Jagger's Rolling Stone bandmate Keith Richards also honored their friend, who died on Thursday at age 78 Mick Jagger is reflecting on the life and legacy of late musician Marianne Faithfull. On Thursday,

The musical career of Marianne Faithfull, who died today at 78, is as seasoned and diverse as her inimitable voice. Here are 10 highlights.

“It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull,” the singer’s rep said in a statement. “Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family.”

Marianne Faithfull, the British singer and actress who achieved fame in the 1960s with her chart-topping single "As Tears Go By," has died at 78, a spokesperson said Thursday. "It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer,

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78, her spokesperson has said. Born in Hampstead in December 1946, she was known for hits like As Tears Go By, which reached the UK top 10 in 1964, and for starring roles in films including 1968's The Girl On A Motorcycle.

The singer, who died on Thursday at 78, spent decades in the spotlight exercising a very specific and subversive power.

Marianne Faithfull's first hit, "As Tears Go By," was recorded when she was just 17 years old after she met with the manager of the Rolling Stones at a party.

Faithfull helped inspire such Stones songs as the mellow tribute “She Smiled Sweetly” and the lustful “Let’s Spend the Night Together.” It was Faithful who lent Jagger the Russian novel “The Master and Margarita” that was the basis for ...

The singer and actress, who embodied the Swinging Sixties and performed for decades afterward, exuded an effortless cool.

Marianne Faithfull, musician, actor, and poster girl of rock and roll, has died. She was 78 years old. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull,

Mick Jagger joined the chorus of emotional tributes made to Marianne Faithfull this week following the news of her death at age 78.