Siobhan Fahey

“The whole point of Shakespears Sister was to be the antithesis of Bananarama.”

“I was creatively unfulfilled and I felt the music we were doing was not true to my spirit.”

“It was a real kitchen-sink drama that had been going on for months. We'd all been to therapy.”

“I've always been drawn to the darker side of things. I find it more interesting.”

“It's a strange thing to be a pop star. You have to be a bit of a show-off.”

“There was a lot of sexism in the music industry then, and there still is now.”

“I'm not interested in being a celebrity. I'm interested in making music.”

“The '80s were very blokey. We were three girls doing it for ourselves, and we were quite bolshy about it.”

“We were three girls who wanted to be in a band. We didn't want to be singers who were told what to do.”

“Fashion is a huge part of what I do. It's a form of self-expression.”

“Being in a band is like being in a marriage. It's very intense.”

“I'm very proud of what we achieved with Bananarama. We were pioneers in a way.”

“'Stay' came from a very real and painful personal experience.”