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SUZI QUATRO Glam Rock QUEEN Rocks DEVIL'S GATE DRIVE, CAN the CAN & KT TUNSTALL

Suzi Quatro

50m 20s
First published: March 14, 2023
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00:00 Introduction
01:00 Childhood
06:32 Elvis on Ed Sullivan show
17:50 What the bass means to Suzi
28:21 The bass as a male symbol
38:38 Breaking the glass ceiling!
43:01 The infamous thanksgiving tape arrives!
46:16 Making music with her son

Suzi Quatro's self-titled album was released in 1973. Since then, she has sold 55 million records worldwide.

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'Can the Can' and 'Devil's Gate Drive' were among her massive hits in Britain, Europe, and Australia. It was almost 50 years ago that this solo rocker broke through the glass ceiling and opened the door for other female rockers. Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club), Joan Jett, and Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) all cite Suzi as an essential influence. She's still making albums today, her latest 'The Devil in Me' was released in 2021, and she continues to tour.

In this wide-ranging podcast interview, she talks about her early days, and the first major influence in her life - Elvis Presley, and how she realized through him that rock n' roll was her calling. The bands she had with her sisters, how she was discovered by Mickie Most, the Xmas she received a tape from her family that was anything but complimentary, and the string of hits - and much more!

For more information on Suzi go here:⁠ http://www.suziquatro.com/

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