- One of Sioux's first public appearances was with the Sex Pistols on Bill Grundy's television show, on Thames Television in December 1976. Standing next to the band, Sioux made fun of the presenter when he asked her how she was doing. She responded: "I've always wanted to meet you, Bill". Grundy, who was drunk, suggested a meeting after the show. That directly provoked a reaction from guitarist Steve Jones, who responded with a series of expletive words never heard before on early-evening television. This episode created a media uproar on the front covers of several tabloids, including the 'Daily Mirror', which published the headline "Siouxsie's a Punk Shocker". This event had a major impact on the Sex Pistols' subsequent career, and overnight, they became a household name.
- In her earlier days, wore a Swastika, causing much controversy in the music press. She only appeared on stage once wearing a Swastika and that was during the band's 100 Club debut. She did not condone what is represented but it was her attempt to arouse some nationalism in Britain. In early 1981, while performing live with the Banshees, she and the band noticed a large contingent of National Front skinheads in the audience. The band left the stage and returned wearing Star Of David tee shirts and immediately launched into the song "Drop Dead/Celebration". She would later perform on stage wearing a tee shirt with the Star of David.
- November 2009: survived a near fatal accident when her car skidded in a puddle of water and careered off a road. She was left with only a concussion, even though her vehicle was completely wrecked.
- 24 October 1985. Midway through performing the Banshees' tune "Christine" at the Hammersmith Odeon, misjudged her footing and dislocated her knee. When the plaster was eventually removed the cast was the first prize in a Radio 1 competition for the person who wrote the best poem about the accident.
- In a 2017 interview with 'Pitchfork', Thom Yorke (of Radiohead) reported that seeing Sioux perform inspired him to become a performer.
- 1982: Reportedly, was approached about the possibility of playing "the Queen of a dark and distant planet" in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). Unfortunately the person who approached Sioux never followed through with the script.
- 2014: Survived a near fatal horseback riding fall.
- Credits Iggy Pop, Marc Bolan, John Cale, David Bowie, Theda Bara and Louise Brooks as heroes and heroines.
- December 1992: Made five live guest appearances with Indigo Girls singing the Banshees' tracks "Strange Fruit" and "Something Wicked (This Way Comes)".
- January 1991: Successfully won a libel suit against the Daily Mirror which had alleged that she had received a 'nose job'.
- 6 June 1982: Consulted a throat specialist in Sweden and was told to stop singing immediately for six months while she underwent therapy or she would lose her voice altogether. The Banshees flew home; while she got herself a second opinion. Everything was put on hold, including the recording the Banshees' 1982 album 'A Kiss in the Dreamhouse'. The album eventually released November that year.
- 4 May 1979: Unofficially banned from BBC Radio broadcasts due to swearing on the live program Roundtable, it was nearly two years before she was invited back.
- October 1975: First met Steven Severin (Banshees' co-founder) at a Roxy Music concert at Wembley. At the time, Severin was friends with Billy Idol; the three of them went on to be members of the Bromley Contingent, a group of followers of the Sex Pistols.
- 'AllMusic' named her "one of the most influential British singers of the rock era".
- 1979: After touring, had been ordered to take one month of rest by doctors; she used this time to learn to play guitar and compose music for the first time, resulting in her writing all songs featured on the Banshees' 1980 album 'Kaleidoscope'. The album later influenced several critically acclaimed musicians. Radiohead stated in 2008 interviews that they had rehearsed "Happy House" before going on tour. Santigold took inspiration from "Red Light", explaining, "'My Superman' is an interpolation of a Siouxsie Sioux song, 'Red Light'. I love her song and I love this song". Santigold also later sampled another song from 'Kaleidoscope', "Lunar Camel", on her 'Top Ranking' remix album, and on 21 March 2011, "House of Balloons/Glass Table Girls" by The Weeknd sampled "Happy House".
- Supporter of PETA. Particularly the organization's 'Compassion in World Farming' campaign.
- While involved with the Bromley Contingent, she was known as 'Candy Sue'.
- 4 December 2015: Released "Love Crime" (song recorded for the series finale of Hannibal (2013)); her first release in eight years after the release of her first (and to date, only) solo album, 'Mantaray' (2007). The song was made available for digital download on 04 December 2015, titled as "Love Crime (Amuse-Bouche Version)".
- 2002: Q Magazine rated her at one of the 10 best female rock artists.
- June 2013: After a hiatus of five years, played two nights at the Royal Festival Hall in London for the Meltdown festival, curated by Yoko Ono. She performed the Banshees' 1980 album 'Kaleidoscope' live in its entirety, along with other works from her back catalogue.
- In the 1980s adopted a peccary called 'Gregory the Peccary' and an armadillo called 'Amy', and later a meerkat. All resided at London Zoo.
- Though the date of the divorce is not known, in an interview in 2007, she announced her divorce from husband, Budgie.
- 11 November 1985: A waxwork Sioux went on display in the main foyer of London's Virgin Megastore alongside those of Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon and Mick Jagger.
- Created her performing name using a play on the Sioux Native American tribes.
- Longtime confidante Pam Hogg designed the costumes for Sioux's 2004 world tour 'Dreamshow'. Throughout 2008, Sioux made several public appearances sporting Hogg's distinctive signature cat suits. For Hogg's London's Fashion week collections, Sioux took to the catwalk modeling Hogg's designs, on 21st September 2001 and again on 22nd February 2010.
- Favorite films include A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003), Repulsion (1965) and Onibaba (1964).
- 15 March 1999: Released the song "Say", in tribute to confidante Billy Mackenzie, lead singer with the Associates, who committed suicide on 22 January 1997. Sioux revealed in the lyrics that they were going to meet just before his death. The song was released as a single by the Creatures and featured on their 1999 album 'Anima Animus'.
- To date, Jubilee (1978) and Out of Bounds (1986) are the only movies she has appeared in.
- 1999: Ranked #96 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll.
- December 2001: Ranked #7 in a readers poll of Q's 'Top 100 Women Who Rock Your World'.
- 20 October 2003: Featured on the track "Cish Cash" by Basement Jaxx, from their album 'Kish Kash', which later won Best Electronic/Dance Album at the Grammy Awards (13 February 2005).
- Winner of the 1981 NME Award for Best Female Singer. In 1982, she won in the same category, and for Best Dressed Female, and again in 1983 (same categories).
- For several years, resided in Toulouse, France.
- Never had children.
- 2008: Performed the Angelo Badalamenti tracks, "Careless Love" and "Who Will Take My Dreams Away" at the World Soundtrack Awards.
- Met confidante Marc Almond in 1983 in a men's leather shop on the King's Road. Their relationship developed over the years and in 1999 they collaborated together on Almond's track "Threat of Love", featured on his 1999 album 'Open All Night'.
- [2005] Inspired the eponymous character Siouxsie in the Spanish horror comedy web-comic "El Joven Lovecraft" (The Young Lovecraft), about the child years of real-life horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.
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