Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger was joined by bandmates Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood who also shared their thoughts.

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78, a spokesperson has said. Faithfull’s hits included As Tears Go By, which was written by The Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has led tributes to “wonderful friend and beautiful singer” Marianne Faithfull following her death aged 78.

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The veteran group were reportedly gearing up to hit the road this summer on a mammoth tour up and down the country and beyond.

Marianne Faithfull, who died on Thursday at 78, “seemed to touch all the moments,” helping define the look of the 1960s with an influence that is still seen today.

First off: she had the face of an angel, a cherub. Wide eyes, silken blonde hair, perfect skin, the whole business.

Nick Cave has said that the death of Marianne Faithfull at the age of 78 means a loss of “not just a fiercely unique talent, but the stored knowledge of a generation”. Tributes have come flooding in for the singer, including from her former partner Sir Mick Jagger, and his fellow Rolling Stones bandmates Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards.

The singer and actress, who embodied the Swinging Sixties and performed for decades afterward, exuded an effortless cool.

From solo success with As Tears Go By to starring in films such as The Girl On A Motorcycle and inspiring the songs of the Rolling Stones, Marianne Faithfull’s unconventional shape-shifting approach to music and film made her one of the most recognisable figures of the 1960s.

Noted British singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithful died at age 78 in London while in the company of her family on Thursday.