Siouxsie Sioux & Steve Severin on CBS with Charlie Rose 1986

Intelligent intw. with Siouxsie and Steve from The Banshees, by the brilliant Charlie Rose.

[@emily.toombs]

Still touring in 2023. I was privileged to see her only US show in over a decade last year. It was everything.

[@r.l.seiber3879]

Always impressed with Siouxsie's intelligence and composure, a timeless beauty indeed.... 💗

[@kevinsturges6957]

Tinderbox is up there with some of the best albums I’ve ever heard. Stunning sound quality. Still sounds fresh today.

[@mikehersh6192]

Great engineering on many of them records priceless outstanding excellent 😊😊

[@lemurdream]

Tinder Box is a fantastic album. Budgie's drumming is magnificent.

[@sashabertold3731]

She's so humble and lovable.

[@latkagravas986]

Indeed.

[@misti7766]

So glamorous and intense but subtle too

[@boobraschmidt2199]

Steven looks so elegant and he is so unassuming and quiet. I'm going to start dressing like him

[@jocie_marr]

1986: In this year, The Banshees came for the first time to Brazil. It was the mark of the ´´british invasion´´ in my country. The Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen and all that wonderful bands came after them! I do love Siouxie!

[@rasulf]

Glad you enjoyed it. And it must have a great time for you.

[@AIVariedades]

Sisters of Mercy were in Brazil too, arent' they?

[@jocie_marr]

Yes, it was magic!

[@jocie_marr]

Yes, The sister of Marcy for the first time in Brazil, in 1990!

[@pckempz]

Those bands were more popular than the Beatles in the 80's in Brazil!

[@jefmay3053]

this women had to deal with powerful creaps her whole life......i respect her now more than ever

[@jefmay3053]

@RACHEL LAWRENCE wait what

[@WalkerTexas]

She isn't really a woman though. might want to look a wee bit closer.

[@96Eclipsed]

@@jefmay3053 Watch the Sex Pistols - Bill Grundy Interview from the 70s. Siouxsie and Steven were in the background and Bill Grundy went creeper

[@96Eclipsed]

@@WalkerTexas And you're not a real man.

[@paolobenmore3504]

Eh? What "creeps" and what are you talking about? seems a random disjointed comment that has no sense.

[@flaviosmartins]

I have a special place in my heart for TINDERBOX for life. One of the best albums ever made.

[@solinvictus39]

I can still listen to the album to this day and not get tired of it. It takes me right back to my teenage years (I'm in my 50s now).

[@edwardharley9]

Tinderbox.... the album was one of the best cds ever recorded.. magnificent lyrics as well...

[@robertmarles6447]

Love John McGeogh but John Valentine Carruthers truly inspired on Tinderbox. Top 5 Albums just for fun 1) Tinderbox 2) Juju 3) Kaleidoscope 4) Kiss in the Dreamhouse 5) The Scream.

[@theenglishman3368]

Agree - saw her live on that tour when she fell off stage - the show went on though

[@jacktepes2913]

I was born in 1986, this woman is beautiful, I love her.

[@rayvanwayenburg998]

The condescension and misogyny she has had to cope with is pretty disgusting. She responds with intellect and composure. An amazing woman.

[@scottbirch968]

Charlie Rose was respectful and asked intelligent questions, bearing mind his audience of mainstream America. It was a good interview.

[@idfkwgo]

Siouxsie is so beautiful and is just always herself I absolutely love that she isnt afraid to wear what she wants and I love her suit!

[@MrDJJAH]

Let's go back in time. I love this woman (and the music)! Tinderbox is fantastic. Favorite song: Cannons.

[@mikehersh6192]

Lands End

[@mickrohr8851]

Lands End here too! :D

[@snowbelle74]

What a respectful interviewer. He read out a quote that the three recurring themes to Banshees music are sex love and death. That is probably true of Severin’s lyrics. I would also add that childhood, madness and hatred of repression are also key lyrical themes for Banshees.

[@charliekane135]

Her eye makeup was always amazing

[@matttrafton2725]

I still play Rawhead and Bloddybones on my porch to creep out the trick or treaters.

[@carljules3123]

The host did a fantastic interview for a TV show broadcast on an important US channel

[@x.blackerby677]

I love her attitude. Charlie Rose is drooling all over her. Too funny

[@davepollison4333]

At least he wasn't wearing his bathrobe....

[@V3t3r]

damn, he just foreseen their split in 1995

[@Kenlydford]

Oh heavens, I would love to be Charlie in this interview. With more Susan. I think she’s wonderful.

[@brucemark2055]

Amazing group great music and style.

