Los dos cantantes estuvieron juntos en 1967. Ella le introdujo en la literatura y en la estética del romanticismo; él la convirtió en un personaje fantasmal. There is an idea that explains Marianne Faithfull's role in the history of 20th-century culture: Faithfull,

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger has paid tribute to “wonderful friend and beautiful singer” Marianne Faithfull following her death aged 78. He was joined by bandmates Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards, the latter with whom Sir Mick wrote Faithfull’s first single As Tears Go By, which reached number nine in the UK singles chart.

"I am so saddened to hear of the death of Marianne Faithfull," Jagger wrote on Instagram, alongside several photos of the singer over the years, some of which also featured the rocker himself. "She was so much part of my life for so long.