Under the microscope
CAN YOU RUN UP THE STAIRS? YES, no problem. I jog, go to the gym or do yoga five times a week. When I’m touring, carrying a bass guitar weighing nearly as much as me, wearing hot leather, and jogging across the stage for two hours is enough exercise. GET YOUR FIVE A DAY? DEFINITELY. I could live on vegetables. My favourite meal is vegetable pasta or Caesar salad. EVER DIETED? NO. I’m disciplined. If I go to the cookie jar, I’ll take one, whereas my husband (concert promoter Rainer Haas) will have four or five. I’m 5ft 2in and weigh about 8st 2lb. ANY VICES? YES, if you call liking a glass of wine or champagne at the end of the day a vice. ANY FAMILY AILMENTS? I INHERITED low blood pressure from my mother. If I’m crouching down and get up too quickly, I sometimes feel faint. WORST ILLNESS OR INJURY? IN 2012 I was returning to the UK from a gig in Kiev and fell boarding
the plane, breaking my right knee and left wrist. When I got to the UK, I went to hospital and they put my knee in a straight cast, but it should have been slightly bent. A surgeon had to break the bone again and re-set it. POP ANY PILLS? WHEN I suffer from jet lag I take melatonin [a hormone the body releases when it’s time to sleep]. If I’m on a crazy schedule I’ll take a Temazepam tablet to help me sleep. HAD ANYTHING REMOVED? A BIRTHMARK on the left side of my nose a few years ago. ANY PHOBIAS? FLYING. Funny since I take more than 80 flights a year. IS PLASTIC SURGERY FOR YOU? YES, I’d have it if I really thought I needed it. Mind you, I have a fear of needles. IS SEX IMPORTANT? ABSOLUTELY. It doesn’t matter what age you are. EVER BEEN DEPRESSED? NOT really. I’m the eternal optimist. I face bad and frustrating news like everyone, but then move on. HANGOVER CURE? I RARELY have one. Hangovers are
nature’s way of teaching you a lesson: don’t drink so much! WHAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE? ONLINE Scrabble. My guilty pleasure is playing it in bed. Sometimes I’ll play 25 games simultaneously. LIKE TO LIVE FOR EVER? NO, but certainly for a long time.
Legends Live Tour 2017, featuring suzi Quatro, david essex, The Osmonds and Hot Chocolate, starts on October 13. Visitlegendslive.org Interview by RICHARD WEBBER
Rock legend Suzi Quatro, 66, answers our health quiz