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STILL FAITHFULL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

Real survivors are rare in rock 'n' roll. Those who live in the fast lane tend not to make it to 30, the rest are called survivors simply because they're alive, but few "went deep sea diving, touched the bottom" and came up again. Marianne Faithfull pulls at the sleeves of her thick sloppy sweater, studies the ladder in her tights and apologizes for being late (she isn't), but she's been cleaning her flat.

June 1, 1978
PENNY VALENTINE

STILL FAITHFULL AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

BY

PENNY VALENTINE

(This is Part II of our continuing coverage of the Stones. Last month: Mick Taylor. Next month: Ron Wood. -Ed.)

Real survivors are rare in rock 'n' roll. Those who live in the fast lane tend not to make it to 30, the rest are called survivors simply because they're alive, but few "went deep sea diving, touched the bottom" and came up again.

Marianne Faithfull pulls at the sleeves of her thick sloppy sweater, studies the ladder in her tights and apologizes for being late (she isn't), but she's been cleaning her flat. After ten years of steering clear of the recording studios an album, Faithless, has just been completed and she has finally managed to get a record contract after months of banging on company doors to be told she just wasn't—er—saleable.

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