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" A lot of people don't know that the Go-Go's came from the L.A. punk scene. "
People
Lot
Know
" Anything that I ever do is from the heart and authentic. "
Ever
Authentic
Anything
" 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. "
Laugh
Just
Famous
" For me, it's simple: everybody deserves the same rights. "
Rights
Simple
Same
" Having Brian Wilson sing on my album was an unforgettable experience. "
Unforgettable
Sing
Experience
" However, if you listen to me I think you can hear years of abuse in my voice - both bad abuse and good abuse. "
Me
Voice
Good
" I do a lot of solo work in Europe and the Far East, and my main passion is traveling. "
Europe
Far
Lot
" I grew up in Southern California and always loved melodic pop music. "
Music
Always
California
" I had no musical training at all. "
Training
Had
Musical
" 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. "
Original
Me
Best
" I just liked the idea of being engaged. "
Engaged
Liked
Just
" 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. "
Hair
Social Media
People
" I mean, in rock music terms I'm like a dinosaur. "
Mean
Dinosaur
Terms
" It will shock many - I've lived a full life and really enjoyed my time as a pop star. "
Shock
Will
Time
" 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! "
Early
Lazy
Honest
" I've got a great family, great career, great friends, and a lot of passions, which make my life interesting and fulfilling every day. "
Family
Day
Got
" I was like the good girl, bad girl, there were no grey areas for me. "
Bad
Grey
Girl
" Life's too short to be a Go-Go for twenty years. "
Twenty
Years
Short
" 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. "
Me
World
Son
" 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. "
Girl
Me
Friends
" 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. "
Life
Me
Live
" 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. "
Work
Differences
Fun
" There should be a lot of bands like the Go-Go's out there, but there aren't. "
Go-Go
Out
Lot
" 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. "
Woke
Race
Crazy
" You don't have to be age 20 and size zero to be sexually viable or viable as a woman. "
Size
Viable
Woman
" You never know what goes on behind closed doors. "
Behind
Never
You
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