Jane Wiedlin
Jane Wiedlin
Jane Marie Genevieve Wiedlinis an American musician, singer-songwriter and actress best known as the rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist, of the all-female new wave band, The Go-Go's. Wiedlin has also had a solo musical career...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth20 May 1958
CityOconomowoc, WI
CountryUnited States of America
background great grew hermits listening music pop
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.
religious thinking fairness-and-equality
It's just better to promote love and fairness and equality than it is to promote something you think is based on your religious beliefs.
cancer support causes
I personally know women who are Breast Cancer survivors and will do all I can to support the cause. Besides, I love boobies!
band
Badfinger were a great band
heart people excited
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.'
book fans culture
A lot of comic conventions go way beyond comic books and include other parts of pop culture, like celebrities and science fiction and movies and books. So I go to them either as a celebrity, or as a fan, because I'm a big sci-fi geek.
stars hollywood sometimes
Sometimes when you get old, you get a star on Hollywood Boulevard.
baby firsts first-baby
The Go-Go's were like my first babies.
pain wake-up world
It's one thing to be twenty and touring the world, but doing it in your forties, you wake up with aches and pains.
forever band ifs
If I was in charge, I'd keep doing The Go-Go's forever, but it's a band, so everyone has their say.
people joyce
People have always told me a lot that I remind them of Joyce DeWitt.
dog beach exercise
I love that there are beaches you can walk your dog on in San Francisco. Fort Funston is big and always packed with hundreds of dogs and their people. A great place to hike and get some exercise and fresh air with your well-mannered pup. Not recommended for antisocial dogs; there's just too much commotion there.
song songwriting happens
I've always gravitated towards songwriting that happens easily and spontaneously, because those have always been my best songs.
song writing ideas
Sometimes I would write something that was so private, people would say, 'Make it more universal.' I never liked that idea. I always thought the more personal a song was, the more people would want to hear it.