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

Rose was very respectful and inquisitive about the band, at a time when American media wasn't that interested. I'll never understand why they weren't asked to perform on SNL at this time (or any other time, for that matter). Sioux and Severin look gorgeous here. I wonder if Charlie had already "picked" his "Angels" by this time?

[@rasulf]

I agree, on all that you say. Who would have thought this about him?

[@dampergoldenrod4156]

snl is a freak show it survived simply because no other music show was allowed to be on that time of night in the rigged media

[@kalevala29]

the Banshees should have been on SNL, probably around Tinderbox when they broke into the American market. I think they were on Joan River's talk show about that time.

[@ivorytower99]

@@kalevala29 Right; so was Gene Loves Jezebel, all because Michael Aston (the blonde lead singer)was in an elevator in Las Vegas with Joan, and he commented to her that he had the same kind of dog as her, as a child (I believe he told me it was a Shih Tzu?).

[@SogoTX]

@@dampergoldenrod4156 Your assertion is incorrect... (other than the truth that SNL IS, "a freak show"...especially over the past decade...) From 1973 to 1981, we had, "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" which aired up against Saturday Night Live in many markets... They had some great bands performing live on the show, check it out... ;)

[@tdesanchez]

Siouxsie and the Banshees. Forever and Always.

[@paolobenmore3504]

I remember seeing Siouxsie & The Banshees at the Hammersmith Odeon in the mid 1980's and she performed a two night stint there and a friend and I went on the second night where she performed on a stool with a bandaged knee so I assume she injured it the night before, still a great concert and never forgot it.

[@rasulf]

Great story. Saw them several times in the US during the '80's.

[@warwickrailton619]

Such class and beauty.

[@bronzeageancientone4844]

SS's bass playing on " Tinderbox " is just awesome

[@PK-gi2qh]

Great interview

[@mikehersh6192]

She's back

[@randycox3232]

Amazingly talented and depth....much respect to this band! They are like nothing else...so interesting and authentic 💜👄❤ I miss Charlie Rose!

[@MadcapShambleton]

Quite agree. Revisiting Siouxsie and The Banshees in late 2020 and finding all kinds of things I didn't see/know back in the day. Siouxsie was/is so erudite, pragmatic, humorous, and of course, talented. (Too bad about Charlie Rose, he truly was a good interviewer.)

[@CharlesMichaelSidwell]

Despite any inhibitions people may have about Charlie Rose, I found him to be cordial and respectful during this entire interview. I'll bet he drove home listening to Cities in Dust that day.

[@rasulf]

I was stunned my self to hear about him!!! Always thought he was just as you say!

[@BriguyO]

Great image and totally believable! I can recall driving around the block several times when it came on the radio back in 1986 just so I could hear the end of the song and not go home to my slumber. So yeah. Great low-key interview with depth and giving them each equal time.

[@rickw7903]

Charlie called things as he saw them and called people out when they needed it - especially when they weren't being totally truthful or tried to dodge questions. Otherwise, he was usually a fair and good host.

[@Pulsonar]

The interviewer was genuine and asked sensible questions at a time when most hosts were certified egocentric jerks, a rare find. Even Siouxsies and Steve’s body language said ‘ I have time for you’ 😉

[@rasulf]

Well said.

[@brando7266]

Lucky rose didn't expose himself again,

[@derin111]

First saw them live in 1978 and The Scream is probably the single most of all my collection that I play the most.

[@MrDJJAH]

Overground is such an awesome track!

[@derin111]

@@MrDJJAH Yes agreed! And, one of the very first things I evef learnt to play on guitar aged 15 ! 🙂

[@umimo]

7:16 "Do you think you'll still be around in 1996?" LOL 😂

[@xrayspex7777]

fantastic

[@pangrac1]

I like how is it relaxed.

[@elijahmoses5675]

From January 20, 1986.

[@synapticrelease]

Never knew the genesis of Cities in Dust.. Pompeii. Probably the most "dancefloor" Banshees track.

[@Mr.Swankly]

Dazzle and the obligatory Red Light . Guess it depends the floor/do. Certainly those were the two in my dancing days.

[@steviox]

Respectful piece . Great band.

[@CoventGardenbeats]

Wow great !

[@beataspiewakjonsson1749]

This is the best band in the world are was but i do have the albums and can listing to them whenever i want . ✨🐱

[@cherylchaison5085]

This was the most interesting interview charlie rose ever did love the banchees

[@latkagravas986]

Yep - did not know he did this till now. His journalism name carries weight.

