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The Slits’ Punk Icon Dethrones Madonna, Lady Gaga, & the Queen

Tell me about your personal style.
The Slits were the first girls to dress the way we did. People should give credit to the Slits, not just for originating sound and music, but also clothes. We went from Vivienne Westwood and the whole punk thing into the Jamaican crazy-time. Of course, people like Cher were always out-there.

I suppose Madonna was, too.
But Madonna was always imitating people. Always.

Oh, that’s right. In an interview you called Madonna a thief.
I’ve heard many stories of Madonna sending her entourage to clubs in search of the latest looks and sounds. But that’s not so bad because she has to be isolated—how else is she going to go? Some people cash in on a look and some people are just die-hard originals. Madonna is definitely not a die-hard original. It’s frustrating when you see people wearing your entire outfit and trying to sound like you, without getting credit for it.

Are you speaking from experience?
When I used to walk down the street, people called me Boy George. Well, thanks, but Boy George came to our gigs and looked like us—we don’t look like Boy George. Even later on, Busta Rhymes was the same. But I got persecuted for it. My look became life threatening.