STAR BASS

Suzi Quatro’s career is an object lesson in badass rock’n’roll. Born Susan Kay Quatro in 1950, her first steps into the world of music came when she played percussion in her dad’s jazz band before becoming Suzi Soul in the mid-60s group the Pleasure Seekers, alongside her sisters, Patti and Arlene. They released a couple of singles before Quatro decamped to the UK in 1971, working with Mickie Most and touring with the likes of Thin Lizzy and Slade. The multi-instrumentalist and singer scored huge hits with ‘Can The Can’ and ‘Devil Gatecemented her image in the public consciousness, but it is her glam rock-tinged songwriting and bass-playing that underpins her longevity. A movie on her career, , came out in August 2019, pulling no punches in its overview of her six decades in the business.