It is probably one of the reasons why the affable Londoner defied her parents to appear on iconic pop television programme Ready Steady Go!.

At the time, Sue was only 17 — but it led her to become a front-row witness to rock history as a music journalist and insider.

And she shares her memories in a new podcast series, She’s With The Band: A Love Letter to Rock and Roll — made by Dover Street Productions — which was released yesterday.

Sue contributed to some of the most influential music publications of the time — Beatles Monthly, Rolling Stones Monthly, NME, Tiger Beat and Boyfriend magazine.

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