"Because it was the '70s, there were a lot of wigs. A lot of those big, voluminous wigs that looked a bit like The Three Degrees (pictured). It was sort of that full Gladys Knight look. And then just before I came to the UK, there was a very big look on Grace Jones and Anita Baker. The short back and sides. So I saw a lot of that as well being around aunties and cousins at family gatherings. They would really do their hair, and from a young age, I would notice these things."