Siouxsie Sioux Quotes & Sayings

“What I really resent most about people sticking labels on you is that it cuts off all the other elements of what you are because it can only deal with black and white; the cartoon.”

“People forget the punk thing was really good for women. It motivated them to pick up a guitar rather than be a chanteuse. It allowed us to be aggressive.”

“I love the ocean. I've always liked the blue, so tranquil and peaceful and gliding. And the fear of it.”

“There is a fun, flippant side to me, of course. But I would much rather be known as the Ice Queen.”

“My dreams are of water. And my nightmares.”

“Pop music for me was definitely escapist, but never studious.”

“I think a certain amount of anger has been a fuel of mine, if you want - but also some sort of sadness, and plain mischief, of course.”

“I hate the industry even more now, no bands get nurtured anymore. Labels only spend money promoting acts they know will be Top Ten. I find it offensive spending $2 million on a video.”

“I was never attracted to being a very proficient singer or player. I suppose I was interested in creating a vision; in the same way I was very drawn to tension within cinema.”

“It was trying to break down the stereotypes and it was the kind of thing where, for the first time, women were on a par and not seen as just objects. Though girls were objectified still.”