.ly/2eN23XV
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[@srslywhatever]

'I am my home' So much love for Marianne!

[@Riatzi]

"Where I live is not my home. I am my home." Words to live by.

[@eliakimjosephsophia4542]

Marianne says her home is in her head, I say, my home is in my heart.

[@johnsandbo1]

Either one makes good sense.

[@mofa9745]

@Mrs Hudson - I'm not sure Marianne would say that if she didn't have a roof over her head ! But yes, it's true, of course. By the way, I've heard the same thing expressed as "Unlike the snails, man carries his home within him" ... which is rather nice !

[@RolandElliottFirstG]

@@mofa9745 Marianne has infact had no place to live or call home in the early years, and I belive she didn't mind or worry about the situation she was in.

[@dondamon4669]

Of course and I can’t believe people would think any other way do they? Imagine thinking an object is you 😂

[@sixthousandblankets]

I love how she is so proud of her father's approval.

[@ivansanders8459]

Most wonderful people end up alone. Big hug Marianne from another loner.

[@NickZedd1]

@beverly ledbetter How would you know?

[@frederic.marquis7361]

@@NickZedd1 he has always had chicks in his life...

[@hereandthere6001]

because they want to be alone and there's nothing wrong with that.

[@melodiefrances3898]

Glad to hear that because my spouse ended our 24 year marriage, and I am now alone at 60 and feeling kinda scared about it...

[@cestoblique]

@@melodiefrances3898You can feel something intensely without being dominated by it. It gets better

[@chrissielefranc1916]

Such a beautiful person, pleased she survived the 60’s and she still looks good.

[@pommelhorsepommelhorse8731]

met her very briefly once. it was like meeting the Queen. it was shocking how powerful she seemed in person

[@bonjovi7120]

Bha ha ha you clown. She is washed up druggie😂😂😂😂

[@nordmusic1778]

So mademoiselle Marianne lives in Paris, I recognize the Montparnasse tower when she opens the window. I hope she enjoys her life there. "As she rode along through Paris with the warm wind in her hair ... "

[@ixlnxs]

Yes I recognized it too. Any idea what the street is?

[@annmcdonald6180]

love that song

[@astrologiealice5000]

@@ixlnxs On dirait l'avenue du Maine... Dans le XIVe.

[@plf999]

C'est le boulevard de Montparnasse, en face de la poste.

[@combatduckie]

I think she lives in Ireland now, but i m not totally sure really...

[@A.l.e.x.e.a]

I don't think I'll ever fall out of love with this series

[@s.andrewchandler-byrne4611]

It's always a pleasure to hear Marianne Faithful talk. She's had a very interesting life.

[@sandramalone3522]

First and foremost I LOVE MARIANNE FAITHFULL. I've always loved her raspy voice, and to see this gorgeous Paris apartment of hers is really a treat. I would love to be her friend and neighbor. Love you Marianne.

[@armandobarbosa2914]

I HAVE VINYL BROKEN ENGLISH, MARIANNE FAITHFULL BEATIFULL, SANDRA, PETROPOLIS RIO DE JANEIRO BRASIL LOVE YOU [e-mail]

[@myhappynest6125]

I use to sing “As Tears Go By” when I was a teenager. Loved all the British beauties back in the 60’s as well as the rock bands. Glad you are doing well. 💕

[@ellendolber2765]

I love that song, I would tear up. Over and over

[@angelicaluce3230]

@@ellendolber2765 When Mick finally SANG it recently - I had a complete BREAKDOWN! That song was written - BY HIM - for HIMSELF - after she was separated from him by her pregnancy. I don't think she ever got over that.

[@nmr652]

Me too! Not only the originals, but in Italy also the covers were successful:Faithfull, Donovan, Beatles, Baez, Dylan, Rolling Stones, Bee Gees, Cohen ... what a good time and I, how happy I was!

[@Methilde]

Jagger /Richard song.

