Skunk Anansie's Skin Answers Her Most Googled Questions | According To Google | Radio X

Skin (Deborah Dyer) is the singer of the band Skunk Anansie and one of the 90s most iconic characters. We decided to ask her everything the internet wants to know about her. Questions like why are you called Skin? Was she on The Masked Singer? Was she ever friends with David Bowie? And what are the songs Little Baby Swastikkka and Hedonism about?
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[@adamazri928]

She has one of the best voice in rock music. Very underrated artist

[@DaveTaste]

Everything that ever happened is underrated hey

[@CheekyPseudonym]

Got no airplay in the NYC area, I somehow stumbled into Paranoid And Sunburnt; one of my top Three albums

[@robwilliams6753]

listen to her studio stuff and live stuff. absolutely indistinguishable vocals.

[@dusandestanovic5884]

Not one of the, she has the best voice.

[@patrickowens4294]

@@dusandestanovic5884 And not just in rock.

[@williambrookings722]

Forget Blur and Oasis, Skunk Anansie were the best UK band of their era in my eyes! An all time favourite and truly unique

[@thomasanderson2757]

I love Oasis, Blur and Skunk Anansie

[@romeks612]

Omg ,Skin is not getting old She`s looking exactly the same like 25 years ago.

[@shayneoneill1506]

Some people have amazing genetics. Mindyou a lot of folks with that carribean ancestry seem to have that luck. Seriously, the women in Jamaica seem to age fabulously.

[@Steeyuv]

‘25 years ago’? I didn’t think she was even 25!!!

[@gearoftones8585]

I've rated her as my favourite female singers for years. Forget Adele, Beyonce and all that. Skin has an incredible range. Can go from soft and delicate to loud and raw. Terrific artist and seems like a really nice person.

[@zimzimzalabim]

THIS! Glad I found this video and your post only one day after you made it. Yeah I can't deal with those. What you described, soft and delicate to loud and raw, only a few can achieve. I'm thinking of Stevie Nicks and Miley Cyrus, but they all stand on their own but Skin really went against the current, as a black woman from Jamaican origin doing rock instead of R&B, Soul. In that sense, she reminds me of Grace Jones. She does seem down to earth and kind. She had only nice things to say about her peers. I bet she loves the appreciation. I hope she keeps making music as long as she lives.

[@thephoenix3155]

I would like to hear a Moby and Skin colloboration! That would be excellent!

[@EnxhioKotoni]

Dont forget personality that you can actually feel from her singing. I always got a vibe of someone hugging me when listening to her and I doubt she's different in person

[@bobotett4320]

Skin is a amazing vocalist one of the best

[@FrankieJayUK]

She is a queen!

[@azurenojito2251]

A lovely artist and person.

[@katyaisalive]

i'm only young, i wasn't around when skunk anansie was big!! but they're possibly my favourite band - they're so different from everyone else, very raw and i love the way skin speaks. very real, very articulate, very honest. i definitely wish i was around to experience their prime.

[@afvp]

Skunk anansie never stopped being big

[@beaumather2144]

I grew up listening to Skunk Anansie in the 90s And was madly in love with Skin!!! As a person and an amazing vocalist!

[@jennyinfolkestone9007]

PRETTY SURE I SAW SKiN FIRST!!!!!!

[@soothingmeditationsmusic]

The sheer power and pain her voice is just so beautiful

[@alessandrofontana71]

She even speaks Italian, how can you not love this woman! Brava 👏

[@yannam5339]

I grew up on her voice

[@alpacapicnic]

Skin is my absolute hero in life.

[@skippymillward]

Some music stays with you for life

[@mikecross1474]

I met Skin after her talk at the Cheltenham Literary Festival last year, absolutely lovely person! Excited to see Skunk Anansie in Bristol tonight!

[@nomisnoxin]

Skin ❤❤❤ You need to do a podcast I could listen to you all day

[@ACR_BOX]

Charly Big Potato - CD Single -> max volume & repeat till drained from energy -> relax and take a breather... This was my therapy for many many years. Sorry neighbors and THANKS SKUNK!! (You will never know how much that therapy meant for me!!) Love from Holland

[@robinholmescnx]

One of my most favourite female singers. Tracie's Flaw is so brilliant.

[@pixlpix79]

One of the most amazing singers i ever heard, brilliant

[@vpeters2431]

What an Amazing Woman! 💜

[@davidwilkins2368]

And i got your book for my birthday yesterday on the day this video was posted Skin :D

[@1998TDM]

My day has been made, thank you Skin and thank you Radio X. Sounds a bit stalkerish but Skin has been on my "most awesome people to have round for dinner" list for decades.

[@shayneoneill1506]

So i never thought this I'd say this. But Skins kind of adorable in person. She's right, I did have this impression in my head that she was kinda intimidating,. NOPE! Turns out she's lovely.

[@osh2023]

Fantastically candid. Thank you for sharing.

[@chuckrogers1862]

I certainly hope she got rich. She is one of the very best. I wish more people in America knew of her.

[@craigs6290]

Loved skunk anansie when i was a kid ✊🏼❤ what a voice!

[@lifewithtwoajs9868]

I am also a Jamaican raised in Hackney, not too far from Brixton. I remembered seeing Skin and hearing her voice and was just blown away. I Loved Skunk Anansie and what they represented, being like No One Else. That was me through, and through. Soft and can fit in anywhere, yet I can be raw and hard. I now play their songs for my 5-yr old son. He loves the guitar and always asks me to "play the one with guitar Mum!"

