Suzi Quatro: ‘It is absolutely crazy I’m not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. But I’m in good company!’ — SkimNews
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- Suzi Quatro, 76, releases new album 'Freedom,' which interpolates The Girl Can't Help It in its title track and includes a cover of MC5's 'Kick Out the Jams' featuring Alice Cooper.
- Quatro says it is 'absolutely crazy' she's not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, arguing she was 'never a woman playing an instrument in a rock'n'roll band with world success before' her.
- Suzi Quatro is touring Australia between 14 November and 6 December to support 'Freedom,' which is out now.
- A biopic of Quatro's life is in active development with the screenplay being written now; she suggests Scarlett Johansson but insists the actress must have 'the Suzi Quatro vibe'.
- Quatro described a stage incident where she and her drummer improvised a 15-minute drum solo after the PA blew — the audience assumed it was part of the show.
- A fan once grabbed Quatro's hand during a final-song high-five and ripped her jumpsuit 'right across' her backside while trying to pull her off stage.
Why it matters: Quatro frames her Rock Hall exclusion as a gender gap, arguing no woman played an instrument in a world-successful rock band before her — an assertion that, paired with her active touring at 76, keeps the question of whose contributions rock's canon chooses to recognize squarely in the public eye.
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