[@doberman1ism]

😇 I have been a fan of Marianne Faithful since her first song. I still have her first two albums and then purchased them on CDs. I kept a huge scrapbook of her. When I was a teenager I wore my hair like her, tried to find dresses that were just like hers and the shoes. I’ve read her book and yes I am faithful forever to Marianne Faithful. Her father had a very interesting background too. I still remember the words to As Tears Go By and This Little Bird. Her book is very informative. I hear they’re going to make a movie about her life. The girl who portrayed Freddie Mercury‘s girlfriend in the movie Bohemian Rhapsody is up for consideration for playing the role of Marianne Faithful. As long as Marianne has a huge say in the production of the movie I will see it. I wish I could meet you. Faithful Forever 😎

[@wayneshum]

I had her album with her sitting n the chair this little bird and as tears go by in 1975 ?! The cover is an art in itself

[@elenalancini8667]

Poor woman a fckn dude destroyed her life, and those pictures near the ...WC

[@LetsChatGrace]

"i'm pretty lonely actually but..that's okay" that breaks my heart oh my

[@virvisquevir3320]

grace - It's by choice. She appreciates stillness. She appreciates space.

[@tomjohns5146]

umm NO she is lonely=she is only there because in France she is SOMEWHAT popular===she said about 15yrs ago she loves her homeland more than any other place on earth====her voice has been shot for years but its her past that keeps her alive !

[@RnR-Rebel]

tom johns - I don’t know who you’re talking about. I saw her perform maybe 5 years ago, her voice was definitely not “shot”. She sang some classic standards she loved as well as songs she sang on “Broken English”. We interacted as I covered the show & she was lovely. Her PR person had my review up on her site for ages as well as the venue I did the article for. She’s iconic.

[@RnR-Rebel]

kkh369 - you’re right I shouldn’t have bothered! The show was fab f the theatre was this awesome old theatre so ornate. We sat front row so I had the time of my life & got paid, love those gigs! Jet

[@apexxxx10]

Don X *tom johns needs psychiatric assessments and medication ASSP! Bangkok Johnnie CarSanook Media THAILAND*

[@deidrewilson4871]

This woman is a damn survivor

[@melgrant7404]

Nearly wasnt

[@jamesanderson348]

The ultimate

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Who should we blame for introducing her to heroin? Jagger never really got caught up on that. If she didn´t try that crap and stuck to marihuana and wine she would have had it much easier in the 70s and maybe produced more great music.

[@colinpsykes]

@Djinn Djinnie Mick Jagger is cut from another cloth altogether. He was a London School of Economics drop-out, after all. He wanted a beautiful country manse and a fancy car and friends with double- and triple-barrel names, access into higher places, as much as he wanted to rock. He is ultimately too ambitious, self-interested, disciplined, lusty for life, and hungry for success, probably seduced by power. He is a father, and a band leader, and can direct crews of people and guide massive enterprises, if with some more canny help. He is as much a corporate man or professional athlete as he is an artist. He had a drug problem, certainly. And even when he wasn’t a desperate addict, he was very reckless and indulgent. But by almost all accounts he was heading to bed early and having his water with lemon by the late seventies. For him, that was all like an awesome adolescent phase which gave him a lifetime of material and a bit of insight. Now people like Marianne, Keith Richards, and Anita Pallenberg, though they happened to have been lucky, and Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Nico... they don’t have the instinct of self preservation. They took it to the brink of destruction and, in most cases, lost. Recreational users like Mick was are pathologically different. Just an opinion. (I think Paul McCartney could be similarly situated in his dynamic with John Lennon. They are ultimately more traditional than the more decadent artists and bohemians in their groups/social circles.)

[@tillysanders2593]

In my early 20's a local bus driver ( Southern England ) would stop his double decker bus when he saw me and say, " Would you like a lift Marianne ? " He wouldn't let me pay which earned me lots of scowls. One day I asked him why he called me Marianne and he said it was because I looked like Marianne Faithfull . This was early 80's before the internet so it was years before I found out who she was ..and considered it a compliment. Love her apartment and " stuff. "

[@hah5247]

@Tilly Sanders here in the states,we loves her even more.your story is absolutely amazing,I never heard anything like it,such a breath of fresh air.the resemblance of you to marianne must have been remarkable.wish us good luck here in NOV 3D.keep well.you are beautiful forever more.

