Marianne Faithfull – Walter Weissman/STAR MAX/IPx/AP/SIPA
She contracted a severe form of Covid-19. Marianne Faithfull, who suffered from a severe form of the new coronavirus in April 2020, told the newspaper The Guardian that she would probably never be able to sing again because of the consequences of the illness.
The Sixties rock icon, now 74, had spent more than three weeks in hospital in April.
“I was in a very dark place”
“All I know is that I was in a very dark place – it was probably death,” she said in an interview conducted before the release of her latest album at the end of April. , She Walks in Beauty, recorded largely before catching the virus. Although she is now out of danger, the singer explains that her “lungs are still not doing well” and that she must take regular oxygen, confident that she can no longer sing.
“A doctor came to see me and told me that she did not think that my lungs would recover one day”, detailed the one who has embodied rock’n’roll from Swinging London to New York punk scenes. “I may never be able to sing again […], maybe it’s over, added Marianne Faithfull. I would be incredibly upset if that was the case. “
Intense fatigue and “incredible” memory loss
This trompe-la-mort who overcame everything – overdoses, attempted suicide, life on the street, alcohol and cancer – nevertheless retains hope, and waits for a “miracle” to return her voice. The singer also confided that the Covid-19 left her with intense fatigue and “incredible” short-term memory loss.
“I remember the distant past very well. These are the recent things that I don’t remember, she explained. You can’t know how terrible it is. “
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