Suzi Q

The life and times of 1970s glam rock queen Suzi Quatro are recalled in no-nonsense detail in this straightforward documentary that sees her approach her 70th birthday. Candid contemporary interviews combine with a wealth of archive, charting her teenage years in Detroit in a band with her sisters, and subsequent estrangement from her family when she moved to the UK in the 70s to top the charts as a solo star with such hits as Can the Can and Devil Gate Drive. Quatro speaks openly about struggles in a male-dominated music industry, her detours into acting and more traditional musical theatre, and the high-profile collapse of her marriage to guitarist Len Tuckey. Although the hits dried up after a few short years, her pioneering influence is applauded by generations of female artists including Debbie Harry and members of the Runaways and L7, but it's vintage footage of the pocket-sized singer brandishing a huge bass guitar that makes the biggest impression.