[@jenniferlee5871]

This is just amazing. Nothing beyond a normal person in a normal house. For someone whose life has been very full of extremes and celebrity she is upfront, honest and content to be lonely and not nostalgic. Impressive woman.

[@ROCKaholic]

Just found out she was the singer at the end of Metallica's "The Memory Remains." What a great song, and what a character she is. I love her and I just met her.

[@Mrariesdave]

Get her albums "Broken English, Dangerous Acquaintances, and A Child's Adventure... and you just may agree that she is a major talent, much more diverse than Metallica.

[@michelemartin3642]

Bought " Broken English" when it came out & thought it brilliant, as many others did as well. It was critically acclaimed & sold well.

[@e.delafuente821]

Holding hands with Jagger above the toilet... what a woman...

[@dougbennett8592]

I don't blame her one bit for placing those pictures of Jager in the bathroom.

[@Methilde]

You spend a lot of time in toilet, she don't really cut with those memories.

[@KalujaFlizck]

A grudge can last a lifetime.

[@battmann7089]

"I read lots of books at the same time". I recognise that as I do it too. Nice one Marianne!

[@algo6485]

Same. I have books I've been reading 20+yrs at this point..

[@paulgabolinscy2502]

Batt Mann me too

[@Shazbat55]

I live not far from Braziers Park, it's still a commune and an extremely beautiful place . Much Love to Marianne 💖

[@AB-hz4xm]

Love you Marianne! The sixties will live forever because of you. Your still as beautiful as ever.

[@alfching2499]

She was Born on the 29/12/1946 the same day has me and we are Both still 71 until the 29/12/2018 then we are both 72.

[@cliffwheeler7357]

Three and a half minutes in the company of a remarkable woman and a true survivor. From an admirer of the wonderful music you have given us throughout your career.

[@wayneschlegel1340]

I wonder if Jagger has any memories of her on his wall....

[@JRsttl88]

The wisdom of a person with no attachment to material things!! I AM MY HOME!...

[@uschilou]

She's so genuine and brave.

[@haret0n]

USCHI LOU you put that beautifully. i agree.

[@PAULLONDEN]

She's a cool dame...but we shouldn't overestimate the 'braveness' of "the other half" ....just like Pallenberg, she lived a charmed life, and had everything going for her. Those who are 'brave' are maybe those that have to make do with dead end jobs and other kinds of chronic hardship life throws at them continually ?

[@uschilou]

***** You just described my life and yet I am here appreciating her for being genuine and brave.

[@truthspirit4433]

When she lied about Jim Morrison's death? The Falsehood of Truth and the Truth of Falsehood. Jim Morrison is Rush Limbaugh.

[@federica9090]

What do you mean she lied about Jim Morrisons death?

[@chrissstttiiine]

Such an amazing human being

[@sequentialable12]

yes a survivor

[@jjwilliamsoconnor1329]

that she is im proud o call her my god mummy.x

[@fntime]

If you like crazy quilts~

[@oldgit4260]

Really? How?

[@tanioraaura1274]

"A working class hero" As soon as your bored they make you feel small. Mazing song

[@juliamaddox4408]

"I don't have a nostalgic bone in my body. Please let me show you old photos of my father, paintings of me as a child, photos of me with Mick Jagger..."

[@ericpresley7527]

That was just what the camera crew wanted her to do"show us your photos and paintings and talk about them"and she said"ok why not theres nothing here to show or talk about"its that simple.

[@runaroundsoup]

right? and me me me - typical for somebody delluded into believing that an idol like a "Buddha" could help her... a dead freaking object that cannot walk nor talk and def not help anybody. Not being mean, but I wish for her best eternal future that she finds Jesus b4 it's too late.. Jesus is cooler than most ppl think, she would love him, I think.

