31 October 1979: The singer talks about her career and comeback album Broken EnglishIt is difficult to think of anyone who has become as famous as Marianne Faithfull after having achieved so little. Fifteen years ago she recorded As Tears Go By, the first of her string of breathy, insubstantial pop hits, but even at her most successful she was never taken seriously – more as a curiosity, Jagger’s pretty girlfriend with the posh voice, and then the convent girl turned junkie.She emerged from all that to prove, if briefly, that she could also be an accomplished actor. Then she returned to mediocrity, both in her singing and acting, making dreadful albums like Faithless and occasionally appearing in shows where it seemed she was being used more for her name than her ability. She had a runaway No 1 hit in Ireland – with a country song, surprisingly – but apart from that, she’s done nothing of interest for a very long time. Continue reading...