Marianne Faithfull will in part be remembered for being Mick Jagger's girlfriend and surviving the horrors of drink and drug addiction. But her resurrection proved - if proof were needed - a rock star's muse can become a fully fledged, respected artist in her own right.

Marianne Faithfull, the songstress who helped spur music's British invasion and was a muse to the Rolling Stones, died Thursday at 78.

Marianne Faithfull’s work proved she was no mere muse, she was a creative force worshipped by cool musicians in every era