[@techniqchange5687]

Well done you guys, that was so satisfying😁😁😁😁😁💜💛💕💖💗💚💙

[@christinasophieschultz5081]

I love her human openess. Its comforting 😊

[@kanyeeast1115]

such an interesting woman !

[@mikerochburns4104]

Amazing voice, beautiful woman.

[@surpriser0se]

I wish I listened to Skunk Anansie when I was young. I think Skin is a great woman.

[@j800r_aswell]

I love this woman. I discovered her and Skunk Anansie way too late. I was 13/14 when they first burst onto the scene and I wish I'd found them then. Truth is, I first heard her on Tony Iommi's first solo album on the track Meat and that was probably '03/'04 at the earliest.

[@WatchRichRebuildsChannel]

Luv you and your music

[@harperproduction3935]

Love her so much!

[@citizenVader]

What a wonderful voice

[@georgiablackwood405]

An authentic artist. Real Jamaican

[@melaniejones9902]

His woman is outstandingly intelligent

[@ceceruben6113]

Absolutely adore you

[@jonathanfoster4243]

Amazing and inspiring

[@simonealbertini5580]

I love this voice

[@Mrscarbalac]

I was in tears when i saw her/Them in Stockholm!

[@justavideodiary]

She is just adorbs

[@DefinitelyAPotato]

She really is the coolest

[@bakingdoughkruseandersson]

Some black don't age at all.. incredible she is 55 years old ❤️

[@gudjon_jonsson]

What a legend🙏

[@fritzfritze136]

Pure energy!

[@gemmamerli8855]

I ADORE U ❤

[@mudhut1967]

Amazing singer

[@niksomerford]

Beautiful and so talented ❤

[@josephrhodes5025]

her voice is AMAZING

[@vanageslangas]

Thanks, You are awesome, Olimpia.

[@ariellagrange1779]

Omg and it's broken up by question. Angel babies sent from heaven made this video for me. 🥰🥰🥰

[@andrewbister-kl4nn]

What a band

[@philbrown8181]

Thanks Skin x

[@eglantinepapeau1582]

what a voice this woman has !

[@thealphazoid]

Skin is beautiful in so many ways!

[@dorkvader3778]

looove youuu skiiin :)

[@thephoenix3155]

I love Skin and Skunk Anansie!

[@albertogonzalez7838]

Selling Jesus is my favorite song

[@stephendailey3108]

You look amazing

[@thedeewolf]

Wow looks so well...

[@kemettura1888]

I Love ❤️👑Skin 💕❤️💕❤️

[@BeeUndercover]

Wow! Learning to speak Italian in 6 weeks!

[@aboutthemetal8783]

BRIT ROCK ,they were on their own really , way above the rest of music that was coming out at the time .

[@owendunne9889]

SKIN is as cool as F**k

[@Stew_Pid]

I just want another feature with Sevdndust.

[@kevinwebb8799]

Closing down radio x

[@thechrismoylesshowonradiox]

💚

[@mashapalos1780]

Goddess ❤ she needs to be on our TV again how do we make this happen??

[@SheliaBurroughs-mf1hy]

I need a Moby and Skin/Skunk Anansie collaboration!

[@fiftyseven3221]

Skin Love ya baby.

[@cajunlady5838]

🤩🤩🤩

[@reemclaughlin4260]

I just found Skin. Better late than never, but I feel ripped off.

[@user-vr2cq8rr6y]

Милашка

[@christopher-ke9nj]

As one does

[@lawsonium]

Yeah, SA were and continue to be a Rock band. Pretty simple really :-)

[@harald-bosh]

This is my very personally TOP-10 of BRIT POP (BRIT ROCK) bands: 1) SUEDE - (Best Brit Pop Band ever!) 2) RADIOHEAD 3) PLACEBO 4) MUSE 5) SKUNK ANANSIE 6) THE VERVE & Richard Ashcroft 7) BLUR 8) COLDPLAY 9) P.J.HARVEY 10) PAUL WELLER P.S.: I've never ever liked OASIS or BEATLES in my life! SKIN is definitely the best FEMALE singer in the BRIT ROCK / Alternative movement ever! On the second place I would put P.J.HARVEY! I should of course mention: Shirley Manson (Garbage) and Dolores O’Riordan (The Cranberries). All other FEMALE singers from bands like: Elastica, Echobelly, Catatonia, Sleeper etc. were not really great, and they were only for the short period of time active.

[@90dfender]

i know i am late to the party, but how come you are so stunning. What is your secret.

[@EuTuboSim2010]

stoosh is posh in jamaica, elegant?

[@veganvocalist4782]

Love her babyish way of talking compared to her powerful contrasting womanly presence on stage , a rare bird indeed ;D

[@theeviljames]

Comment engagement for Skin :)

[@denniszeller2115]

I love her, best voice ever. Pls contact me!

[@JLady4]

It would be so cool for Willow Smith and Skin to collaborate.

[@melberry7055]

Never deserved to be in a pop band bc theyre in a league of their own ❤

[@welovecheshirecats4557]

Does she even age?

[@danmay7234]

Ok well i challenge radio x to actually play their music every now and again! instead of the same old white men that made skunk anansie an outsider to the britpop scene.............. just a thought

[@BRETT74022]

You should never explain your songs. It’s like trying explain your paintings/art. Let people give it their own meanings.