Sir Mick Jagger has expressed his sorrow over the passing of his former girlfriend Marianne Faithfull, who died at 78 as announced on Thursday night. The Rolling Stones frontman and the late singer were once the golden couple of the British music scene in the 1960s,

Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger has paid tribute to “wonderful friend and beautiful singer” Marianne Faithfull following her death aged 78. He was joined by bandmates Ronnie Wood and Keith Richards, the latter with whom Sir Mick wrote Faithfull’s first single As Tears Go By, which reached number nine in the UK singles chart.

Singer and actress Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78. A statement released by her spokesperson said she died “peacefully” on Thursday in London in the company of her family. Faithfull’s hits included As Tears Go By,

Tributes to Faithfull were lead by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, who co-wrote her debut single “As Tears Go By”. On Instagram, Jagger posted a series of vintage photographs beginning with one of himself and Faithfull from 1967, when they were dating.