Poly Styrene and X-Ray Spex (from "The Punk Years")

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Description: X-Ray Spex featured singer Poly Styrene (born Marianne Elliot) on vocals, Jak Airport (Jack Stafford) on guitars, Paul Dean on bass, Paul 'B. P.' Hurding on drums, and Lora Logic (born Susan Whitby) on saxophone. This latter instrument was an atypical addition to the standard punk instrumental line-up, and became one of the group's most distinctive features. X-Ray Spex's other distinctive musical element was Opera-trained Poly Styrene's voice, which has been variously described as "effervescently discordant" and "powerful enough to drill holes through sheet metal". As Mari Elliot, Poly had released a reggae single for GTO Records in 1976, "Silly Billy", which had not charted. Born in 1957 in Brixton, London, of Somali-English parentage, Poly Styrene became the group's public face, and remains one of the most memorable front-women to emerge from the punk movement. Not conventionally attractive, she wore braces on her teeth and once stated that "If anybody tried to make me a sex symbol I would shave my head tomorrow". Share with friends
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markali1984 ::: Favorites ugh, i hate this stupid cunt. talentless hack of a drippy runny skunt. just shutup already , you sucked then and had no talent and you still dont. poly styrene is a stupid talentless cunt. 07-06-26 12:30:49 _____________________________________________________
vaudou ::: Favorites Markali = hippie 07-06-27 20:14:39 _____________________________________________________
ThingArthur ::: Favorites I LOVE HER, FANTASTIC 07-06-28 11:35:42 _____________________________________________________
14ed14ed ::: Favorites je t'aime poly 07-07-01 17:49:27 _____________________________________________________
professoricon ::: Favorites devangelis: From her bio - "Her mother was a young legal secretary (English) from the seaside town of Hastings, she moved to London and met Poly's father, a young dispossessed Somaliland aristocrat." 07-07-07 06:28:34 _____________________________________________________
devangelis ::: Favorites Thanks! 07-07-07 08:31:57 _____________________________________________________
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littlejacksbitch ::: Favorites Is it important? In the UK, no-one gives a flying f*ck about her race. She's just a fabulous fabulous singer with attitude and I love her big time. 07-07-17 17:45:28 _____________________________________________________
devangelis ::: Favorites ?!?!?!?!?! Someone havin a bad day? Simply said "just curious." I love her too. Was thrilled to find out shes a sister. 07-07-17 23:08:35 _____________________________________________________
littlejacksbitch ::: Favorites ok sorry if I sounded completely paranoid. no probs :) I just wondered why it was an issue but if you say she's a sister, & as someone who's not completely white myself, I can see where you're coming from. 07-07-18 06:02:49 _____________________________________________________
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