Marianne Faithfull, an icon of British rock in the 1960s whose career went on to stretch seven decades, is dead at 78. Faithfull died “peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family,” a spokesperson told the BBC.

The singer, who died on Thursday at 78, spent decades in the spotlight exercising a very specific and subversive power.

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

Marianne Faithfull, musician, actor, and poster girl of rock and roll, has died. She was 78 years old. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull,

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards honored their one-time collaborator and longtime friend Marianne Faithfull following her death on Thursday. Faithfull died on Jan. 30 at age 78, a spokesperson previously confirmed to PEOPLE.

Marianne Faithfull, the wild woman of London’s Swinging Sixties who survived addiction, homelessness, two comas, cancer and Covid-19, has died at the age of 78, after a singing career that began as a teenager and lasted until her 70s.

Following the news of iconic British singer and actress Marianne Faithfull’s death, the Rolling Stones have paid tribute to their longtime friend. The band’s official X account posted a throwback video of a young Mick Jagger and Keith Richards performing “As Tears Go By,

Marianne Faithfull's first hit, "As Tears Go By," was recorded when she was just 17 years old after she met with the manager of the Rolling Stones at a party.

Marianne Faithfull, iconic 1960s singer, died at 78. Known for "As Tears Go By," she faced addiction, homelessness, and illness. She released 21 albums and wrote three autobiographies.

Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones’ greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied,

The Rolling Stones on Thursday led tributes to Sixties music icon Marianne Faithfull, adding she would be forever remembered after her death at the ag