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I had no musical training at all.
I just liked the idea of being engaged.
With a kiss you can strip me defenseless.
Life's too short to be a Go-Go for twenty years.
I mean, in rock music terms I'm like a dinosaur.
You never know what goes on behind closed doors.
I don't drink, I don't smoke, and I do a lot of yoga.
Anything that I ever do is from the heart and authentic.
I was like the good girl, bad girl, there were no grey areas for me.
I love looking out in a crowded theater and seeing a sea of gay men.
I grew up in Southern California and always loved melodic pop music.
Having Brian Wilson sing on my album was an unforgettable experience.
A lot of people don't know that the Go-Go's came from the L.A. punk scene.
Sometimes you are at the mercy of record companies or publishing companies.
There should be a lot of bands like the Go-Go's out there, but there aren't.
It will shock many - I've lived a full life and really enjoyed my time as a pop star.
I do a lot of solo work in Europe and the Far East, and my main passion is traveling.
You don't have to be age 20 and size zero to be sexually viable or viable as a woman.
I would say the Go-Go's are pretty iconic but don't know if I'd refer to myself like that.
However, if you listen to me I think you can hear years of abuse in my voice - both bad abuse and good abuse.
Being famous for fame's sake wasn't the goal when I co-founded the Go-Go's. I just wanted to sing and have a laugh.
To be able to drive a rickshaw legally, I had to get an international motorcycle license in L.A., which I have now.
When I started to make money, I went a bit crazy. Once, I went to the race track and woke up the next morning owning a horse.
Oh my love, it's you that I dream of Oh my love, since that day Somewhere in my heart I'm always Dancing with you in the summer rain
I have an original voice. It may not be the best voice, but it's distinct, and I think that's what has carried me through the years.
I've got a great family, great career, great friends, and a lot of passions, which make my life interesting and fulfilling every day.
My son has made me more politically active when it comes to LGBTQ rights. When he came out, I worried about what the world was going to be like for him.
I've always known I could write. I have an ear for production and melody. It was just that, in those early years, I let everyone do it for me. To be honest, I was a little lazy!
The musical differences are obvious: the Go-Go's are more punk, while my solo work is more soft pop. But they're equally as fun and enjoyable for me. I couldn't possibly put one over the other.
Since I was a young girl in the punk scene, almost all of my friends have been gay or lesbian, so for me, it's an obvious answer when it comes to whether or not gay people should be recognized as equal.
I'm a little bit wary of people. It freaked me out when a fan connected with me on social media, then had plastic surgery to look like me, dyed his hair the same colour, and got a pug dog like mine. He was also a hacker, so I had to change all my passwords.
When I recorded 'Sun,' I wanted to do something with more of a modern sound. I've never done anything like it, and it was fun for me to sing, but I'm not really a dance person per se. However, I would love to hear that song in the club. I think it's a really good dance song.
The albums 'Heaven On Earth' and 'Runaway Horses' and 'Live Your Life Be Free' were harking back to when I was a young girl and listening to Californian radio - lush productions, complicated melodies, harmonies like the Beach Boys and the Mamas and Papas. That's what those albums remind me of.
With a stroke of love on the canvas of my soul I'm painting a perfect world with shades of Michelangelo With each promise made in every heart that knows we can live in a perfect world in shades of Michelangelo I hear songs of children echo in the sky I hear songs of children a tomorrow so bright!
I've been blessed from the very beginning with the large gay audience, and I'm flattered. They always have the best taste anyways and are at the forefront of fashion, music, and style. So I'm really happy about that and very flattered. It's a good following to have because it means you're doing something right.