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Suzi Q

Story of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973.

Director

Liam Firmager

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Production

The Acme Film Company,Screen Australia,La Rosa Productions,Palstar Entertainment,Film Victoria

Awards

3 wins & 4 nominations

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And when I saw that picture back I
always remember that moment
happening. - Suzi Q

And when I saw that picture back I always remember that mome...

You want to Suzi Quatro look? All of
a sudden, I had a Suzi Quatro look. - Suzi Q

You want to Suzi Quatro look? All of a sudden, I had a Suzi ...

I became Suzi Quatro, in that
instant. - Suzi Q

I became Suzi Quatro, in that instant.

We did Top Of The Pops on the
Tuesday - Suzi Q

We did Top Of The Pops on the Tuesday

Everyone watched Top of the Pops
then. Everybody, you know. It was
like the holy grail. - Suzi Q

Everyone watched Top of the Pops then. Everybody, you know. ...

Everybody was fighting for a slot on
Top Of The Pops. - Suzi Q

Everybody was fighting for a slot on Top Of The Pops.

When you got it you thought, "Yes!
The foot is in the door." - Suzi Q

When you got it you thought, "Yes! The foot is in the d...

Everything else was just like little
neurons and synapses exploding in my
brain. - Suzi Q

Everything else was just like little neurons and synapses ex...

# And your eagle lover likes his
little bit of evil loving - Suzi Q

# And your eagle lover likes his little bit of evil loving

That was their first thing. They
went, "What the hell is that?" - Suzi Q

That was their first thing. They went, "What the hell i...

Wednesday we're walking around,
a load of nobodies still. - Suzi Q

Wednesday we're walking around, a load of nobodies stil...

We watched Top Of The Pops on our
little black and white telly, - Suzi Q

We watched Top Of The Pops on our little black and white tel...

We'll go and have a beer." Oh, my
God, yeah, I can remember going into
the pub - Suzi Q

We'll go and have a beer." Oh, my God, yeah, I can...

Oh, shit. It was scary. So, I ran
out the door. - Suzi Q

Oh, shit. It was scary. So, I ran out the door.

And I realised in that moment that
that was the end of my previous life. - Suzi Q

And I realised in that moment that that was the end of my pr...

# Ohh, honey, honey
honey, honey, honey - Suzi Q

# Ohh, honey, honey honey, honey, honey

She is super fierce and she's just
being herself. - Suzi Q

She is super fierce and she's just being herself.

She's not... She's not really
threatening. - Suzi Q

She's not... She's not really threatening.

She's just got these dudes behind
her - Suzi Q

She's just got these dudes behind her

And she's this firecracker
who is just throwing down - Suzi Q

And she's this firecracker who is just throwing down

..it's incredibly empowering, I
think. - Suzi Q

..it's incredibly empowering, I think.

She's a tiny little thing, you know.
It's like, wow! - Suzi Q

She's a tiny little thing, you know. It's like, wo...

All that thunder coming out of this
little girl. - Suzi Q

All that thunder coming out of this little girl.

And there's the fact that I've never
seen - Suzi Q

And there's the fact that I've never seen

It's never ever occurred to me that - Suzi Q

It's never ever occurred to me that

You could see where were her impact
was in, like, - Suzi Q

You could see where were her impact was in, like,

And there have been so many female
musicians - Suzi Q

And there have been so many female musicians

So, she was very much out on her own - Suzi Q

So, she was very much out on her own

I don't know if there were any when
she came out. - Suzi Q

I don't know if there were any when she came out.

The basic sort of rock and roll, - Suzi Q

The basic sort of rock and roll,

She had, you know, a non-fussy
hairdo. You know, she was a natural
beauty. - Suzi Q

She had, you know, a non-fussy hairdo. You know, she was a n...

People who are attractive and
they're not playing - Suzi Q

People who are attractive and they're not playing

She just had this, like, perfect
little pouty innocent face. It was
just adorable. - Suzi Q

She just had this, like, perfect little pouty innocent face....

Maybe girls were trained to not
aspire - Suzi Q

Maybe girls were trained to not aspire

I would help him do anything - Suzi Q

I would help him do anything

I played folk guitar. (CHUCKLES) - Suzi Q

I played folk guitar. (CHUCKLES)

Tina said, very wisely, "Oh, I don't
know. - Suzi Q

Tina said, very wisely, "Oh, I don't know.

Rock and roll, that's like for young
men. - Suzi Q

Rock and roll, that's like for young men.

It's not like for nice girls." - Suzi Q

It's not like for nice girls."

Suzi Quatro. And, look, she's
playing the bass guitar. - Suzi Q

Suzi Quatro. And, look, she's playing the bass guitar.

And singing. And look at this cool
outfit she's wearing, you know. - Suzi Q

And singing. And look at this cool outfit she's wearing...

She can really do it just like a guy
can. - Suzi Q

She can really do it just like a guy can.

Maybe even better." - Suzi Q

Maybe even better."

