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" 'Rolling Stone,' my first single, was only a hit in Portugal, but when we recorded my second single, 'Can The Can,' I got that hair-on-the-back-of-the-neck feeling, and I knew it would be huge. It topped the charts in the U.K. and Australia in 1973, and I got my first gold disc. "

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" 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

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Age

Life

" I hate canceling anything, I'm 'the show must go on' mentality. If you can crawl, you can take the stage. "

Suzi Quatro

Anything

Hate

" 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. "

" The Pleasure Seekers eventually turned into Cradle, when we started writing our own material. My younger sister Nancy was brought in as singer and I kind of stepped aside as main lead singer and concentrated on my instrument. "

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

" 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. "

" Reality shows have a lot to answer for. They applaud mediocrity. "

" I am the fourth of five children, and I can't remember a time with no babies in the house. "

" Joan was one of my biggest fans, as was Chrissie Hynde. "

" Bass guitar is the engine of the band. "

" I have recorded nine tracks for a new album which I financed myself and am looking for a home for. "

" My feet never touched the ground. Lots of good groups with crazy and unique images. It was wild. I spent all of my time doing gigs, TV appearances, interviews, or recording. I could write a book - and probably will. "

" I don't know what else I would do. I love entertaining people, I love communicating, I love an audience. I'm a real artist, right from the bottom of my toes to the top of my head. "

" I'm not a great flyer. It's ironic, since I'm in showbiz and have to fly at least twice a week. I try to sleep and blot it out. "

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

" Inside, I feel 30ish - I'm childish and optimistic. "

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

" I'm totally active. I am just this side of hyper. I jog and go to the gym every day. When I'm on the computer, I'm reading, I'm writing, I'm never quiet. My brain is very rarely not engaged. Every now and again I will fall asleep under the parasol in the sun, but that's a rarity. "

" Be honest, be kind, and share the love. "

Suzi Quatro

Love

Be Kind

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

" I'm a Scrabble nut, and I need something to do while I'm travelling. Scrabble keeps me occupied, I play against myself. I have a high score of 718 that I'm always trying to beat. I'm a good player. You don't want to play me for money, that's for sure. "

Suzi Quatro

You

Good

" 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. "

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

Suzi Quatro

Punk

Leather

" 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. "

" I'm a bit of a wine snob and like a glass of Chateaux Margaux '82 with a meal or to unwind. "

Suzi Quatro

Unwind

Wine

" 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. "

" I never wanted to model myself on a female singer, which tells you a lot about my character. I didn't have a female role model. There just wasn't anybody around. I played with the boys and beat them at their own game. "

" I would like to live forever in people's hearts and minds; that would be fun. I'll leave the world my art. "

" The bass player's function, along with the drums, is to be the engine that drives the car... everything else is merely colours. "

" 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. "