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
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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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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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I did the co-writing thing all through the '90s and I got one hit out of it - a Keith Urban song called 'But For The Grace Of God' - but then I got burnt out.
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I was a very romantic, overly dramatic young lady, which served me well as a songwriter. Especially as someone who had to focus on lyrics and melody, because if you're a dramatic and romantic person, lyrics come easy, and you turn every single short-term relationship into the biggest 'Romeo-and-Juliet' story ever.
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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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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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The whole punk scene is, of course, responsible for the Go-Go's ever getting created. Because before punk rock happened, you couldn't start a band if you didn't know how to play an instrument. But when punk happened it was like, 'Oh, it doesn't matter if you can play or not. Go ahead, make a band.' And that's exactly what the Go-Go's did.
challenges acting nerves
I find acting slightly nerve racking, but I like the challenge.
scary scare truthful
What I've found - and the older I get, the more I understand this and stand behind it - is, my whole life has been an exploration of telling the truth. It's scary to be truthful, and it's scary to reveal yourself, and I'm very attracted to doing things that scare me.
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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.
hell ifs
If I believed in Hell, I'd definitely be going there.
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.
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I've always gravitated towards songwriting that happens easily and spontaneously, because those have always been my best songs.
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.