Daughter of Eva, the Baroness Erisso, and Major Glynn Faithfull, a WWII British spy. Recorded the first song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, "As Tears Go By" (1964). Involved in a major drug scandal with Jagger, Richards, and others, which ultimately turned public opinion favorably towards the Stones and other rock groups. Recorded numerous albums before and after five-year drug addiction period in NYC.



John Dunbar got custody of their son Nicholas after the divorce. Poet Allen Ginsberg, an old friend, named her "Professor of Poetics, Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poets." Reportedly working on a follow-up to her 1994 autobiography, "Faithfull", which is being turned into a screenplay. Ranked #25 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 134, pages 137-138. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005. Has made a full recovery from breast cancer after undergoing surgery [November 6, 2006]. Lives in Paris with her manager François Ravard. Her mother was a baroness, her father was an officer in British Intelligence.