I have a hard time doing anything someone else tells me to do! I’ve always been driven to follow my own path and not be pushed down another lane because some executive thought I could be more commercially successful or whatever. Cyndi Lauper Read Quote
Where I come from, if you see your family and friends’ civil rights being taken away, you speak up and do everything you can to keep that from happening! Cyndi Lauper Read Quote
Before I became famous I had a very full life, and that gave me a lot to pick from. I always use everything. It always comes in handy. Working with animals… Well, I just enjoyed that. That was the most peaceful time. Cyndi Lauper Read Quote
With fame, I’m able to create more. With every success, you have more freedom to create. Cyndi Lauper Read Quote
I’ve always felt, even as a songwriter, that the rhythm of speech is in itself a language for me. Cyndi Lauper Read Quote
Just like I am obsessed with the history of fashion, I love reading about the history of makeup. Cyndi Lauper Read Quote
I always sang. I wanted to be in a band with my sister, and I was, at 11. At 12, I started writing seriously, and that was my pacifier all through high school – that and painting. Cyndi Lauper Read Quote
I learned jazz; that comes from blues. I learned rock; that comes from blues. I learned pop; that comes from blues. Even dance, that comes from blues, with the answer-and-response. Cyndi Lauper Read Quote
