Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore
Lesley Sue Goldstein, better known as Lesley Gore, was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. At the age of 16she recorded the pop hit "It's My Party", and followed it up with other hits including "Judy's Turn to Cry", "You Don't Own Me", and "California Nights"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth2 May 1946
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
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I think that in many ways, gays are behind women and behind blacks, as far as rights go. But I always say, if you know one of us, it's hard to hate us.
behind songs worked
I didn't disappear; I started writing songs and worked behind the scenes.
audition standing
Frankly, if 'American Idol' was the way I'd have to audition as a singer, I'd be standing behind the counter in a 5&10 right now. I couldn't have done it that way.
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The short story and the truth is that I was taking vocal lessons here in New York... One day, instead of my lesson, the piano player and I went into a studio... and we put down some demos... Those demos got to Quincy Jones through an agent... He listened to them, he called me, and we started to record.
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You know, that doesn't happen anymore, so when it started getting played, we weren't prepared for it. We didn't even know it had been released.
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On 'Sullivan,' you sang live. Not only that, you sang with a 40-piece band. So you had instruments that weren't even on the original record! So this was when the rubber met the road - when you had to really learn how to perform. And it was for 10 or 12 million people. So that was a challenge.
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I just never found it was necessary because I really never kept my life private. Those who knew me, those who worked with me were well aware.
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Times were very different then, so, you know, I just tried to live as normally as humanly possible. But as truthfully as humanly possible.
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Really you just gotta keep chugging along and keep a positive attitude and get through all the problems. You gotta face them, otherwise you don't get through.
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You can only bite off so much, so you gotta know what you want to do.
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Don't tell me what to do, don't tell me what to say. And please, when I go out with you, don't put me on display.
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You know, Quincy Jones was a great mentor, but he was a man in a man's world. Fortunately he's a very sensitive man and a beautiful human being, and even though he was 14 or 15 years older than me, he's a capable human being and has great communication skills.
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Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, everything that's wonderful, Is sure to come your way
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I can remember in the early 60s that there were a couple of really dynamic women performers at the time - Brenda Lee, there was Connie Francis.