Balls: Rock Star & Actress Suzi Quatro

Beatie Wolfe interviews 'first lady of rock 'n roll' Suzi Quatro about breaking down barriers and rewriting the rules for women in a male-dominated rock culture. Listen to this show that takes you from Elvis to Leather Tuscadero via the power of limitless swagger.

Orange Juice for the Ears with “musical weirdo and visionary” (Vice) Beatie Wolfe explores the power of music across Space, Science, Art, Health, Film & Technology by talking to the leading luminaries in each field from Nobel Prize winners to multi-platinum producers and hearing the music that has most impacted them, their “Orange Juice for the Ears”. Beatie Wolfe is an artist who has beamed her music into space, been appointed a UN Women role model for innovation, and held an acclaimed solo exhibition at the V&A Museum.

Suzi Quatro’s Orange Juice for the Ears

First song that imprinted? “Don’t be Cruel” by Elvis Presley
First album that shaped who you are? (plus which song to play) "Stuck Inside of Mobile (with the Memphis Blues Again)" by Bob Dylan - from Blonde on Blonde
The music you would send into Space? “Pathetique” by Beethoven
Song you would have at your memorial? “When I Fall in Love” by Nat King Cole
Album you would pass onto your kids? (plus which song to play) “Rosie” by Jackson Browne - from Running on Empty

The show opens with “Can the Can” by Suzi Quatro.

This show first aired live on LA’s dublab radio. The podcast was mastered by Dean Hovey. For rights reasons, the music in this podcast version is shorter than in the original broadcast.