Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore
Lesley Sue Goldstein, better known as Lesley Gore, was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. At the age of 16she recorded the pop hit "It's My Party", and followed it up with other hits including "Judy's Turn to Cry", "You Don't Own Me", and "California Nights"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth2 May 1946
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
life
I'm a musical person, and that's what I want my life to be about.
time
I still get a chill when I sing, 'You Don't Own Me.' I find some new feeling in it every time.
behind songs worked
I didn't disappear; I started writing songs and worked behind the scenes.
believe enjoying far singing stay suggested tango work
I wouldn't go so far as to make 'You Don't Own Me' a tango or 'It's My Party' a hip-hop thing. Believe me, those things have been suggested to me. But I thought if I could stay true to the song, the arrangements would work. I'm really enjoying singing them.
bit enjoying forgive people
I have a bit of a problem with 'American Idol.' Forgive me, but it's difficult for me to watch. I can't help but think of people being exploited. On the other hand, I'm really enjoying 'Glee.'
american-musician normally tried truthfully
Times were very different then, so, you know, I just tried to live as normally as humanly possible. But as truthfully as humanly possible.
american-musician found kept knew life necessary worked
I just never found it was necessary because I really never kept my life private. Those who knew me, those who worked with me were well aware.
certainly mgm opportunity thrill
I had an opportunity to meet Elvis, only once. It was at the MGM Grand. It was certainly not at the height of his career. No, it wasn't at the height of his career, but it was still a thrill to see him and meet him anyway. You know?
american-musician happen prepared
You know, that doesn't happen anymore, so when it started getting played, we weren't prepared for it. We didn't even know it had been released.
revenge party kissing
One night I saw them kissing at a party, so I kissed some other guy. Johnny jumped up and hit him, cause he still loved me, that's why.
song fun years
Actually, the funny thing is, after all these years, I've got all these new songs to learn for the show we're doing at Joe's Pub, so it's kind of fun to get down and rehearse new things, and also rethink some of the older songs, how we're going to do them.
party want cry
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to.
gay two differences
I meet a lot of young people in the Midwest, and I saw what a difference a show like In the Life can make to their lives in some of these small towns where, you know, there are probably two gay people in the whole damn town.
mean-girls men thinking
Given that there was that era of girl group music and it's still very popular, but I think if you looked at the chart from that time you would see many more men on it. Because the industry, they were catering to young girls. I mean, that's what they thought their audience was.