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Nobody Ever Asked Me about the Girls: Women, Music, and Fame
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An intimate, critical look at the lives of female musicians by a famed music journalist, based on new interviews with Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Adele, Bette Midler, Sade, and more From the effects of fame on family and vice versa to motherhood and drugs, sex, and romance, Lisa Robinson has discussed every taboo topic with nearly every significant living female artist to pass through the pages of Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. Here, in Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls, her interviews with and observations of fabulous female pop and rock stars, from Tina Turner and Alanis Morrissette to Rihanna, show how these powerhouse women, all with vastly different life experiences, fell in love with music, seized their ambitions, and changed pop culture. Grouped by topic, ranging from hair and makeup to sexual and emotional abuse, Robinson's interviews reveal each individual artist's sense of humor, private hopes, and personal devastations—along with the grit and fire that brought each woman to the stage in the first place and empowered her to leave her mark on the world.
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"Robinson is attuned to the different expectations placed on women ..."
"That's a rarity in pop rock journalism, and Robinson is a rare resource."
"It's shocking to learn how many famous women were raped or beaten ..."
"With the increased visibility of women in entertainment generally, and music specifically, this title will find an audience in most libraries."
"Though no one may have asked Robinson about 'the girls,' this reader is glad she found space to write about them anyway."
"This entertaining highlight reel of music interviews crackles with energy."
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