Cyndi Lauper,Jancee Dunn
Legendary and iconic singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper offers a poignant account of the journey that led her to become an international superstarâ€”from her years growing up in Queens, New York, to the making of enduring hits like â€œTime After Time,â€ â€œGirls Just Want to Have Fun,â€ and â€œTrue Colors,â€ to becoming an actress, a mother, an outspoken activist, and maintaining a music career that has lasted more than thirty years.,After leaving her childhood home at seventeen, Cyndi took on a series of jobs: racetrack hot walker, IHOP waitress, and, as she puts it, â€œgal Friday the thirteenth,â€ as she pursued her passion for music. She worked her way up playing small gigs and broke out in 1983 with Sheâ€™s So Unusual, which earned her a Grammy for Best New Artist and made her the first female artist in history to have four top-five singles on a debut album. And while global fame wasnâ€™t always what she expected, she has remained focused on what matters most. Cyndi is a gutsy real-life heroine who has never been afraid to speak her mind and stick up for a causeâ€”whether itâ€™s womenâ€™s rights, gay rights, or fighting against HIV/AIDS.,With her trademark warmth and humor, Cyndi fearlessly writes of a life sheâ€™s lived only on her own terms.
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Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir