We had no money, and we had to go through ‘punk’ school. We ended up living in the rehearsal room that used to be the Sex Pistols rehearsal room at Malcolm McLaren’s office. So we had this sort of interesting beginning. Keren Woodward Read Quote
I find it really irritating when a band changes the melody of a song you know. Keren Woodward Read Quote
Radio in the U.K. is so formulaic. You’ve got commercial stations who play the same 20 songs all day. Keren Woodward Read Quote
The ’80s don’t seem to have gone away. Most weekends in the summer we’re off doing a festival in front of 10,000 or 15,000 people with a load of other ’80s acts. It was just such a great era for music, for individuals and characters. It just had a spirit. Keren Woodward Read Quote
People thought we were intimidating, especially once we’d had a few drinks, but when I look back we were virtually on top of each other, holding hands. We sounded so stupid. Keren Woodward Read Quote
We got a gay following around the time we started using camp dancers who were stripped to the waist in cycling shorts and aviators. Keren Woodward Read Quote
We didn’t know it was going to be a career – it was just a lot of fun. We were known as the bimbo band and never expected to last. Keren Woodward Read Quote
We were always around music and we were lucky to be in the right place at the right time, knowing the right friends. Keren Woodward Read Quote
We were expected to smile and be flirty to everyone. But we acted more like a male rock band. We never mastered the niceties. We were more interested in having a good time. Keren Woodward Read Quote
