It was a reaction to when I was growing up, and women were supposed to be all blonde hair, gold suntan, and pink lips. It was a real black-and-white opposite of what was considered attractive. I was kicking against something… — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share Image
Gothic in its purest sense is actually a very powerful, twisted genre, but the way it was being used by by journalists - 'goff' with a double f - always seemed to me to be about tacky, harum-scarum horror, and I find that anything but scary. That wasn't what we were about at all. — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share
Every generation has had some sort of focus for their unrest and discomfort with growing up. But today, the music that's in the charts… — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share Image
It's funny: now we're starting to do interviews, we've just begun to understand what we're doing, whereas before, without doing interviews, we never really… — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share Image
What people don't understand is when punk started it was so innocent and not aware of being looked at or being a phenomenon and… — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share Image
I liked the idea of being a writer and letting somebody else do the graft. — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share Image
There are some strong female performers out there. But the industry's pre-occupation with the packaging of how a woman looks has gone completely the… — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share Image
I hate the industry even more now, no bands get nurtured anymore. Labels only spend money promoting acts they know will be Top Ten.… — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share Image
There is a fun, flippant side to me, of course. But I would much rather be known as the Ice Queen. — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share Image
The whole 'anniversary of punk' thing really compounded what I thought was wrong. I was so disillusioned. I remember thinking, 'I don't want anything… — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share Image
I suppose you always look back at how easier things were being young. There's always a shame that you're not as naive as you… — Siouxsie Sioux Copy Share Image
