I thought that was a sensible idea, because I jumped around a lot on stage, and everything would ... “Give me that Suzi Quatro look.” I didn’t know I had a Suzi Quatro look!

Rockstar bassist, Suzi Quatro became a rock music icon in the '70s, paving the way for the success of hundreds of other female artists. However, her career began a few years earlier, in 1964.

So it was an absolute pleasure to catch up with Suzi. Not only is she still gigging at 67 - 'I'm 67 and proud to be. Embrace it girls!' - and wearing leather catsuits, Suzi is busy writing books too.

Suzi grew up in the States, experiencing the rock n’ roll revolution as it happened. A talented singer and bass guitarist, trained in classical piano and percussion, she joined the band The ...

Wizzard, UFO and Suzi Quatro. It was a Sunderland line-up to be envied. The big names just kept on coming at Sunderland’s ...