The musician Siouxsie Sioux accused of killing music: “Stifling the spirit of any youth movement”
“That’s what’s stifling the spirit of any youth movement.”

Siouxsie Sioux is an English singer, songwriter and musician best known as the lead vocalist and co-founder of Siouxsie and the Banshees.
One of the most influential figures in post-punk and alternative music, Siouxsie helped redefine rock through her distinctive voice, theatrical stage presence and fearless experimentation. From the late 1970s onwards, Siouxsie and the Banshees released a string of critically acclaimed albums including ‘Juju’, ‘Kaleidoscope’, ‘A Kiss in the Dreamhouse’, ‘Tinderbox’ and ‘Peepshow’, producing classics such as ‘Hong Kong Garden’, ‘Spellbound’, ‘Happy House’ and ‘Cities in Dust’. She also found success with the side project The Creatures, cementing her reputation as one of the most innovative and influential artists in modern music.
“That’s what’s stifling the spirit of any youth movement.”
In even the most literal sense of the word, Siouxsie and the Banshees were a wailing force against convention, epitomising the ritual that rules were…
“The rest of us were just let loose.”
“He’d be waiting outside my house…”
“The first time we’d made a ‘concept’ album…”