Cherie Currie
I wouldn't change a thing except I wish we could have got back together. That's my only regret... Being in the Runaways, we were trailblazers, we changed a lot of people's perspectives on what they could or could not do as females.
We got such abuse on a daily basis. They were trying to harden us to the reality of the rock'n'roll world but how could we possibly know this wasn't the way it was supposed to be?
I never get tired of doing those Runaways songs. My mind is still that young girl up on stage, only a lot wiser. I really enjoy it.
My life has always seemed to move at a fast pace.
Well, chainsaw art is when you pick up a log and carve a mermaid or a dolphin or dogs or bears or whatever. I saw some people doing it in Malibu in the early '90s and I couldn't get it out of my head.
I made a record with my sister, which was a mistake. I didn't listen to that voice in my heart that said, 'This isn't right.' I went ahead and did it anyway. It was a mistake, and so it failed.
I went on to become a drug counselor and then I became a mother, which is the biggest gift I've ever had.
I thought the Runaways always got brushed under the rug. The Go-Go's, at least they always gave us credit.
Neal Shusterman is a phenomenal writer, he's known for his young-adult books.
Punk hadn't even begun when The Runaways started, at least not in the US. We had our own sound, straight up glam rock.
I couldn't even listen to The Runaways' music for about 20 years.
Would I ever recommend anyone working with Kim Fowley? No. But I feel that The Runaways would never have happened without Kim's tough love, which also brought about the demise of the group.
I had just been to the David Bowie Diamond Dogs concert, and I kid you not: When I watched him onstage, a lightning bolt came out of the sky and zapped me. I knew at that moment, that's what I wanted to do with my life. It was my calling.
I met Joan Jett and Kim Fowley in a club, and all of a sudden this amazing offer comes to me. I'm thinking 'This is all I want to do.' I jumped at the chance.
Little did I know how much the Runaways had influenced so many people.
After all, mirrors are only as truthful as the eyes that are looking into them.Collection: Eye
For your information, I am NOT overreacting. I'm REACTING. That's different. It's important to react when you're pissed off.Collection: Important
Being a stage performer for me, was - to be in front of people was just something that just came very naturally to me. And I love to sing. I love being on stage and I love making people happy, so you just don't walk away from something like that.Collection: Love Is
I really put the fear of God into my son, because children are such sponges. The earlier you teach them the law of the land, the easier they'll accept it as an adult. I think parents who shelter their children are making a huge mistake. Kids are really pretty amazing. They can handle a lot. It's just us parents. We think we need to protect them, and then when the real world comes in, they're shattered. So I think I did the right thing in my parenting.Collection: Children
Even when I took the drugs I realized that this just wasn't fun anymore. The drugs had become a part of my routine. Something to wake me up. Something to help me sleep. Something to calm my nerves. There was a time when I was able to wake up, go to sleep, and have fun without a pill or a line to help me function. These days it felt like I might have a nervous breakdown if I didn't have them.Collection: Fun
There are only two types of people in this world - the people who do the DOING, and the people who have stuff done to them.Collection: Two