[@mikehersh6192]

Shes back and blonde 2023. Looking regal

[@jefmay3053]

Tinderbox is awesome album

[@shroudys]

spellbinding to say the least

[@formisfunction1861]

She is taking some care in her answers and explanations.

[@orbitalsatellite]

More than Goth, more than punk, the Banshees are no cliché!

[@latkagravas986]

Wow seeing CBS/Charlie Rose name attached to this interview - carries Weight! Loved Sioxie and S&The B! from back then and now!. They are up there with my Rock, Metal, RB, Disco, HipHop and Oldies.

[@That-Kevin]

I love her, husky, speaking voice!

[@sexobscura]

you are entranced

[@traci150]

my first crush!’ and still is …

[@ikemachamer7904]

❤

[@franchescarivera6323]

I was a Siouxie wanna be in' 91 when I was in the front row of one of her concerts. I was crying the entire time. She saw me and she starred at me for a few seconds; Like I was from Mars! I heard her interviewed later where she said she never understood the 'wanna' be' thing. And it made me laugh out loud when she says here in '86 that she hopes that copying her fashion it's a 'passing thing' for the girls.

[@timmadone8930]

Well they didn't quite make it to 1996. But half of 1995 is still very impressive. And if you count the 7 Year Itch tour which lasted a year, you can say the band was around for 20 years. Now we can only hope that the spellbinding song "Love Crime" is not Siouxsie's final offering to the world.

[@rasulf]

She's single now, so who knows. I suppose it's harder when your used to fight all battles with someone by your side.

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

I absolutely HOPE that "Love Crime" is the start of something new and remarkable. IF that (sadly) ends up being her last work...what a hell of a last tale it was.

[@kalevala29]

@@anthonyyoutubefan7567 well she is 62. I think she's retired

[@beandipcartography]

They sure did rock.

[@brianwinters9995]

Alright, alright. We've had the Joy Division movie, the NWA movie, the Morrissey film, the movies about Queen, Johnny Cash, and Ray Charles. Can we PLEASE have a motion picture about Siouxsie?

[@filipematias5127]

And also movies about Sid and Nancy, The Doors, Mayhem, etc.

[@boobraschmidt2199]

The Banshees were too original to make a movie about. I hate those biopic anyway. If you want to know about them listen to the records and resd marc paytress' book. One of the great things about the Banshees is that they never overdid the publicity. They just did what they did and didnt care if anyone liked it or not.

[@soarornor]

A bio-pic would be dreadful. Better would be a gathering up of their most interesting photos, videos and sounds. Bits of interviews and such.

[@CarlosSDCA]

Disagree. All these movies are reductive. Especially nowadays. Just watch these interviews on KZbin, pics on the internet , listen to the music and create your own movie in your mind. Whatever happened to imagination?

[@soarornor]

@@CarlosSDCA True if they tried to recreate with actors. But a movie that gathered up real clips from performances, interviews etc wouldn’t be bad.

[@BG-mj1wp]

She reminds me of Catherine McCormack playing German silent film actress Greta Schroeder in the film "Shadow of the Vampire."

[@irshgrl500]

Yes!

[@mikehersh6192]

Lands End. Bigly 😊

[@bodylan11]

Wow. He asked her if she thinks the band will be around in 1996, referring to another 10 years, then kind of does an evil laugh. They broke up in 95. Charlie Rose time traveler confirmed

[@GauntLife]

nice

[@ReunionMana]

funny how he asks if they'd be around for another ten years because come to find out they disbanded in april of 1996! 20 years almost exactly give or take about 4 months.

[@fabiopomponi7740]

SIOUXSIE SIOUX QUANDO LA TUA MICIETTA HA DOLCEMENTE MIAGOLATO TU HAI DETTO PRONTAMENTE CON UN SORRISO DISARMANTE SCUSE ME !!! CHE MOMENTO MERAVIGLIOSO DI TELEVISIONE.

[@fabiopomponi7740]

Un avventura ed una vita artistica iniziata 45 anni fa' e mai finita al insegna della creatività inesauribile della sua band e della loro bravura strumentale nel incidere canzoni eppure al epoca dei Sex Pistols Siouxsie sembrava una ragazza disincantata ed affascinata per la rivoluzione musicale che gli stava nascendo intorno sarebbe bello fare un intervista a lei in cui rinverdisce i fasti del periodo storico sociale e musicale.

[@russellbrown3800]

I think Spinal Tap was a couple of years before this interview. But Siouxsie and Steve maybe didn't see it.

[@dampergoldenrod4156]

So much talent but the music media ignored this band while promoting shitney houston and madonna non stop

[@carloslima6705]

Shitney Houston - LOL!!!

