The Slits’ Ari Up laments the loss of “female rebellion” in music: “I didn’t know it would come to this”

"'Ari is wonderful and terrible in equal measure,' writes Viv Albertine in her memoir, Clothes, Clothes, Clothes, Music, Music, Music, Boys, Boys, Boys. When The Slits formed, Ari Up (real name Ariane Daniele Forster) was just 14 years old. A wild child who’d only moved to London from Germany a few years prior -Up was a totally unique presence who was totally consumed by music. According to Albertine, she was 'loud' and 'boisterous' but also 'a talented and committed musician' who simply didn’t care what she looked like. She was the perfect person to front a punk band. Full of energy and dissatisfaction with 'double standards' and 'false people,' Up tore up the stage, screaming, shouting, jumping, dancing, and even pissing in front of eager crowds. ..."

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