Stories and Writers 

The Cat That Walked by Himself By Rudyard Kipling - from the Just So Stories Click above to link to the story that features an illustration of a cat walking alone through an arch of snow covered trees, that Sioux said helped inspire 'Red Over White', as well as liking and reading Rudyard Kipling stories when she was young and covering 'Trust in Me' from the Jungle Book, also by Kipling. Click here to read more Just So Stories.

Edgar Allen Poe Read about the man who inspired everyone who is anyone. Sioux's earlier lyrics were inspired by short horror stories, some of which were written by Poe (Premature Burial etc..) He not only wrote true gothic stories of morbid macabre situations but stories that were psychologically disturbing. "The horror of the mind" as Sioux put it. She also mentioned The Masque of the Red Death , a Poe story in an early interview. Visit here for more of his stories.

 Film

Hitchcock  nothing really needs to be said about this man, as anyone, not only those who likes Sioux should be aware of his influence. Dali, creatured the dream sequences in his movie 'Spellbound' .

Jayne Mansfield This links to the Marie Claire article that inspired Sioux to write 'Kiss them For me', the title of a Jayne Mansfiled film. Website

Silent Ladies / Louise Brooks etc ..Sioux has looked like a lot of silent film actresses all of them can be said to have influenced her look at some point. Siouxs crop and bob hairstyles circa 87/88 are very Louise Brooks  and Louise definitely had an attitude you could attribute to Sioux..."If I bore you, it will be with a knife!" Brooks. Many other silent film stars are here too.

Carolyn Jones  Unfortunately, I couldn't find any decent sites just dedicated to just the original Mortica. Plenty of sites on the Addams Family but no pictures doing her justice, with her best sexy / sinister poses. Sioux always said she loved the way she looked.

 Artists 

Hieronymus Bosch (1) (2) Not really any good sites dedicated to one of the most original Medievil artists, but plenty here's links to two galleries - strange looking self portrait (left)!   "The first painter I was really intrigued by was Hieronymus Bosch. I saw one of his paintings when I was very young and I spent ages with a magnifying glass looking at all the little details of his figures. I was fascinated by things that were a bit disturbing, so I loved those half-man/half-bird (The Garden of Earthly Delights) creatures, the images of Hell and Purgatory — all these cruel things that were happening to people". Sioux 2002.

Salvador Dali   (1) (2) Madman, Surrealist,  artist,  call him what you will, but altogether very inspirational. He created the dream sequences in the Hitchcock movie Spellbound, The Mae West Lips sofa, the Lobster telelphone and the 'soft watch'  / melting clock paintings.

Stravinsky  Read about the man who composed the 'Rite Of Spring' , when first performed this piece of music caused the audience to riot as it made them angry and stirred emotions, it was like nothing they had heard before. It puts me in mind of the people who kicked their TV screens when the Sex Pistols swore in the infamous Bill Grundy incident!!!

 Music 

some of which has influenced / inspired or are simply favorite songs The Doors, Marc Bolan, The Kodo drummers, Velvet Underground, Can, Suicide, DAF, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Siouxsie has been on the radio many times over the years picking her favorite tracks which I will add soon, Also in Mojo, Sept 02, Siouxsie gives her latest top ten, (below), for her comments on the tracks, go to untiedundone.com John Leyton- Johnny Remember Me Cristina- Is That All There Is? - (also another of her songs- Things Fall Apart) Frank Sinatra- Night and Day Yma Sumac- Malambo No.1 Iggy Pop- Nightclubbing Diana Ross- Love Hangover Yoko Ono- Walking On Thin Ice The Doors- Riders On The Storm Gavin Bryars- Jesus Blood Never Failed Me Yet Miles Davis- Solea --- Prokofiev's Romeo & Julliet Iggy Pop's The Idiot ....(more to be added)....

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cats...of course! Sioux is often described as being very feline in movement and image and is quoted as saying "It comes from within" and is well known for being a cat lover "Anyone who doesn't like cats is no friend of mine". All cats, big and wild to small domestic cats "There's something about the shape of a cat that I like". Sioux 2002