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We had no money, and we had to go through 'punk' school. We ended up living in the rehearsal room that used to be the Sex Pistols rehearsal room at Malcolm McLaren's office. So we had this sort of interesting beginning.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We wouldn't ever sit down and pretend that our friendship didn't fall apart back in the late ‘80s. It wasn't like there was a massive bust-up. We just drifted apart.
Keren Woodward Bananarama
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My dad was fine, but I have to say my mum was upset when I said I was leaving home.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
I think it was about 1990 when we first wore heels to perform.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
I've got greasy hair, what can I say?
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
When you've known someone for so long you never lose that friendship.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
I guess that people can't imagine three girls just getting up off the streets and making a career for themselves without someone to help them - which is what we did.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
I've never been on a diet that lasted more than a day.
Keren Woodward Bananarama
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I might have been told to put a comb through my hair once or twice - by my mother!
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We spent a couple of years trying to be what we thought people wanted us to be, what the press thought we should be, doing what the company wanted. Finally we just said 'Sod it. This is what we do best. We're best at making pop records that people enjoy and having fun and entertaining them.'
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
After a few years, we realized that you did have to put some work into it. That's why the bimbo comments make me angry. After seven years, people have to realize we have a certain amount of talent.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
I don't really get that, when groups tour together or even do anything together when they hate each other.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
That's what friendships are, isn't it? You don't all have to be the same, as long as you've all got the same sense of humor and same attitudes on life.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We have never wrapped ourselves up in our own world thinking we are the only people who know what is doing. We listen to other things and see what we would like and what would suit us.
Keren Woodward Bananarama
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We've always written from personal experiences.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
When we go out, we do enjoy ourselves. We don't worry about whether or not people will recognize us.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
If we'd had a Svengali manager and done what we would have been told, maybe we would have had a bigger, more hugely successful career.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We didn't know it was going to be a career - it was just a lot of fun. We were known as the bimbo band and never expected to last.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We were very creative. There was nothing contrived about us. No one telling us what to do, what to wear, what to sing. We wrote our own material, chose our producers.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We didn't want to be famous. We just loved the music and excitement.
Keren Woodward Bananarama
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People thought we were intimidating, especially once we'd had a few drinks, but when I look back we were virtually on top of each other, holding hands. We sounded so stupid.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We were approached to do the story of Bananarama as a film.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
We did 10 years of working and travelling constantly, and we were just knackered. I thought: 'I've got to take a break.' I felt like I was going mad. I decided to move to Cornwall.
Keren Woodward Bananarama -
I just felt very young and unprepared. I didn't know anyone who'd been pregnant, and I didn't know anyone who'd had a baby. Because everyone around me didn't really get it, I just kept on as though nothing was happening, even though I was slightly scared and throwing up everywhere.
Keren Woodward Bananarama