It’s just like watching a car crash though. You simply can’t avert your eyes.
Especially if you had a crush on some of these lovely ladies back in the day. I mean, it’s not like I’m still the matinee idol I was back then either.
But still … I mean, Wow!
Kelly Clarkson
I think we are all familiar with this one. Kelly was the winner on American Idol’s first season. She’s since had over 27 hits in the top 100, and sold over 25 million albums and 40 millions songs. Bet you didn’t know that she once turned down a scholarship to Berklee.
Sinead O’Connor
Even with a shaved head, Sinead O’Connor was a looker. She was also a little crazy. Her latest caper involves converting to Islam (and that after having been ordained as a priest 20 or so years ago). She’s changed her name twice, first to Magda Davitt and now to Shuhada Sadaqat.
Stevie Nicks
If you were a teenage boy during in the ‘70s and didn’t have a crush on Stevie Nicks, something was wrong with you. The lead singer with Fleetwood Mac, Nicks also had a pretty darn good solo career. Fun fact: Stevie met Lindsey Buckingham at a Young Life meeting. Fun fact 2: At 5’1”, Nicks was almost a foot and a half shorter than the 6’6” Mick Fleetwood. Fun fact 3: She is an ordained minister.
Grace Slick
It’s not too hard to believe, but Grace Slick started out as a model. She was the lead singer for Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and her first band, the Great Society. I was
tempted to share the same pose from her younger days, but I rather prefer the contrast.
Ann Wilson
Is that a laced bodice? I love laced bodices. Ann and her sister Nancy were the heart and soul of the band Heart. Ann was the lead singer, Nancy the lead guitarist. “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” and of course “Barracuda” – great stuff. Did you know that the two were Marine brats (and that their father was a major)? How about that she grew up with a marked stutter?
Marianne Faithfull
Primarily known as Mick Jagger’s girlfriend, Marianne Faithfull also had a few hits and a few movie roles. In the early ‘70s, however, she ended up addicted, anorexic, and on the streets. A major comeback with the album Broken English helped her get back on her feet. Fun fact: Her mother was an Austrian noblewoman and related to Leopold Sacher-Masoch (author of Venus in Furs, and source of the term masochism).
Kate Bush
A quirky, very talented, and incredibly beautiful singer-songwriter, Kate Bush burst onto the scene with a #1 hit, “Wuthering Heights,” when she was 19. After a number of hit albums and songs, she retired from public life for 12 years in the late 90s and early 00s, earning a reputation as something of a recluse. She eventually returned to recording and performing, earning a CBE in 2018.
Linda Ronstadt
A versatile talent, Linda Ronstadt did rock, country, jazz, Latin, and light opera. She has earned ten Grammys, one Emmy, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ronstadt has sold over a 100 million, and sung on over, 120 different albums. She may, though, be just as famous for dating Jerry Brown (as well as Jim Carrey and George Lucas). Bet you didn’t know that she comes from a very distinguished Arizona family that dates all the way back to the 1840s. And on her mother’s side, she is the granddaughter of inventor Lloyd Copeman, who holds over 700 patents.
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