Her globally successful hits have made her a punk and feminist icon: now aged 71, Cyndi Lauper, the singer of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” (1983), has decided…
Her hits with worldwide success have made her a punk and feminist icon: now aged 71, Cyndi Lauper, the singer of “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” (1983), decided that it was time to Saying goodbye.
She plans to say her goodbyes in music, with a world tour which will begin in North America from October, before reaching Europe in February, she announced to AFP . She will be in Paris on February 28.
For generations of men and women, she remained the woman with the long blonde mane and irreverent attitude. In total, she has sold more than 50 million albums thanks to hits like “Time After Time” and “True Colors.”
More discreet in recent years, in 2013 she won the Tony Award (rewarding American theater) for the soundtrack of the Broadway musical “Kinky Boots”.
QUESTION: You were expelled from two schools when you were a young girl. Where does this spirit of rebellion come from?
ANSWER: It wasn’t me: it was them! I stood up to a priest who said my mother would go to hell. Who can tell an eight year old that his mother is going to hell? The second time, I asked a nun if she still had her period, and they threw me out. I wanted to go home because in this school… some people shouldn’t be taking care of children.
Q: Do your hits still seem like…
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