Taylor Dane
Taylor Dane
Leslie Wunderman, better known by her recording and stage names Les Lee and Taylor Dayne, is an American pop and freestyle music singer-songwriter and actress. In late 1987, she scored her first major hit when her debut single "Tell It to My Heart" reached No. 7 on the Hot 100. She then went on to have a string of hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including the No. 1 Billboard hit "Love Will Lead You Back". Overall, she...
artist firsts sound
When I first came out, like a lot of the artists at that time, I had a very polished, very overproduced sound.
fashion song thinking
I think I was perceived in one fashion. A video is based on a song. I think you can get glimpses of people's presence within that. There's some people you enjoy watching more than others.
work-out extremes
So when I'm working out I do things extreme.
teacher parent stuff
My current mantra is that sometimes we need teachers in our lives. I never had that in my life, parents and stuff like that; I tried to stay on the outside of them or anybody that had that kind of influence.
track
I'm not looking to go out there and make a rhythmic Timbaland track.
worst-enemy trying way
I just try to get out of my own way because if anyone is their own worst enemy, it's usually you.
home way sometimes
Sometimes it takes some time out on your own to find your way back home.
opportunity years voice
To me, it was about finding new opportunities. I know my voice touches people. It has for years. I can't give that up.
kids role-models goal
That's really my goal now. I'm trying to be a positive role model to my kids and to just enjoy this ride, because it's hard. It's hard to enjoy it when you're in it.
inspiring voice realizing
But once you strip that down, you realize it's all about a voice, like a Norah Jones - that's inspiring to me.
artist eclectic-style taste
My tastes and inspirational artists were always rather eclectic and diverse.
queens drag drag-queen
I love drag queens... they perform me better than I ever could myself.
cake jumping rope
By the second tour I had rice cakes and hummus with me, and I was jumping rope in my room.
work-out saws results
I started working out with a trainer and I immediately saw results.