Speaking to Express.co.uk ahead of a new Legends Live tour that will see her play alongside The Osmonds, Hot Chocolate and David Essex, the musician criticised the way modern pop music has become “too sexualised”.
t's no secret that pop stars like to bare their bodies, whether it's on stage, on the red carpet, or in a music video. Big pop names like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Gotye left little to the imagination in their video hits, and we've also seen nudity (and controversy) pop up in videos from rock acts like the Flaming Lips and Sigur Ros. Check out our list of 20 not so sweet videos that aren't afraid to show some skin.
Asked if she has seen much improvement in music’s gender politics since her own breakthrough, she said simply: “No.”
“I don’t think that many people have walked through the door that I opened,” she added.
“It’s not an easy job. It’s just not. It needs a lot of stamina. On one tour for example, I was singing 27 songs a night!”
I don’t think that many people have walked through the door that I opened
Suzi Quatro
Commenting on today’s artists, she continued: “I don’t like the sexuality that it’s gone to now, and I hope it takes another turn back to what I stand for: which is be strong, be sexy, but think about the clothes you’re wearing. Put a bit back on!
“Put it this way: Just because you think you’re calling the shots on your sexuality as far as your image goes, it doesn’t mean you are. And maybe you’re calling the wrong shots!
“I was sexual, but I was covered! I was covered from actual head to foot! And that was more sexy than being naked.
"There’s a lot to be said for illusion.”
Katy Perry strips down before slipping into her cotton candy cloud-covered bed in her video for "California Gurls," which takes place in the sweet land of "Candyfornia." Sugar and spice and everything nice, that's what Katy Perry and her gurls are made of.
Blink-182, "What's My Age Again" (2000)
Pop-punk pranksters Blink-182 forget their gym shorts and take a leisurely, naked jog through the streets, encountering a memorable cast of characters along the way. The boys were actually wearing thongs during most the outdoor scenes, but they let the cameras capture it all in the studio shots. Britney Spears, "Womanizer" (2008)
Britney got her sauna on during the filming of her 2008 comeback clip, which allowed her to show off her re-buffed bod. The song quickly became Brit Brit's first No. 1 hit in nine years. Coincidence? NSFW: The Flaming Lips & Erykah Badu, "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (2012)
