She was the original sixties wild child -- seen here leaving court with then boyfriend Mick Jagger.
Now Marianne Faithfull is 67 and, with a new album to promote, she's been looking back on a life lived dangerously, including a history of drug abuse.
SOUNDBITE Singer/songwriter, Marianne Faithfull, saying (English)
"My incredibly self destructive behaviour particularly. No I didn't expect to be here....I am, yes. As far as chasing my death's concerned I failed. Thank God. You know I'm very glad I did."
Faithfull is marking her half century in the business with a new album - 'Give My Love To London' - which is her 20th LP, as well as a world tour.
She didn't go to college in the sixties, but instead says she got her education in the university of rock and roll.
SOUNDBITE, Marianne Faithfull, saying (English):
"I went down to Pete Townshend's recording sessions, or Paul McCartney's recording sessions or The Rolling Stones' recording sessions and