[@ixlnxs]

@@runaroundsoup At first I thought you were serious but then you had me in stitches. Of course she knows the Buddha won't give her money. She's broke every so often.

[@janewright3805]

Runaround soup find jesus before it's too late for what???!!!! You ARE being mean by making fun of her beliefs that matter to her! Its folk like you who ruin jesus's beautiful teachings by being the opposite of his love and tolerance x and marilyn is a lovely person and great story teller who had lived the life x jesus would approve xxxx 💚🙏🕊

[@visnamacpherson5109]

@@runaroundsoup it seems to me that you are the deluded one!

[@hankagerretsen9827]

Such a lovely personality...

[@paulinebutcherbird]

I met Marianne when she and Mick Jagger visited Frank Zappa's log cabin in Laurel Canyon, Hollywood. They sat in the kitchen with Frank and his wife Gail. Mick and Marianne were like a double act - he spoke, she spoke, he spoke, she spoke. By contract, Gail never spoke when Frank entertained. She always sat mute, allowing Frank to hold centre stage. Such a contrast.

[@xeniageller4280]

The kind of lady you want as neighbor!! imagine, you meet her in the stairway, and she would ask you to carry her grocery bags to her apartment, than she would start to tell you about when she a young girl during the swinging London times, she would tell you funny anecdotes about Mike Jagger, and bring you to the toilet to show you his picture...

[@elephantsmemory3142]

She is not so common She would have a lavatory

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

Yes, I'd like to hear all HER story, not just the famous bits. She'll will never be anything less than fascinating !

[@jimmysapien9961]

She has matured a lot

[@latvijasvilki72]

no, she would not

[@dilberta6046]

@@latvijasvilki72You probably couldn’t afford the place anyways lol.

[@tianyiliu109]

“ i am my home" sooo lovely great woman

[@pyewacket5432]

yogurt chips I am mine : )

[@sjwillis1137]

She has wisdom to impart . Well done smokey voiced Marianne for surviving with such style and grace . It just had to be Paris ♡

[@jeffrey19771000]

what a life she's lived.i hope she's done everything she want's to do.she's given me so much pleasure over the years.thank you marianne.

[@porkyV2]

i am always fascinated by people with artistry and character. their abode always have this cultured feel that i cannot replicate in my own. such naturalness.

[@hellbent18]

I love Marianne

[@calamitybabs162]

I'll always love this girl! I met her for the signing of her autobio in Chicago and she was so cute and funny. A real sweet lady and artist.

[@keithhutton34]

Well what a nice look into what Marianne is up to these days, she was always my favourite singer from when she 1st started her career ❤ so many fantastic songs I am the same age,still have all her albums, my favourite songs This little Bird,and Don't Go where the Rose's Grow,love your outlook on life Marianne take care and enjoy all the things you do,from Keith,Sydney Australia,,

[@IrvoDominguez]

"I am my house" wrote the Mexican poetess Pita Amor in 1946. Is such a statement and Mrs. Faithfull apply it fiercely.

[@lindauribe6872]

She was wonderful in her day. She is still wonderful in this day in her own way. We all have some sort of loneliness it is how we handle it. I love writing and put stories in My Home Town. I like books of real life of days gone by. I will always love my husband of 38 years. He left me notes in pockets of coats and drawers snippets of our lives together. I like her picture in the bathroom 😍

[@bleepbloop644]

Her voice is so regal! Love ya Marianne! “I don’t have a nostalgic bone in my body!”

[@rabit818]

"Where I live is not my home, I live here", a great thought. It could be a song .

[@pbj88]

Incredible how time goes by and she still is such a great woman!

[@idealistmoon]

such a lovely beautiful person, I'm loving the books on her bed 😊

[@Nudiescorner]

Experience makes a woman grow walls around herself...and they are invincible...

[@marilyntape508]

True 😊🇦🇺

[@mabaker]

Timeless Marianne. Timeless NOWNESS.

