They told me I should be making my own records. So I figured, ’why not?

Around New York, our group had become known as ‘Dee Dee and her girls’ because we were used on everything, so going out on a solo career wasn’t as much a big deal to me.

Around New York, our group had become known as 'Dee Dee and her girls' because we were used on everything, so going out on a solo career wasn't as much a big deal to me.

They told me I should be making my own records. So I figured, 'why not?

At the time, I was making good money doing background work and demos.