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Sharleen Spiteri saw Joe Strummer onstage and thought “that’s what I want to be”
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exas are touring in the autumn and she talks to us here about what’s required to make it all look easy, a conversation that includes …
… why working in a Glaswegian hair salon was the perfect preparation for pop stardom.
… the difference between the first second onstage and everything that follows.
… the advantage of being a singer with an instrument.
… seeing Jim Kerr in his mother’s blouse at Tiffany’s in Glasgow when she was 15.
… how Dusty Springfield remembered lyrics.
… Chrissie Hynde, Siouxsie, Depeche Mode, Cameo and the Clash.
… the overpowering spectacle of Prince’s Sign O’ The Times tour in Paris.
… playing racecourses and the unsettling sight of an audience wearing fascinator hats.
… supporting Fleetwood Mac (her second gig) and something useful learnt from Stevie Nicks.
… and the nocturnal sound of lions “going at it full swipe” near her house by Regents Park.
Texas tickets here: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/texas-tickets/artist/742180
Texas & Spooner Oldham sessions: https://www.texas.uk.com/
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