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
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.
boys thinking band
I used to think when I was in the Go-Go's that we were as wild as any of the boy bands.
rocks play band
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.
love-is energy intense
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.
song songwriting happens
I've always gravitated towards songwriting that happens easily and spontaneously, because those have always been my best songs.
people joyce
People have always told me a lot that I remind them of Joyce DeWitt.
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.
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.
stars hollywood sometimes
Sometimes when you get old, you get a star on Hollywood Boulevard.
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.