Keren Woodward Quotes

Author Image

Keren Woodward

Profession : Musician

Birth : April 2, 1961

We were expected to smile and be flirty to everyone. But we acted more like a male rock band. We never mastered the niceties. We were more interested in having a good time.

Keren Woodward

When you've known someone for so long you never lose that friendship.

Keren Woodward

The group has always been based on friendship and a certain attitude.

Keren Woodward

We've always been do-it-yourself. In that we've had complete control.

Keren Woodward

We were so young when we started, quite naive and shy - we kind of knew what we were doing but didn't because we hadn't been stage schooled.

Keren Woodward

We wouldn't ever sit down and pretend that our friendship didn't fall apart back in the late '80s. It wasn't like there was a massive bust-up. We just drifted apart.

Keren Woodward

A lot of my family were teachers, so that's what I always thought I'd end up being.

Keren Woodward

I just felt very young and unprepared. I didn't know anyone who'd been pregnant, and I didn't know anyone who'd had a baby. Because everyone around me didn't really get it, I just kept on as though nothing was happening, even though I was slightly scared and throwing up everywhere.

Keren Woodward

We were approached to do the story of Bananarama as a film.

Keren Woodward

I've got greasy hair, what can I say?

Keren Woodward

The first time I got recognized in the Sates, it was by Mike Tyson. He sang 'Cruel Summer' at us as we were walking out of the hotel to go to the beach.

Keren Woodward

When we first were working, we had no money. We were all sharing this ghastly flat and we had nothing.

Keren Woodward

I think it was about 1990 when we first wore heels to perform.

Keren Woodward

It's a real shame if people feel they have to do anything that makes them uncomfortable to be successful.

Keren Woodward

It's really odd, but whatever we do and whatever style we might tackle, we always sound like us.

Keren Woodward

I think we've got the tracks that everyone wants to sing along to. A lot of people say, 'God, I've forgotten you've had so many hits!'

Keren Woodward

Most of the people we worked with were men. And the women were secretaries.

Keren Woodward

I'm actually quite proud of the fact that we made a success of ourselves in a donkey jacket and DMs, without any thought to sexualising what we were doing.

Keren Woodward

I was very aware as a young mum that I had to be there and not go off the rails. I would go clubbing, then come home and make breakfast for the baby.

Keren Woodward

We had to pose with towels wrapped around us, holding rubber rings, that sort of thing. The turning point came when a photographer asked us to get on a fur rug and crawl like cats. We said no, because it was sexist and disrespectful.

Keren Woodward