I Think I Was Born Strong-willed. That's

I Remember Thinking That Janis Joplin Sang Like Mae West Talked. When I First Heard The Primal Scream In 'piece Of My Heart,' I Was Hooked. 'cheap Thrills,' Janis 'live' With Big Brother And The Holding Company, Was One Of My All Time Faves. During The 'whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa's' In 'combination Of Two,' I Couldn't Help But Go To The Mirror And Pretend I Was A Wild Woman Like Janis, In A Rock Band.

You Know, I Have A Really Tough Time Finding New Bands.

The Runaways' Audience Was 90 Percent Male. That Was Kind Of Depressing...why Don't Women-our Own Gender-come Out And Support Us?

I Sure Saw A Lot Of Kids That I'm Sure Didn't Know A Lot About Us, Or We Were Definitely New To Them. The Kids Who Came Up To Me Afterward, We'd Talk About Music, Sign A Lot Of Autographs. So I'm Sure We Made A Lot Of New Fans.

Performance-wise, You Really Need To Be Down In The Trenches; You Need To Do The Hard Work, For A Lot Of Reasons: To Build Yourself As A Performer, To Get A Sense Of The Audience, To Work Hard And To Wonder, 'do I Really Want To Do This?'