American - Musician | May 20, 1958 -
I've always gravitated towards songwriting that happens easily and spontaneously, because those have always been my best songs.
Jane Wiedlin
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I grew up listening to pop; I grew up listening to '60s pop music, the Beatles, the Monkees, Herman's Hermits and all that stuff. So I had a very strong background of listening to great pop music.
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When I was 15, I never thought I'd live to see 21. And then I became 21, and I'm like, 'I'll never live to see 30.'
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It's too heart-wrenching doing the solo thing. I throw myself into it and get so excited, and then 2000 people buy it and you're, like, 'Oh. I guess it's not that good after all.'
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Believe me, I've totally blown any kind of so-called reputation I may have had. I really don't care. I think that's one of the joys of getting older; you just stop caring about things like that.
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The whole idea that someone should not be able to marry who they love based on their gender and their preference is ridiculous.
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People have always told me a lot that I remind them of Joyce DeWitt.
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I find acting slightly nerve racking, but I like the challenge.
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I'm not really calculated enough or trained enough as a musician or songwriter to create a style in order to please people. Ultimately, I just have to do what I like to do.
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I used to think when I was in the Go-Go's that we were as wild as any of the boy bands.
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I love being a Go-Go. It definitely has its ups and downs, and we have a very intense energy with each other.
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I made the big turnaround in the early Nineties when I started hearing all the tenth generation punk bands like Green Day and Offspring and all those people. It just made me fall in love with punk again and remember my roots, and since that time I've always wanted to do more of that kind of music again.
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