Suzi Quatro - how Dad, Elvis and Mickie Most transformed my life

Suzi Quatro’s been onstage from the age of 14 as the bassist in the all-girl showband the Pleasure Seekers and the rock act Cradle. And then moved to England in 1971 when signed by Mickie Most. This podcast is a testament to the power of self-belief – she’s got more front than Woolworths! - and the two things her father told her. She’s just started another world tour and talks to us here about …   … how British “island humour” took a while to get used to.   … two deals in a week: “Elektra wanted the second Janis Joplin. Mickie Most wanted the first Suzi Quatro.”   … seeing Elvis on Ed Sullivan aged five and thinking “that’s what I want to do”. And how his comeback changed the clothes she wore.   … why playing a disastrous Sgt Pepper set at a ‘60s festival was a fork in the road.   … knowing she had “the X-Factor, the charisma button”.   … hard times in Crouch End while waiting for a hit and how Chinn & Chapman turned her sound in three-minute singles.   … supporting Slade and Thin Lizzy – and being supported by Kiss and Blue Oyster Cult.   … wise advice her father gave her.   … playing Leather Tuscadero in Happy Days and reunions with Henry Winkler.   … Michael Aspel wandering on from the wings for ‘This Is Your Life’ at the Palladium. Order tickets here: http://www.suziquatro.com/ Find out more about how to help us to keep the conversation going: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.