Siouxsie & the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British gothic rock band. Their musical career has also encompassed the punk and new wave genres, however.

Style and notoriety

Siouxsie courted much controversy in the band's early days with her dress, often wearing 'bondage' clothes and fetish wear. She was also heavily critisised for wearing swastika armbands, although she always maintained that this was intended to be for 'shock value' rather than any form of display of Nazi or fascist political sympathies.

Related Topics:
Bondage - Fetish - Swastika - Nazi - Fascist

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Pistols guitarist Steve Jones' infamous "you dirty bastard, what fuckin' rotter" comment during the band's December 1976 interview with Bill Grundy, which helped to fuel their notoriety, was sparked when Grundy attempted to 'chat up' Siouxsie on prime time TV.

Related Topics:
Steve Jones - 1976 - Bill Grundy

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