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It seems to me that most good protagonists are both clever and resourceful. They are intelligent and can fix things, both little and big. They can come up with inventive solutions others would never think of.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
If people want to compare us to the Shangri-Las, then that's all well and good. But those groups were put together. They were told what to sing, dressed up, neatly packaged. We're like the '80s version in that we're more outgoing, more involved in it.
Keren Woodward Bananarama
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There is nothing worse than a spoilt brat.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
But you're not really emotionally mature in your 20s. Well, we weren't. You don't say anything, you just bottle it up and then it builds up.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We were completely DIY and very opinionated. We weren't the type that sat back or do what we're told… We never listened to many people.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
The amount of women we've met that say that we were an inspiration to them growing up, has always been one of the best things about being in the band.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
If I look back on my life, you can almost tell the story of it through pop songs. Romances as a teenager, your first kiss, first love, first heartbreak.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
The ‘80s don't seem to have gone away. Most weekends in the summer we're off doing a festival in front of 10,000 or 15,000 people with a load of other ‘80s acts. It was just such a great era for music, for individuals and characters. It just had a spirit.
Keren Woodward Bananarama
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Women shouldn't have to apologise for their age or growing old. It is just inevitable.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We've always been do-it-yourself. In that we've had complete control.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
Everyone we knew was forming a band. Boy George, Wham! Sade. But it wasn't a big deal, they were our friends. It wasn't like we were hanging out with pop stars.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We've never been good at long-term plans.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
There are more important things in life than being thin, anyway men prefer women with a bit of meat.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
How we looked on TV was exactly how we looked during the day.
Keren Woodward Bananarama
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I can't even compare ourselves with the Supremes. I adore the Supremes! I can't set myself up as comparison to people I'm in awe of.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We were expected to smile and be flirty to everyone. But we acted more like a male rock band. We never mastered the niceties. We were more interested in having a good time.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We never thought of ourselves as a girl band. We dressed like blokes.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
Back in the day we didn't really have time to be a live act because we were always on TV or doing live interviews. We were being flown all over the world.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
I'm actually quite proud of the fact that we made a success of ourselves in a donkey jacket and DMs, without any thought to sexualising what we were doing.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
I was very aware as a young mum that I had to be there and not go off the rails. I would go clubbing, then come home and make breakfast for the baby.
Keren Woodward Bananarama
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Finding out I was expecting a child was highly inconvenient for doing all the promotion for 'Venus.'
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We got a gay following around the time we started using camp dancers who were stripped to the waist in cycling shorts and aviators.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We were so young when we started, quite naive and shy - we kind of knew what we were doing but didn't because we hadn't been stage schooled.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
A lot of my family were teachers, so that's what I always thought I'd end up being.
Keren Woodward Bananarama