Suzi Quatro Quotes

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

Guitar is for the head, drums are for the chest, but bass gets you in the groin

I am flattered to have been the woman to have opened the door for female rockers to be accepted into the mainly male industry.

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.

I read and write classical piano and percussion, also guitar.

A bass should sound like a bass with the thump of the finger against the wood, like it began with stand up.

Nothing heals like love and time

Len and I had parted musical ways and this was one of the problems.

The bass and drums are the engine, and the key to good bass playing is it's not what you play, it's what you DON'T play that counts. You leave the spaces, they're more important than anything.

I feel that whatever you put out is what you'll get back. I always put out, 'hey, hi, I'm a bass player, no bullshit,' and that's what I got back. I got the respect.

As far as more recognition goes, I am happy with the amount of love and respect I have received from other artists and the public. Of course, I would love more, and think I deserve it.

I've always done a bass and drum solo that lasts about 10 minutes. The main thing is to use it only when you need to.

I also have a big love of classical music played on piano because this is the environment I grew up in my brother being one of the great masters in this world.

I am busy touring all over Europe, Japan, and Australia.

When you are famous, you never can be sure why somebody's being nice. You just have to develop a very good sixth sense. I call it my bullshit detector.

I've always maintained that you can be sexy with your clothes on. Sexier maybe.

Down in devil gate drive. I led the angel pack on the road to sin. Knock down the gates, let me in.

I do think fame can distort reality. I've always felt that.

I don't know, I don't pay attention to critics anyway. They either like me or they don't, you know what I mean? I am too long in the tooth to worry about that.

Love is the best part of life

The hardest instruments for women to play are bass and drums. Drums because of the physicality needed and bass just because its heavy and it's not an easy instrument to play.

I do love acting. It's my second love and I would love to do more.

I've seen it [Australia] go from a lot of small towns to big towns, but I think it has found its identity in all this time... it's a very special country, I could easily live here.

Shame on those artists who aren't proud of their achievements.

Rock and roll mainly but I can play passable jazz also.

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

I used to buy scented poetry books on tour and read aloud to the band. Not what you'd expect, huh?