It was the modeling that made her recognizable, and which drew her to the attention of the various rock stars and music executives she would eventually be associated with. But she always had an eye on the music industry. Embed from Getty ImagesĪt the age of 18, she swiftly relocated to New York City to pursue a career as a fashion model.
She was fascinated by music and celebrity life from a young age and from the moment she saw The Beatles make their legendary appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, her fate was sealed. Navy Officer and WWII veteran, Harold Lloyd Buell. This interview originally appeared in Classic Rock 166.Bebe Buell was born Beverle Lorence Buell on July 14th, 1953, daughter of Dorothea (Brown) Johnson (founder of the Protocol School of Washington) and U.S.
What would you like to be written on your tombstone? “Stop, look, listen.” I rushed into things when I was 21. What would you say to your 21-year-old self if you met her today? Animals are not here to entertain us, they’re here to comfort us. I’m also very proud of my gift in relating to animals. The worst was the one time I snorted heroin. I was lucky enough to take acid created by Timothy Leary. The best was cannabis and my first LSD trip. What are the best and worst drugs that you’ve ever taken?
But my daughter’s paternity was just becoming public and I knew that if I didn’t become a full-time parent I’d have one maladjusted, confused child. Turning down a six-figure recording contract in 1991 when my band had been working solidly for six years and we were ready. What’s the most difficult decision you’ve ever had to make? I believe that our karma is the result of our former lives. And I absolutely believe that there are no accidents. I don’t know if it’s called God, but I believe in the connection between the universe and our souls and the multi-dimensions that we exist in. Nowadays I just say to people: “Come see me live and I will change your mind.” That I’m defined by the cool boyfriends I had in the 70s. What’s the biggest misconception people have about you?
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How to choose? I think the funniest was that I dated Peter Grant. What’s the best untruth you’ve read about yourself on the internet? So it’s hard for me to give any advice to them. To me that’s absolutely stupid, and I’ve never understood it and I’ve never done it.
I get very offended with people that just want to go backstage and have sex with somebody. It started when porn and music became attached and more and more women started to get fake boobies. The whole innocence of the 60s and 70s is over. We were babies on the road compared with the older people around, and we bonded and have remained lifelong friends.ĭo you have a message for today’s generation of ‘band aides’? He was on the road with Todd Rundgren for three weeks. And it brings a truth to the relationship between Cameron and I in 1973. That’s important, because some people don’t like it when women play rock – they want you to play pop or dance music. Because she has vision and she understands what I do. Wendy came up to me after the show and said she wanted to manage me. I was playing the R Bar in New York, a birthday party for photographer Bob Gruen.