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It took a while for me to figure out how it all fit in, being a mother and being a woman and being a rock singer.
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I partnered with Headstrong because they give free and fast mental health support to our veterans who are most at risk. There is no red tape, and they get help within a day or two instead of weeks.
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I'm not a Pat Benatar clone. I wish people would forget about that comparison.
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The more rocking, the better.
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Scandal rarely toured after those first few hits. I want to go out and sing and connect with fans who may have never seen us live.
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We shot the video for 'Broken' where both my parents grew up. There was always a strong sense of serving our country in the neighborhood - my father and all my uncles served, and most of them enlisted.
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Honesty is always hip.
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I'm a lead singer of a band, and that's so enough. It's not like I need to have my name on everything. The new name 'Scandal, Featuring Patty Smyth' was just to make it clear that I wasn't leaving the group.
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It's funny. You travel all over the world, and you wind up with a guy from your hometown.
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I don't want to bore people with stories about being in rock n' roll and being a mother. Other singers do it. I can, too. I just do what I have to do. It's not that hard. It's just different.
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In the past, I've allowed myself to record songs that I wish I had not, but agreed to for one reason or another.
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I haven't always made all of the right decisions from a career perspective, but things worked out in the end.
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When I was a kid, those were carefree days without much pressure.
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When 'The Warrior' came out, Scandal was no more.
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I'd love to have a Christmas classic under my belt. It's hard to write a Christmas song.
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Bios are always so dull and boring.
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You had to have a great voice or talent as a musician before imaging or marketing plans came into play.
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Being a mom was a full-time job. I was never willing to sacrifice everything for my career.
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There aren't any coincidences. I think things really happen for a reason.
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Tennis players shouldn't get married. It hurts your game.
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You can't keep doing the same things when you get married and have a family. You have to slow down. You have to be responsible.
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I've lived most of my life in Manhattan, but I lived in Brooklyn for a while as a kid. I went to junior high school there. Girls in Brooklyn have to be tough - I mean real tough - just to get by. It's life in the combat zone.
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I'm able to do nothing.
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You had to be tough to survive in my neighborhood.
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