Bananarama Quotes

United Kingdom,
1981

Bananarama are an English female pop music vocal duo, originally formed as a trio in London in 1981 by friends Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey and Keren Woodward. Their success on both pop and dance charts saw them listed in the Guinness World Records as the all-female group with the most chart entries in the world. Between 1982 and 2009, they had 28 singles reach the Top 50 of the UK Singles Chart.

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
- Break
- Move
- Travelling
We were all friends who formed a band. We weren't auditioned or put together by a record label, management company or TV show.

Keren Woodward Bananarama
- Friends
- Band
- Management

I think we've got the tracks that everyone wants to sing along to. A lot of people say, ‘God, I've forgotten you've had so many hits!'

Keren Woodward Bananarama
- People
- Forgotten
- Tracks
The band is our whole lives and we are completely dedicated, but if you get too serious you'll have a lot of problems and if you don't enjoy what you are doing you shouldn't be doing it.

Keren Woodward Bananarama
- Band
- Enjoy
- Problems
We never realized how much of an influence we had.

Keren Woodward Bananarama
- Influence
- Realized
We never came into the business with a plan beyond the next three months. It's all been a natural thing for us to go off and travel and then maybe record an album.

Keren Woodward Bananarama
- Business
- Travel
- Record
When Siobhan left, we never fell out or had a huge argument. She just wanted to move to America and do something different.

Keren Woodward Bananarama
- America
- Argument
- Move