[@augopen]

$$$$$$$$$$

[@kalevala29]

I agree they were largely ignored in the states but Whitney Houston had an incredible voice.

[@brucemark2055]

I love this group amazing. And they still look stunning

[@dampergoldenrod4156]

@Billy Borgan they should have been the opening act for heart in 1987 or even Belinda Carlisle. They got little exposure in the USA but were almost like a rock band.

[@mishawashere]

Hello from 2026🎉

[@Guy-lo3ld]

Wow she's a superstar!

[@augopen]

She’s sits like a man- I love that!

[@paulashe7460]

Digroot she once was being interviewed for a woman’s Hour program. When the woman mentioned washing machines. Siouxsie asked her why she talking to her about washing machines? Siouxsie left saying I’m going for a cigarette! Never went back!

[@kalevala29]

@@paulashe7460 not sure but it could have been a response to a comment John Lydon made in his book about her bragging about having a washing machine back in the punk daze

[@DitchBarfelo]

Sits like a man ..but smiles like a reptile.

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

5:50 What was said there. That's like it.

[@fabiopomponi7740]

E' stato un periodo sociale molto duro per l'Inghilterra quello del epoca punk in cui le persone attempate benchè imaginassero i disagi giovanili della loro nazione dovevano temere la loro irruenza tutto questo perchè non si poteva comprendere un fenomeno sociale senza vivere le condizioni psicologiche ed umane a cui esso aveva dato origine per questo al inizio c'era incomprensione e rifiuto nei suoi confronti poi' dopo tutto è stato sedato facendolo passare per una moda giovanile e tollerando anche le intemperanze comportamentali che lo accompagnavano.

[@mikehersh6192]

His zeppelin interview was good but testy. 🕺🕺🐯

[@markc-ru4qz]

If I had to put a label on them it would be punk I mean they were from '76 and Sid Vicious played drums at their first gig! But I love how she slightly winces or grimaces at the term punk rock lol! I hate the term goth and they most certainly aren't that although they may have started it. But if anything they are just the Banshees and what they created was all their own! 'Nuff said.🌹

[@TheFokker03]

Siouxsie,you're a goddess,never mind an ice queen

[@lucioandriulo9011]

What does she answer when she’s asked where she thinks they’d be in ten years? Can’t grasp the whole answer

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

I bet ol’ Charlie Rose tried to cop a feel.

[@fluxfotos22]

look's like she has an issey miyake suit on there.

[@a.e.neuman4702]

🌟 DIVA! 🍒 😍 👚🍸 👢

[@wltchflnder-general]

Severin is Tom Hardy...fact

[@stephanstertz9823]

LOL, I wonder if Charlie Rose tried to put the moves on SIOUXSIE????????????

[@felixbaxter352]

Too bad Charlie Rose got himself in hot water because he was a cut above when it came to interviewing.

[@rasulf]

Yes. Absolutely.

[@andreacolombo9441]

I dont think she has black eyes! More like green-blue typical British beauty. In fact she looks quite nordic with that wonderful pale skin. Many brits have Scandinavian blood from the viking invasions in the middle ages.

[@ghostriderinthesky6685]

Ok......

[@sofasadness2440]

I must learn more english, i don`t understand her.

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

1:02 Yo did Siouxsie just fart?

[@sonofhibbs4425]

I think someone in the studio make a fart-like noise, Siouxsie made a joke about it.

[@shayne.7770]

It was a squeeky chair

[@seanmccuen6970]

he calls it 'punk rock', FFS...

[@rasulf]

Yeah, but at least he tried for an intelligent intw. otherwise.

[@jenniferslocks7981]

That is the WORST interviewer, because his ego is running the interview! He asks a question & Then starts giving an answer instead of LISTENING. Bad Bad Bad interviewer. GREAT BAND, would've love to hear more of what they had to say.

[@drakashrakenburgproduction5369]

You think your opinion matters?

[@jenniferslocks7981]

@@drakashrakenburgproduction5369 Apparently so, got your attention.

[@dextervortexsungte5348]

@@jenniferslocks7981 he did no wrong. He's interview has nothing to be cringe. Maybe you mood went wrong

[@96Eclipsed]

Horrible interview. He asks a question, then interrupts when Sioux or Severin try to speak...

[@rasulf]

!!! Absolutely disagree! In fact quite the opposite. For an older straight journalist, he actually trys to approach them without asking about punk being only about coloured hair and safety pins!

[@Vibeagain]

Fail. And I don't mean Charlie Rose. Take off your damn glasses and have prepared your answers as to where you go for your material, how you work it up, and why it's so meaningful to you