Paul McCartney shares tribute to “beautiful, sweet” Marianne Faithfull

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Paul McCartney has paid tribute to the late “beautiful, sweet” Marianne Faithfull who passed away last night (January 30).The death of the iconic singer and actor was confirmed yesterday by her representatives who announced that she had “passed away peacefully in London” at the age of 78, “in the company of her loving family.”Mick Jagger shared a personal message to his former partner while Metallica described her as “fearless” and Morrissey said she “brought us all closer”.

A number of other artists and admirers shared tributes to Faithfull, a range of which you can find here.Today (January 31), the former Beatle took to his official Instagram account to share a black and white photo of him alongside Faithfull, writing. “What sad news that Marianne Faithfull has passed away”.He continued: “She came into my life in the Sixties and was a beautiful, sweet 17 year old who radiated innocent joy.

Then through the years I was lucky enough to run into her and to become a life-long friend.A post shared by Paul McCartney (@paulmccartney)“It’s very sad to think that I won’t be meeting her again but my memories of our encounters over the years will always bring me joy.

May god bless you Marianne and guide you in the next steps of your journey – Paul.”Faithfull was a key figure in the ‘Swinging London’ arts and music scene in the ’60s, becoming one of the leading female artists during the British Invasion era.