Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee! – Muhammad Ali
Michael Jackson and I would talked about Muhammad Ali. I was fascinated by his rhymes as a child and the inspiration he became for many people. Michael would go on to write the song Muhammad inspired by our conversations.
Don King who managed Muhammad Ali, and many others, managed fighter Roberto Duran at the time I met Michael Jackson. In telling Michael Hutchence about our conversations that we decided on the name Duran for a band. I spoke up and said, “Duran Duran!” remembering Garry Gary Beers name.
Michael Jackson then ask legendary promoter Don King to promoted the historic Jacksons Victory Tour in 1984.
It may or may come as a surprise to find out that both terms Kinderwhore and Riot Grrrl originated with Kurt Cobain.
Kurt came up with the band name Amy Carter and the idea for a fanzine (magazine) “I [Heart] Amy Carter”. The band members consisted of Tammy Rae, Kathleen Hanna, and Heidi Aborgast.
Kurt and I had been discussing the former U.S. President Jimmy Carter who’s home state is Georgia, same as my adopted mother’s. I told him Amy Lynn Carter and I shared not only a first name and middle initial, but we also both have red hair. (origin for stagename Amy Lynn)
In 1991 Nirvana released the song On A Plain written in reference to President Jimmy Carter’s home town of Plains, Georgia.
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In June of ’83 Joe Elliott brought band members of INXS and Adam & The Ants to meet me. While talking to Stuart Goddard, lead singer for Adam & The Ants, discussing inspirations to write new songs he encouraged me to read newspaper articles. Inspiration to write Like A Virgin performed by Madonna and the name of […]
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Sunday, May 15, 1983, my friends invited me to the Def Leppard concert. I didn’t know who they were, but told it was a rock band. Of course, this was cool being a 15 year old girl and never having been to a rock concert before. Monday, May 16, 1983, I returned home from school, […]
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