Pat Benatar quotes
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“I've enjoyed every age I've been, and each has had its own individual merit. Every laugh line, every scar, is a badge I wear to show I've been present, the inner rings of my personal tree trunk that I display proudly for all to see. Nowadays, I don't want a "perfect" face and body; I want to wear the life I've lived.”
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“If at any moment of the day I ever think I'm remotely cool at all, which is hardly ever, I have two daughters who make sure that never happens.”
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“With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice.”
-- Pat BenatarSource : Song: Invincible, 1985
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“But the soul of touring and the heart of it is basically every day is like putting up a circus tent.”
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“You're a heartbreaker, dream maker, love taker, don't you mess around with me.”
-- Pat BenatarSource : Song: Heartbreaker
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“First of all, I'm pretty private about my personal life.”
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“We can't afford to be innocent, stand up and face the enemy. It's a do or die situation, we will be invincible.”
-- Pat BenatarSource : Song: Invincible, Album: Seven the Hard Way, 1985
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“Love is more than a one way reflection, stop using sex as a weapon.”
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“We live and learn from our mistakes, the deepest cuts are healed by faith.”
-- Pat BenatarSource : Song: All Fired Up
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“When the first record came out, I'd go down to radio stations pretty much every day to get the record played, and I would walk in and they'd tell us how much they loved the record, but they weren't sure how much they could play it because they were already playing a girl.”
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“If you're retired, it's a blessing. You know, if you want to keep working and doing what you want to do, it's not a blessing as all - it's a curse.”
-- Pat BenatarSource : Interview with Stephen Thompson, www.avclub.com. August 26, 1997.
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“Everything changes all the time, and unfortunately, everyone who knows what you do by buying records only hears a small amount of what's going on in your life.”
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“Hell is for Children' is amazing to do every night and 'Promises in the Dark' and 'Love Is a Battlefied,' of course, but my absolute favorite would be 'Heartbreaker.' It's the one that started everything, so it has a very special place in my heart. And it still rocks every night! It's so fun to do.”
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“Most chick singers say 'if you hurt me, I'll die'... I say, 'if you hurt me, I'll kick your ass.'”
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“I never looked at people or singing as commodities.”
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“People's lives change dramatically over such a long time period, and I think that if you're still vital, and you're still interested in writing and things like that, of course your music evolves and reflects where you are in your life.”
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“You don't want to trash what you've done; that's your history.”
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“I love Katy Perry, she is a wonderful pop singer.”
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“I wasn't a visionary but I literally had my finger on the pulse of the women of America.”
-- Pat BenatarSource : "Book Talk: Pat Benatar says her memoir took persuasion". Interview with Nick Zieminski, www.reuters.com. July 7, 2010.
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“Love and pain become one and the same in the eyes of a wounded child...”
-- Pat BenatarSource : Song: Hell is for Children, Album: Best Shots
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“Before I put another notch in my lipstick case, you better make sure you put me in my place.”
-- Pat BenatarSource : Song: Hit Me With With Your Best Shot, Album: Best Shots
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“You shouldn't have to pay for your love with your bones and your flesh.”
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“There are so many young women coming up through the ranks. Adele is an amazing singer. Beyonce has great stage presence. She's just a beautiful woman. I love how everyone has just taken charge of their lives and careers.”
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“I like Lady Gaga because I like that she pushes the envelope.”
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“It was very difficult when I was trying to figure out how to have a marriage and babies and do this at the same time. There was no handbook. You were making it up as you went along.”
-- Pat BenatarSource : "Pat Benatar and Husband Neil Giraldo: 'We Were Two Missing Pieces That Found Each Other'". Interview with Erin Hill, parade.com. July 14, 2012.
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“Everything must change, everything must move forward.”
-- Pat BenatarSource : Interview with Stephen Thompson, www.avclub.com. August 26, 1997.
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“In my early 20s, I had this idea that I was going to front a band, like Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin. I didn't just want to be the chick singing ballads about somebody breaking my heart. Everyone in the business said, 'Why don't you do what Olivia Newton-Jonn and Linda Ronstadt are doing?' But I wanted to sing as a powerful female who wasn't afraid to speak her mind or be sexual.”
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“I love Katy Perry and Lady GaGa. I think GaGa's pushing the envelope every day and I really like that.”
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“I don't care who's on the label, because I have a job to do.”
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