Once upon a time...on May 28th, 1949...an incredible woman entered this sick, sad world.
Wendy O. Williams followed her own drummer. She didn't whore herself out to fads, fashion designers or cola commercials. She had many troubles and dark times...but she also had many triumphs and light in her short life. She dared to speak up about major labels and the bullshit cookie-cutter images women singers were often forced to shimmy into for the sake of hitting it big.
I remember this Tom Snyder show like it was yesterday. It was the first glimmer my mom had about the real boundaries and artistic edges punk rock was pushing. The infamous Quincy episode, not-so-much. I still remember us both squinting at the screen and realizing that super cool car was a Nova. She said, "Oh my god, Kam...that's a Nova, like our car! (ours was bright white). What is she going to do to it??? I remember smiling and saying "just watch, mom...just watch."
***And don't forget the final big-bang with that rad Nova in Part2 of this interview! http://youtu.be/-Hha6TH2R7w
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