"Sue Quigley has a magnificent voice. Her warm, full-bodied alto is reminiscent of early Melissa Etheridge, Susan Tedeshi and Bonnie Raitt and, like those artists, she's also an accomplished guitar player. Sue started playing guitar after her teenaged sister abandoned it for other pursuits (read: boys). Influences include Joan Armatrading, Stevie Nicks, Chrissie Hynde, REM, K's Choice, Concrete Blonde, Lucinda Williams and Pearl Jam. A guitar playing camp counselor sealed the deal and Sue was hooked, writing songs in her spare time. When asked about the songwriting process, Sue shares that "Driving is huge because it's mindless. I'll play around with a melody and then I call myself and leave it on the voice mail." Judging from the depth and quality of the poignant lyrics and catchy melodies, Sue does a lot of driving. "If I show my naked heart, does it do something for you? Does it make you feel important? Give you something to do today?". Those lines, from the first track entitled 'Naked Heart' are indicative of Sue's style of writing and really strike a chord (pun intended) in the listener. "What made the ship go down? Well it just went down, without a trace, like the last I saw of love on your face." Those lines, from "Without A Trace", her newest song only available on demo at the moment, illustrates the depth of Sue's voice. The resonance and honesty in her singing makes the soul-glimpsing lyrics even more touching and confirm her claim that "being a musician on a relatively regular basis has made me the closest I have ever been to truly happy".

While practicing on the deck of her new Seattle area house several years ago, Sue met neighbor John Mills, who, serendipitously, is a bass player. As Sue tells it, "I was playing guitar and this guy (John Mills) across the fence started chatting with me. He said he played bass so we started getting together every so often to play. He had some friends who played guitar and drums and we played with them for awhile. I finally decided to start my own band with my name on it as I'm not getting any younger! John agreed to play bass with me and he has a lot of experience from being in punk bands in the 80's and here we are". Currently, The Sue Quigley Band consists of John Mills on bass and backing vocals, John Martiniello on drums and backing vocals, Gary Sorenson on electric guitar and Sue on lead vocals and acoustic guitar. Either this group practices a whole lot or the synergy is there because they're tight, talented and offer a complete sound, something seriously lacking in much music today. "
- Kristin Hubbard-Vigilance Music