exas are touring in the autumn and she talks to us here about what’s required to make it all look easy, a conversation that includes …    … why working in a Glaswegian hair salon was the perfect preparation for pop stardom.   … the difference between the first second onstage and everything that follows.    … the advantage of being a singer with an instrument.     … seeing Jim Kerr in his mother’s blouse at Tiffany’s in Glasgow when she was 15.   … how Dusty Springfield remembered lyrics.   … Chrissie Hynde, Siouxsie, Depeche Mode, Cameo and the Clash.   … the overpowering spectacle of Prince’s Sign O’ The Times tour in Paris.   … playing racecourses and the unsettling sight of an audience wearing fascinator hats.   … supporting Fleetwood Mac (her second gig) and something useful learnt from Stevie Nicks.   … and the nocturnal sound of lions “going at it full swipe” near her house by Regents Park.   Texas tickets here: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/texas-tickets/artist/742180   Texas & Spooner Oldham sessions: https://www.texas.uk.com/ Subscribe to Word In Your Ear on Patreon for early - and ad-free - access to all of our content, plus a whole load more!: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.