R.I.P. Poly Styrene

Very sad to hear Poly Styrene lost her battle with breast cancer.

She was a fighter to the last in many respects, not just with her illness, but also as such a positive role model.

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RIP indeed. Another one gone far too young: A fighter to the very end.

So sad - She really battled some demons in her life.

I'm listening to Generation Indigo, released just a month ago by Poly. Considering that she was undergoing treatment for the cancer that finally took her, it is a remarkably upbeat affair, although now inevitably tinged with sadness. I particularly like the tracks "I Luv Ur Sneakers" - LCD Soundsystem with a sense of humour, the angry "White Gold" with its soaring anthemic chorus, and "Thrash City" a 2 minute blast which sounds exactly like a song with that title should.

A bloody good way to go out if you ask me.

Also let's not forget that "Germ Free Adolescents" remains a classic.

Along with the likes of recently deceased Ari Up (and the rest of The Slits), Eve Libertine and Siouxsie Sioux (to name just a few), Poly was one of those women who, with a mixture of militancy, humour and sheer bloody minded attitude, kicked against the constraints of conformity in the late 70s/early 80s.

She had a pretty tumultuous and at times troubled life, but in every interview I have read or heard over the years she has sounded incredibly positive and vivacious.

RIP Poly.

ditto

I was sad when I heard,.......I saw them in '78 playing with the Clash at the Anti-Nazi Rally at Brockwell Park in Brixton. They were mad, actually like Hawkwind with a hangover, but Poly was only about 18 at the time....."some say little girls should be seen and not heard but i say ...oh bondage up yours..!"
Outrageous at the time. Rest in Peace.