[@vickyniks5754]

She is such a cool old lady. It was so relaxing to watch

[@harrow2355]

Really like Marianne Faithfull,some of her songs still with me today.

[@alansenzaki4148]

Her spirit is alive and well. What a wonderful human being and artist living in a beautiful city like paris full of artists like herself.She has a smile on her face and has been with some very creative souls in her life. I wish her the best!!🗼🌷

[@MrGiorgioud]

One of my favourite voices ever. A priceless singer....

[@juliusilori]

What a fascinating woman, I have known about Marine Faithfull all my life on and off, has been great to see her side of things and to see her true character these last few weeks on KZbin. Thank you. 😊👍

[@heidimerchant5046]

"Perfidia" is playing in the background.Love this and love her version of "As Tears Go By." That was my absolute favorite song back in the sixties.I am glad to see she is doing well and is quite happy alone and on her own! 🎶

[@jamesewanchook2276]

Yes, I love Perfidia... used to play it on cruise ships. I also love M.F. and still play out there and also like to live alone....

[@anniefannycharles9951]

How sweetie she is and always has been. To me, the original hippie chick. And so pretty. I love her hair cut and her flat.

[@rubymorris44]

I like that "my home is in my head" also I love your plants. You look wonderful.

[@fpedrotti]

I also to be alone... "I'm my home", love it!

[@sarahloffler1872]

I have always loved this beautiful woman. I suppose it is because I am very much like her in sensibility and disposition (perhaps as misunderstood as well.) I always cry my eyes out to her “Lucy Jordan.” I am delighted that she, too, enjoys reading stacks of books all at once. I raise my glass to you, sweet Marianne.

[@sharonmcmann-morelli4896]

i too am alone and i like it that way❤️

[@lindalou8120]

Marianne was always a softly spoken, sweet, talented and intelligent lady who did not deserve some of the ridiculous press she was subjected to x

[@normamimosa5991]

What a lovely home, with family treasures and memories. Wonderful to see Marianne Faithfull looking so good (albeit I am 3 years plus late to this video.

[@vilamor007]

I had the pleasure of speaking to Marianne once, she is a lovely lady.

[@alycemlg]

Such beautiful human being... i wish I could spend some time with her to gain her knowledge

[@julietrask7497]

I love her, she has been through a fair amount of crap and lived to tell the tale.

[@sharksport01]

She sure aged better than Mick!

[@shadrach6299]

SharkSport Don’t knock Mick. He’s out of make up

[@lynneceegee8726]

SharkSport really? I think the drugs affected her a lot then!

[@junelawson5100]

SharkSport anyone ages better than Mick!

[@ingemeijer1107]

Only the face She is still beautiful but I don't see her dancing like Mike

[@bleepbloop644]

Which is surprising since they probably took the same amount of drugs

[@radioboys8986]

glad you are doing well long live and good health to you Marianne

[@foreverzeta6578]

I love hiw you say that Marianne , "my home is in my head ,that's where I live, not my house ".huge fan of yours! .. Yes Mick Jagged is the toilet. .. Haha. ..xx

[@ROBYNMARKOW]

Love her speaking voice..

[@alicehallam7949]

Thanks for sharing your life, Marianne. A creator and a private person reminding me of Joni Mitchell.

[@jamesdoogan5528]

Shes packed 10 lives into one! Love her.x

[@Kotyk_Murkotyk]

The sweetest girl of the 60s.

[@patriciahall2223]

I am my home ....Very powerful statement , beautiful Lady ...

[@jacobpatrickpoulsen6608]

Glad that she is still alive after the life that she has had. I´m happy that she seems so happy and humble. :)

[@rebekahlegionsundaygirljou5543]

If only People realised that the lovely Marianne wrote Sister Morphine not Mick or Keith. I Love this Woman as much as if I grew up with Her. Her music has got Me through some horrific & crazy times & Her books have made Me feel I am not alone in being the way I am. The literary/lyrical quotes She selected for Her books have also been food for My soul. To hear Her say She's quite lonely & see Her looking slightly frail, I just want to hug Her. I want to drop by with flowers & a bottle of something delicious. A Lioness like Marianne should not be alone if it isn't out of choice. I feel protective seeing Her seem so delicate. Bless Her heart.

