Bananarama Quotes
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Women shouldn't have to apologise for their age or growing old. It is just inevitable.
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We've always been do-it-yourself. In that we've had complete control.
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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.
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We never thought of ourselves as a girl band. We dressed like blokes.
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I have this massive love for the whole culture of pop music... It's my fascination, my on-going passion.
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You'd better hope and pray That you make it safe Back to your own world You'd better hope and pray That you'll wake one day in your own world 'Cause when you sleep at night They don't hear your cries in your own world Only time will tell if you can break the spell Back in your own world.
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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.
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Music bypasses the intellect, it makes you laugh, makes you cry, makes you want to dance, makes you want to have sex.
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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.
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I'm still grappling with all the things most people resolve by the time they're 35. Maybe that's why I make music that is relevant to young people. I'm emotionally stuck at the age of 13.
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I just can't seem to write songs about peace and love. Yeah right, how do you get that?
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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.
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We're best at doing pop music - we're not good at doing down, depressing music.
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Radio in the U.K. is so formulaic. You've got commercial stations who play the same 20 songs all day.
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We got a gay following around the time we started using camp dancers who were stripped to the waist in cycling shorts and aviators.
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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.
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My dad was fine, but I have to say my mum was upset when I said I was leaving home.
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You can be normal if you choose to be.
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The perfect pop song is about creating a memory.
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Most of the people we worked with were men. And the women were secretaries.
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We were signed to a label that wanted us to remain little girls who appealed to other little girls, who were cute and non-threatening.
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If you suffer from depression, anything that makes you feel has to the most important thing in your life, because it's the only thing that can save you.
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When do you know you're insane? And when do you known you're sane? I think I treat a fine line between the two. It's a battle to function, but somehow I manage.
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We were always around music and we were lucky to be in the right place at the right time, knowing the right friends.