Quatro breaks out the Can-do rock attitude

BURSTING on to the scene in 1973 with a run of thunderous rock singles that began with Can The Can, Suzi Quatro was one of the first women to become a rock superstar.

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The 75-year-old grew up in Detroit and began her career fronting all-girl garage band The Pleasure Seekers alongside her sister Patti on guitar and backing vocals, later being joined by another of her sisters, Arlene, on keys.

Their song What A Way To Die is seen as a forerunner to punk with its chorus of "I may not live past 21, but woo what a way to die".

The band never found mainstream success in the US, but Quatro was spotted by producer Mickie Most, who brought her to England in 1971 to join his RAK label.