She came... She came from a place so
deep inside, - Suzi Q

She came... She came from a place so deep inside,

She showed us that we could be who
we were - Suzi Q

She showed us that we could be who we were

When I was in my early teens, - Suzi Q

When I was in my early teens,

# Well, you got the hands of a man
and the face of a little boy blue-ue - Suzi Q

# Well, you got the hands of a man and the face of a little ...

# You know, the 48 crash come like a
lightning flash - Suzi Q

# You know, the 48 crash come like a lightning flash

# You've got the kind of a mind of a
juvenile Romeo-o - Suzi Q

# You've got the kind of a mind of a juvenile Romeo-o

And, of course, I'm singing on all
those choruses. It's me and her and
Lenny. - Suzi Q

And, of course, I'm singing on all those choruses. It&#...

The three of us doing all the
backgrounds on there. - Suzi Q

The three of us doing all the backgrounds on there.

There was a lot of negativity
because Suzi was a female. - Suzi Q

There was a lot of negativity because Suzi was a female.

And she wasn't Cilla Black or Lulu
or your normal female singer. - Suzi Q

And she wasn't Cilla Black or Lulu or your normal femal...

She had the audacity to play the
bass and play it very bloody well. - Suzi Q

She had the audacity to play the bass and play it very blood...

She had the audacity to sing rock
and roll and do it very well. - Suzi Q

She had the audacity to sing rock and roll and do it very we...

And she also has the audacity to
wear leather clothes and kick arse. - Suzi Q

And she also has the audacity to wear leather clothes and ki...

The way she moved and played bass - Suzi Q

The way she moved and played bass

She just reached down - Suzi Q

She just reached down

And singing at the same time, which
is really hard to do. - Suzi Q

And singing at the same time, which is really hard to do.

# He's my Daytona demon - Suzi Q

# He's my Daytona demon

And that's exactly what happened
with reviews of shows and records. - Suzi Q

And that's exactly what happened with reviews of shows ...

A lot of the writers on the New
Musical Express were very political. - Suzi Q

A lot of the writers on the New Musical Express were very po...

They obviously were all students at
uni somewhere - Suzi Q

They obviously were all students at uni somewhere

And anybody with success is gonna get
some of the doubters - Suzi Q

And anybody with success is gonna get some of the doubters

I had plenty of people who said
"Wow!" And I've had other people who
said "Oh, manufactured." - Suzi Q

I had plenty of people who said "Wow!" And I'...

# Because you're too big to be used - Suzi Q

# Because you're too big to be used

Because at that time rock was a
male-orientated business. - Suzi Q

Because at that time rock was a male-orientated business.

(STUDIO APPLAUSE) - Suzi Q

(STUDIO APPLAUSE)

Oh, I guess so, yes.
(STUDIO LAUGHTER) - Suzi Q

Oh, I guess so, yes. (STUDIO LAUGHTER)

..in that time, like, thinking
about, like, through the fuckin
'70s. - Suzi Q

..in that time, like, thinking about, like, through the fuck...

But what we are witnessing today - Suzi Q

But what we are witnessing today

I didn't ever think of myself - - Suzi Q

I didn't ever think of myself -

So, I wasn't up there like a women's
libber and, - Suzi Q

So, I wasn't up there like a women's libber and,

It was just, "Here I am. Here I am." - Suzi Q

It was just, "Here I am. Here I am."

At least, most people I know consider Suzi Quatro an icon.

I know now, for L7, when we were
interviewed, gender rarely comes up. - Suzi Q

I know now, for L7, when we were interviewed, gender rarely ...

So, I could imagine Suzi Quatro was
really just, like, - Suzi Q

So, I could imagine Suzi Quatro was really just, like,

To have that kind of power and
belief in ourselves - Suzi Q

To have that kind of power and belief in ourselves

And when you are a young girl, you
want what she has. - Suzi Q

And when you are a young girl, you want what she has.

# I'm the wild one - Suzi Q

# I'm the wild one

She wasn't glam rock but she was
part of that movement. - Suzi Q

She wasn't glam rock but she was part of that movement.

We weren't a glam band, you know,
I've never worn lipstick on
anything. - Suzi Q

We weren't a glam band, you know, I've never worn ...

(LAUGHS) - Suzi Q

She was challenging Slade, - Suzi Q

She was challenging Slade,

So, yes, she was almost an integral
part of the glam-rock scene. - Suzi Q

So, yes, she was almost an integral part of the glam-rock sc...

He thought things through very well.
And also Pete Coleman, - Suzi Q

He thought things through very well. And also Pete Coleman,

A big part of my interest in having
Mike Chapman produce Blondie was the
fact that he wrote songs - Suzi Q

A big part of my interest in having Mike Chapman produce Blo...

He used to come in with jodhpurs, - Suzi Q

He used to come in with jodhpurs,

"Well, you know, I think we should
try it again." - Suzi Q

"Well, you know, I think we should try it again."

He will crack that whip till he gets
exactly what he wants. He's got it in
his head. - Suzi Q

He will crack that whip till he gets exactly what he wants. ...

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Story of trailblazing American rock singer-songwriter Suzi Quatro, who helped redefine the role of women in rock 'n' roll when she broke out in 1973.

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Director: Liam Firmager

Writer: N/A

Production: The Acme Film Company,Screen Australia,La Rosa Productions,Palstar Entertainment,Film Victoria

Genre: documentary

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 69/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 01 Jul 2020

Awards: 3 wins & 4 nominations

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