I Am the Warrior: My Crazy Life Writing the Hits and Rocking the MTV Eighties

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Thinking back on all this craziness, what I find most compelling is how common maternal abuse was amongst creative women back then, so much so that it almost seems cliché, or, at best, a rite of passage. From John Kolodner to Charlie Sexton, this book really takes you on a tour of the music business (for better and for worse).

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Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. She has won thirteen ASCAP Awards, and has co-written hits for numerous successful recording artists, including Tina Turner and Pat Benatar who each won Grammy Awards for their recordings of her songs. She has also produced tracks for Otep, Fefe Dobson, The Donnas, the Australian band Porcelain, [4] and 2014 Tony Award winner Lena Hall. com, that focuses on healing difficult mother-daughter relationships from the adult daughter’s perspective.

It's also a great read for music lovers because she shares many music-making tips and song craftsmanship. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful.

I Am the Warrior: My Crazy Life Writing the Hits and Rocking

Season 6, Episode 13 (the series finale): the Jazzagals sing a capella at David and Patrick's wedding, causing "The Best" to become a popular wedding song in the LGBTQ community. I Am the Warriortakes readers on a wild ride through the eighties world of rock ’n’ roll from a strong female’s perspective. The process of songwriting and the reactions to the finalized versions of the songs are of interest here. The name dropping isn't terribly gratuitous, in that there really were so many connections among people in the industry, and she clearly explains her relationships to them and each other.She gets right to the point about her youth, her difficult relationship with her mother which must have played a part in forging the force she would become and all of the personal relationships that she had too. Otherwise it’s still an interesting account of living through the 80’s and making a career writing music for some of the most popular musicians at the the time. It was an interesting and groundbreaking time for women in music, and Knight broke a lot of barriers for women. The Best" was featured at the end of Joe Biden's victory speech following his election to the presidency of the United States in 2021.