Jamie Lee Curtis pays tribute to Marianne Faithfull: “It is an excellent loss”
Jamie Lee Curtis has paid tribute to Marianne Faithfull, following the information of her loss of life on the age of 78.
On Thursday, (January 30), the enduring singer and actor’s representatives introduced that she had “handed away peacefully in London right this moment, within the firm of her loving household. She will probably be dearly missed.”
Because the information was introduced, tributes from throughout the leisure world have been pouring in. Mick Jagger shared a private message to his former companion, whereas Metallica described her as “fearless” and Morrissey mentioned she “introduced us all nearer”. Sir Paul McCartney additionally shared a tribute, describing Faithfull as “stunning and candy”.
Now, Curtis has shared her personal reminiscence of the late artist. Taking to Instagram on Friday (January 31), Curtis shared a photograph of Faithfull with Sinead O’Connor who died in 2023.
“That is the second time I’m posting this image,” Curtis wrote. “The primary was the day that Sinead died. I by no means printed it as a result of Marianne’s eyes have been closed, however then when Sinead died, I discovered the contact sheet and took a fast image. I can’t entry my photograph file proper now due to the fires and I’ve simply heard that Marianne died right this moment.
“She was an excellent pal of my pal John Boorman and was a captivating artist and girl, and it’s an excellent loss,” she continued. “Once I can get entry to my photograph information, I’ll discover a higher image of her. We went to a music pageant in Dublin within the countryside to listen to Eminem and it’s a valuable reminiscence for me right this moment.”
Damon Albarn can be amongst these sharing tributes, describing her as “beautiful, stunning, fantastic.”
Faithfull was a key determine within the ‘Swinging London’ arts and music scene within the ’60s, turning into one of many main feminine artists through the British Invasion period. She is remembered for hits together with ‘As Tears Go By’ and for her roles on stage and display.
It was her affiliation with The Rolling Stones, nonetheless, that drove her public profile to a major extent. Having married the artist John Dunbar in 1965, with whom she had a son Nicholas, she left her husband for Jagger the next yr, with whom she had a four-year relationship.
She is commonly thought-about to have been a “muse” for the band, and is assumed to have impressed songs akin to ‘You Can’t At all times Get What You Need’ and ‘Wild Horses’. She additionally co-wrote their music ‘Sister Morphine’, though she needed to win the rights to be credited as a author in a protracted authorized battle years later.
In 2021, she spoke about how a near-fatal battle with COVID-19 had threatened to remove her capability to sing. She had been hospitalised in March 2020 and obtained 22 days of remedy, however mentioned a yr later that she was nonetheless feeling the results.
A biopic of her life, titled Faithfull, has been in manufacturing since 2020 however has but to be accomplished.
Elsewhere, followers have additionally been sharing footage from Faithfull’s remaining ever live performance, which passed off at Le Bataclan in Paris in 2016 and noticed her enjoying quite a few her finest recognized songs, together with covers of Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan.