Anita Pallenberg, often reffered to as the sixth stone, Anita was more than just a groupie girlfriend. Larger-than-life, this hedoistic she-devil made wild Keith Richards pale in comparison.
In the 60's Anita Pallenberg was a tall, tanned, rangy blonde with a devil may-care attitude and not one but three Rolling Stones notched on her belt. Born in Rome in 1944 to an Italian artist and German secretary, Pallenberg was already fluent in four languages before she toured the world as a model appearing on the cover of vogue. She based herself in New York where she was a regular at Andy Warhol's Factory and was involved in the groundbreaking Living Theatre, a company that produced plays that didn't shy away from nudity and controversial themes of the day.
In 1965 she met Brian Jones, who was to be her first Stones boyfriend. By 1967 she had left the self-destructive Brian and hooked up with Keith Richards, who had long had a crush on her, on a trip to Tangiers. There are rumors substained by Marianne-Faithfull, that she had an affair with Mick Jagger during the filming of the cult movie Performance, a relationship Pallenberg has always denied. She has two children by Richards, a boy Marlon in 1969, a girl Dandelion (now Angela) in 1972 and another boy Tara in 1976 who died shortly after birth.
Pallenberg is also famous for her drug use and obsession with black magic. Already a fan of Alestir Crowley, her role in Barbarella as the Black Queen brought about an almost obsessional interest in the dark arts. Her occultism influenced the Stones concerts and image over the years and her opinion was o well respected she had Beggars Banquet remixed just prior to release because he found it wanting.
Her relationship with Richards waned after he cleaned up in the early 80's, but she is still great friends with Keith and his wife Patti Hansen.
Pallenberg went on to study at Cetral St Martins for four years in the 90's, has her own fashion line and akes appearences DJing at parties. She is still mates with Marianne Fathfull and is alo close with Kate Moss.
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