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I love this photo. Siouxsie looks like an Amazon warrior all dressed up for battle which is appropriate given her aggressive “don’t fuck with me” persona on stage. But I often wondered if behind the fetish gear, death’s-head make-up, and wild hair was a nice, quiet girl who liked nothing more than to curl up with a cup of cocoa and a Jane Austen novel.

Download: Painted Bird (workhouse demo) – Siouxsie & The Banshees (mp3)