'If I haven't got freedom at 75, I've got nothing'

A 75-year-old rock artist said she had "nothing left to prove" following the release of her latest album called Freedom.

Suzi Quatro, who was born in Detroit and now lives near Chelmsford, Essex, is a singer and songwriter who became one of the world's first female bass players to become a major rock star.

The 5ft 1in singer, who often performs wearing a leather catsuit, said she aimed to celebrate freedom through her album.

"At 75, if I haven't got freedom, I've got nothing," she told BBC Essex's Sonia Watson.

She added her latest music would "go back to that original Suzi Quatro vibe that everyone bought in the first place".

The 13-track album will be released on 27 March and Quatro said she wrote most of the record in the studio in her back garden.

"I'm comfortable in my own skin, I'm 75 and happy to be exactly who I am," she said.

Quatro has been in the music industry for 62 years, during that time she has sold 55 million records and has had number one singles including Can The Can and Devil Gate Drive.

She said the new album was "a return to me and I have nothing left to prove to anyone anymore".

"It was what I was born to do and I've been so blessed that I have been successful in my chosen profession," she added.

Quatro has been living in England since 1971 and enjoys the leafy surroundings of where she lives in rural Essex.

She said: "It's good, this place here is in the middle of nowhere, it's my balance to the craziness of show business.

"I can hear how quiet it is."

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