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INTRODUCTION:
Welcome to my website, as you found your way
here perhaps it’s safe to assume that
you already know something about me and my early
associations with the London Scene of 1976-77.
Many people are intrigued by those early days
of what would later become known as ‘Punk’,
although it defied description and didn’t
get its name for quite some time, having taken
everyone somewhat by surprise. Unless you fall
within a certain age group you would be forgiven
for not being aware of the pressing need for
change in mid-seventies London, or just how
far removed my hairstyle; clothes and make-up
were from the fashions of the time. Since the
days that the photographs and video were first
recorded my face has appeared in many places.
You may have seen me in one or more of the many
books about fashion, hairdressing or more likely
specifically Punk; either inside – or
even on the cover. You could have watched one
of a variety of TV programmes, with subjects
ranging from Margaret Thatcher to The Who, that
contain an endlessly recycled short clip of
me looking the cameraman up and down. If you
saw ‘The Filth and the Fury’ you
will have heard John Lydon talking about me,
saying that ‘it took skill, style and
bravery – to look like a cat’. You
might have seen the Sheppard Fairey Obey artwok
entitled ‘Catwoman Swindle’ or seen
the trilogy St. Valentine’s Day episode
of The Simpsons called ‘Love, Springfieldian
Style’ in which I was given a cameo appearance.
My face has been out there for a long time and
my feelings are perhaps understandably mixed
about this, especially since it was never my
intention to search for my fifteen minutes of
fame. I also haven’t had the best of health
down the years, which is one of the reasons
I took the decision to have a private life.
It seems to me that after reading or hearing
a few accounts of myself (often written by people
I have never met) that fell short of the mark,
the only choice left open to me is to put things
in their proper perspective and tell my story
– as only I can.
So welcome to my site, I hope you will enjoy
your visit and I also hope to dispel a myth
a two by being here. I have written a brief
biography which you can read
by clicking here.
Please
note: All written content on this website
is the sole copyright of ©Soo Catwoman
2010. The images are copyright of their respective
owners. No permission is given or implied for
use of the content in these pages elsewhere
but on this site.
- Soo Catwoman / February 2010 |
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