Model and actress Anita Pallenberg who was a muse to the Rolling Stones has died. Pallenberg’s death was announced on Instagram by her friend, Stella Schnabel. She was 73.
Pallenberg was born in German-occupied Rome in January 1944. Her father was an Italian travel agent and artist, while her mother was a German secretary. After being expelled from German boarding school aged 16, she began modelling, first in Italy and later in New York, where she spent time at Andy Warhol’s Factory.
Pallenberg first entered the Rolling Stones' universe in the mid-Sixties when she snuck into a concert in Munich, Germany. She struck up a relationship with then-guitarist Brian Jones, but eventually left Jones for Richards.
In his 2010 memoir Life, Richards said Pallenberg came to him after a string of violent incidents involving Jones, though the guitarist was brutally candid about his own tumultuous relationship with Pallenberg as well.
During their relationship, Pallenberg and Richards had three children, Marlon, Angela and Tara, though he died of pneumonia at 10 weeks.
Know more about the life of Anita Pallenberg by reading these articles:
The Guardian - Anita Pallenberg, actor, model and muse to the Rolling Stones, dies aged 73
Rolling Stone - Anita Pallenberg, Actress, Model, Keith Richards' Ex-Partner, Dead at 73
V Magazine - Anita Pallenberg: The Woman Who Out-Keithed Keith