Marianne Faithfull, who died on Thursday aged 78, was one of the great survivors of the Swinging Sixties, bouncing back from drink and drug oblivion to become a celebrated and distinctive singer-songwriter.
Long known for her tempestuous relationship with the Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger -- who, with bandmate Keith Richards, penned her haunting hit "As Tears Go By" in 1964 -- she shook off the mantle of "muse" to carve out her own unique musical niche.
