Siouxsie Sioux

Susan Janet Ballion (born May 27, 1957) is better known by her stage name, Siouxsie Sioux (pronounced "Suzy Sue"). Born in London, Siouxsie was the lead singer of Siouxsie & the Banshees, an influential, London-based punk/goth band. She is also the lead singer of another band, The Creatures. Siouxsie often uses the assumed name Susan Dallion so that her mother won't get so many telephone calls from fans.

Professional career

Siouxsie's first gig was as an unrehearsed fill-in band at the 100 Club's "Punk Rock Festival", two nights in September, 1976 organised by Malcolm McLaren.

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In 1976 The Bromley Contingent followed the Sex Pistols to France and Siouxsie was punched by an Arab. She was wearing a cupless bra, black vinyl stockings and a black armband with a swastika on it. She liked Salon Kitty and disliked those who banged on about being in the war; the swastika was intended as a campy joke and she did not, then, appreciate the panorama of implications. "The Nazis were not only anti-Semitic but anti-anyone different, anti-anyone like me." The regalia backfired. The National Front started to pay attention and she was horrified.

Related Topics:
1976 - Bromley Contingent - Sex Pistols - France - Swastika

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Grundy interview

One of Siouxsie's first public appearances was with the Sex Pistols on Bill Grundy's television show. It was on that show that the Pistols garnered attention for releasing a stream of expletives in reaction to Bill Grundy's provocation. In the course of Grundy's interview with the members of the Sex Pistols, he tried to flirt with Siouxsie:

Related Topics:
Sex Pistols - Bill Grundy

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:Grundy: "Are you worried, or are you just enjoying yourself?"

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:Siouxsie: Enjoying myself.

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:Grundy: "Are you?"

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:Siouxsie: Yeah.

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:Grundy: "Ah, that's what I thought you were doing."

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:Siouxsie: I always wanted to meet you.

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:Grundy: "Did you really?"

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:Siouxsie: Yeah.

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:Grundy: "We'll meet afterwards, shall we?"

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It was to this that Steve Jones reacted by calling Grundy a "dirty sod" and a "dirty old man," and the interview went downhill from there.

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More recent years

Siouxsie married Siouxsie & the Banshees' drummer, Budgie in 1991.

Related Topics:
Siouxsie & the Banshees - Budgie - 1991

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Siouxsie is the featured vocalist on the title track to Basement Jaxx's 2003 album Kish Kash. (Strangely the track is spelled "Cish Cash")

Related Topics:
Basement Jaxx's - 2003 - Kish Kash

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( Source: PA)

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Siouxsie won the Icon Award at the Mojo Honours in London, June 2005.

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