42 Quotes by Jane Wiedlin

It's too heart-wrenching doing the solo thing. I throw myself into it and get so excited, and then 2000 people buy it and you're, like, 'Oh. I guess it's not that good after all.'

Badfinger were a great band

I grew up listening to pop; I grew up listening to '60s pop music, the Beatles, the Monkees, Herman's Hermits and all that stuff. So I had a very strong background of listening to great pop music.

If I was in charge, I’d keep doing The Go-Go’s forever, but it’s a band, so everyone has their say.

Badfinger were a great band.

It’s too heart-wrenching doing the solo thing. I throw myself into it and get so excited, and then 2000 people buy it and you’re, like, ‘Oh. I guess it’s not that good after all.’

It’s just better to promote love and fairness and equality than it is to promote something you think is based on your religious beliefs.

What I’ve found – and the older I get, the more I understand this and stand behind it – is, my whole life has been an exploration of telling the truth. It’s scary to be truthful, and it’s scary to reveal yourself, and I’m very attracted to doing things that scare me.

I used to think when I was in the Go-Go’s that we were as wild as any of the boy bands.