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Suzi Quatro

American Musician

Born: Jun 3, 1950

Bass First Good Guitar Me You

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One of my insecurities was my looks. I was short, cute and chubby, and Dad used to call me his 'little fat sausage.' But I always knew I had musical talent. Suzi Quatro

Me Cute Chubby Musical Musical Talent Insecurities Had Knew Talent Looks Call Always His Short Little Used Dad Fat Sausage

I joined an all-girl band in Detroit and, although I was a pianist and drummer, I was asked to play bass because no one else wanted to. When I strapped it on, it fit me as good as my leathers. At the first gig we played, I looked out at the audience and thought, 'This is what I'm going to be doing for the rest of my life.' Suzi Quatro

Life Good Me Thought Rest My Life First Band Bass Else Out Gig Joined Detroit Pianist No-One Drummer Looked Although Because Audience Doing Fit Going Wanted Asked Strapped Play Played

I'm one of those rare breed of rock n' rollers with a brain, probably because the brain's still intact. Suzi Quatro

Rare Those Because Rock Still Intact Brain Breed

After moving to England I did some recording and eventually formed an English band, this was together for quite a few years with only a keyboard replacement. The band had no name, just my name. Suzi Quatro

I read and write classical piano and percussion, also guitar. Suzi Quatro

Guitar Classical Percussion Write Piano Also Read

Len and I had parted musical ways and this was one of the problems. Suzi Quatro

Problems Musical Ways One Of The Problems Had Parted

Ever since I was a child, I've just had this sense that I'm connected to the spiritual world. I thought everyone else felt the same way. I can hear voices - not all the time - but when I'm with certain people, it sometimes comes through. Suzi Quatro

Time Spiritual People World Sometimes Thought Sense Else Everyone Everyone Else Way Spiritual World Voices Through Had Since Felt Hear Child Same Just Certain Connected Ever

There comes a crossroads in every marriage where you grow together or grow apart. I outgrew Len. He wanted me to be in that leather jumpsuit for the rest of my life and do nothing else. He constrained me. It got to a point where the marriage died or I did. Suzi Quatro

I don't care what anyone says, but all children prefer their parents to be together. Suzi Quatro

Together Care Parents Says dont Care Children Anyone Prefer

Rock n' roll! It's the music of puberty. Suzi Quatro

Music Rock Rock-N-Roll Roll Puberty

As Mick Jagger will tell you, performing is an aerobic work-out. I've got the bass guitar, which is the heaviest of all the instruments, and I'm a little girl, in boiling-hot leather under the lights. You have to keep the fitness level up if you want to look good up there. Suzi Quatro

Fitness Good You Guitar Will Girl Bass Tell Lights Performing Look Instruments Got Aerobic Leather Up Mick Jagger Jagger Heaviest Want Which Little Little Girl Keep Level

I never, ever saw myself as glam because I didn't wear makeup... my image is a plain leather jumpsuit, which is not glam at all. I've always seen myself as rock n' roll and not glam. Suzi Quatro

Myself Seen Saw Wear Glam Never Because Makeup Rock Always Leather Rock-N-Roll Roll Which Plain Ever Image

I was a me-ist. I believed in the right to do whatever I wanted to do regardless of gender. Still do. Suzi Quatro

Gender Whatever Still Wanted Regardless Believed Right

I've got a quick mouth, and I set my boundaries. Nothing ever happened that I couldn't handle. Once when a guy came on stage making rude gestures, I hit him over the head with my guitar. Suzi Quatro

When punk picked up black leather, I put it down. Suzi Quatro

Punk Black Down Picked Put Leather Up

I just couldn't get into the high school scene at all. I was fat, ugly and weird. I just couldn't do the makeup and the hairdos. Suzi Quatro

School Ugly High High School Scene Weird Makeup Get Just Fat

I always found the road exciting. I liked stinking hotels and freezing dressing rooms. Suzi Quatro

Dressing Road Exciting Hotels Liked Freezing Always Stinking Rooms Found

The golden rule for playing the bass is that's it all about feel, not just plonking away. You need to feel the sound, not using a pick or a plectrum - which has meant plenty of calluses on my fingers. Suzi Quatro

You Bass Rule Plenty About Fingers Pick Feel Sound Just The Golden Rule Golden Golden Rule Which Meant Using Away Playing Need

Age isn't a barrier to playing the bass, and I've definitely improved over the years, although maybe I'm not as flash as I once was. But looking back, I can't imagine a life without a guitar. Suzi Quatro

Life Age Guitar Looking Looking Back Bass Back Once Definitely Over Although Without Years Improved Maybe Flash Barrier Playing Imagine

I'd always been insecure. Being the fourth of five kids means attention is divided five ways, and to do this equally is impossible. I grew up feeling like the little orphan in the family, the one who didn't fit in. Suzi Quatro

When I was seven, I decided to buy all my friends some ice cream, but the problem was where to get the money. Sneaking into church, I went to the side of the altar where you can light a candle for your loved ones and took the money from the collection boxes. Suzi Quatro

Buy You Problem Money Light Church Side Took Seven All My Friends Collection Some Altar Boxes Sneaking Friends Get Candle Where Loved Decided Loved Ones Ice Ice Cream Cream Your

My own musical ambitions were born when I was five, watching the Ed Sullivan Show on TV. When Elvis Presley burst on to the screen, singing 'Don't Be Cruel,' I felt my first sexual thrill, though I didn't know what it was at the time. Suzi Quatro

Time First Singing Ambition Own Sullivan Elvis Elvis Presley Musical Though TV Sexual Born My Own Thrill Cruel Know Ed Sullivan Felt Were Five Screen Burst Show Watching

Do as many gigs as the good Lord sends. That's the only true training. Suzi Quatro

Good Training Good Lord Gigs Only True Lord Sends Many

I think like a man but have the emotions of a woman, and that's really dangerous. Suzi Quatro

Man Woman Emotions Dangerous Think Like Really

I refused to wear make-up on TV. I wanted my music to be heard. Suzi Quatro

Music TV Wear Heard Refused Wanted

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