“Bob suggested Marianne Faithfull. I wasn’t too familiar with ... you could just smell cigarettes coming off the CD. So we were like, ‘Ah, we gotta find her and get her to do it.’ ...

No matter how many times she was counted out, the late singer knew how to imbue her mythology with new energy.

"It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull," her rep said in a statement. "Marianne passed away peacefully in London today ...

FILE - British actress and singer Marianne Faithfull poses during a photo-call for her movie 'Irina Palm' at the 57th International Film Festival Berlin 'Berlinale' in Berlin, Tuesday, Feb. 13 ...