Poly Styrene remembered by Boy George

She was a pioneer of the punk movement… and a legend in Boy George's lunchtimeFor the punk generation, Poly Styrene, the late punk songstress and poet, was a true legend, her style ironic and iconic. Polly was the prototype for Ugly Betty with braces on her teeth, a twin-set and pearls over a flowery shift dress, topped off with an army helmet. She was as cartoon as the noise made by her brilliant band, X-Ray Spex, who sounded like Roxy Music in a train wreck. Her lyrics were brilliantly comic...

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