[@liuzhou]

Not quite true. Mick wrote the music and she wrote the words.

[@alicat7281]

Imagine having her as your Grandma! Whoa......

[@maire1889]

She was gorgeous in the 60s still is they are making a Biopic starring Lucy Boyton called Faithfull

[@WA-pd2cc]

this was wonderful. thank you.

[@cakredi4132]

I love this series' background music of Exotica and old lounge.

[@ronchabale]

Where I live is not my home, I am my home. You are a classy lady, you will always be loved.

[@Teachering]

That was very cool. I like Marianne Faithful's home.

[@caroljones1605]

She was quite the "it girl" in the 1960s. No one can say she hasn't gotten the most out of life!

[@user-xf4hf1hb7u]

A big hug for Marianne Faithfull, I grew up listening to her music in the sixties and I loved it. Marianne so many people still admire you and love your music.

[@markbusch5907]

All these my place and in residence are just so beautiful, well put together. Could watch these for eternity, they are so warm and nice. Thank you NOWNESS, did a great job!

[@Cotswoldblonde]

Her manner reminds me of my mother... they would get on like a house on fire. Probably the same era too x

[@cocox]

she's so inspiring

[@henrique392]

I've been watching the My Place series in the last hour, and I started doing it because I was interested in the architecture and ideas for houses, but the conclusion that I came up with is that I actually want to be as badass as these people in this series!!

[@kevinruddy448]

I'm glad she is settled in lreland now, she fell in love with Ireland when she was touring in a barrel wagon round Ireland years before 🇮🇪👌😍

[@joannoriol6444]

I loved her in Irina Palm. A very odd but very good movie. All about what a grandma would do if her little grandson was dying of cancer and neither she nor the little boy's parents had enough money to get him the treatment he needed. So the grandma tries and tries to get an honest job, but fail and she takes a very different kind of job ( no spoiler here) and makes plenty of money. Until I saw this movie I never even knew what this was. This movie is one of a kind and if you are not a prude you should treat yourself to it, even though its content is off color, it has a message of love, and what you will do to save someone you love. I think it was made give or take 15 years ago. It also has very subtle but very humorous parts, like the chronic elbow problem she gets from this job and how she decorated her station at work. She did a very good job of acting in my opinion. 🌻❤️

[@Carducci1959]

This is very much a working flat, it's not a fancy flat, brilliant! Working flats are always the most interesting, and more importantly, the most pratical.

[@kikishirlee]

God, I love her. Such a fun, beautiful spirit.

[@leogeee1]

I've loved Marianne Faithfull since forever. Thank you for sharing.💗

[@rdo1231]

a real lady - she is lovely!

[@lolarules.62]

i love her. so honest and right to the point ,always. 💖

[@aswclassicsdorset1743]

Always loved her music, and she is still a lovely person and what a smile

[@sashabelgium]

So much love for this woman! Goddess

[@hon-n9570]

SO KOOL, I LOVE HER! so damn kool! and smart and love her singing and speaking voice!! Thank you Marianne for sharing.

[@ericpresley7527]

Wonderful lady and shes always been beatiful.Love her voice to when she sings no one in the world sounds like her and that is a gift.Its not about technique its about having an original tone in the voice and she sure has that.Just like David Bowie.Not much of technique or range but still he was the best singer in the world.

[@ZeppelinGirl7]

This makes me so happy

[@kimlock9440]

People have told me when I sing I sound like Marianne faithful ♥️

[@nataripo80]

I clicked bc she looks so friendly/lovely ^^

[@samskidoodle4768]

What a beautiful note from your father. Ha - I’ve just cried a tear instead. x

[@user-fh6yc2hn1s]

What a amazing person. It is so sad that I know her too late. I hope she stay long so I can see more of her. I long to send her my handwritten letter....

[@ragallylou]

That was lovely