Concrete Blonde Interview, A Life in ROCK! 

don't we (almost) all

@Cobb Knobbler Sad but true. So why do so many of us feel "privileged," as if the universe "owes" us something? If we could get over this nonsense, I'd think we'd be more content. Instead, we complain: "Life's not fair!" Where did we get the idea that it's supposed to be?

Where's MY stuff??!

She is appreciated by everyone who hears her / the bands music. But, yeah the biz at the time wanted to play it safe, for lack of a better way of putting it. But, I have a feeling they appreciated her ... they were more blinded by science.

Johnette has always been one of my favourite vocalists

Goodness what opportunities this interviewer had, Johnette says at 2:38 "...choosing what not to care about, what doesn't affect me, what I don't want to be influenced by...." that's a gift to any interviewer and we want to know, but sadly he never asked. EMI sounds very dodgy though, luckily she's savvy and can read a contract.

Just found out about this band. This lady is dope.

Agreed. She has a rich beautiful voice.

Nah, she is OK, but she is certainly not a Beyonce, Celine Dion, Mariah Carrey or Lady Gaga!

@@-WhizzBang- Thank goodness she is NOT! Johnette is above Janis Joplin!

@@AF-dn2bzWhy Do You Say She’s Juvenile? Particularly Considering She Pushing 70 Years Old? She Can Get Angry But She’s Extremely Grateful For Her Fans And She Has Been Amongst Them For Decades Now!

@jamesianp What Does Your Post Mean? I’m Not Being Sarcastic I’m Just Old. What’s IMO? Concrete Blonde Has Been Johnette Napolitano and Jim Mankey Since The 1980s.

IMO means "In My Opinion". My post was to express my admiration for Johnette & Jim as true Artists - not just as entertainers riding a wave . . . Eg. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jnbN7MgK4H0.html

@@amyray63IMO means in my opinion, I see this was 2 months ago so sorry if I’m too late! I’m old too, and usually google all the acronyms and slang I don’t understand.

@@brenandbruiser9885 LOL..Then We’re Both Too Old!? But, Once A Pedophile, Always a Pedophile!!

Johnette is one badass woman!

Both Mother and Sibling with great taste..well done

My mom gave me their cd when I was in middle school! I can't imagine the last 15 years without their music! I really hope young people are finding it now!

She's short :) My ex gf had a girl crush on her and we got to meet her briefly a long time ago, during the bloodletting tour. Great, and I mean GREAT concert.

Yeh... actually could not have put that better myself

Well said !

Yes hell indeed

I bought some on cassette first, then again on compact disc.

me2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I’d say she shares the God(dess) within her as it couldn’t be denied.

Yes , she's so enjoyable to just soak up !

I don't have any real "friends" to text with constantly (that seems so pointless, anyhow), so I am always spending my time engaged in virtual crate-digging - since I learned years ago that the real-world form will quickly drive me ever closer towards bankruptcy. Oh well. At least I have a rather well-rounded appreciation for a myriad genres, unlike the texting-mad simpletons.

I'm so sorry about your brother! My brother introduced me to concrete blonde and we have so many memories with their music running through them. ❤

You may like that time of my life but I was being tortured in the MK Ultra program and suffering badly, and given toxic drugs by my handlers to be like that. Never mind the 'adopted' parents who did not abide by the laws of God. They ritually raped me from birth and sold the video footage. So, now you know why I was like that. Not allowed to say a word in life, only on stage could I let it out. It is real and raw. I think that must be why people feel compassionate to me, altough I am a bit of a scruffy person on stage much of the time. I was as rebellious as I could get away with. I was pissed at being so controlled. Utterly controlled. I saw a David Bowie show later in his life. It was unplugged as a presentation. Quite a personal setting. He took questions from the audience. A soul who was there made a similar statement as yours, but directed at David. 'Wish we could see Ziggy like the old days.' But real life is a whole other matter. Would you rather see a slave forced into anger or would you rather see the real journey of a real human and all that entails. It is a messy business. I get what you mean, though. I liked that time too, as far as the art. But the body cannot sustain living like that. The body will crash and burn. That happened to me. So, most of the global population is so bereft that they are all searching for some tortured soul in art to hear or view. Ballet dancers, fighter pilots, space monkeys, football, cirque de soleil dancers, satanic ritual abuse, pedophelia, trauma based mind control! It is a crap shoot. Anyway, I am 53 now. Been trying to keep myself alive and functional. Glad you liked that time of the work we all did, but it took my life blood and more. I was in a very abusive family. They were not my biological parents. Nice to meet you. Maybe I will be able to muster up some of that mood. Let us see what happens. Will be interesting. I will take your words into consideration, friend. I certainly am more pissed off than I ever was now at 53! Now that I know the full extent of what was done to me. That may translate into that mood again. Revisit some of that. I have been doing that daily lately. www.quora.com/q/concreteblondeandfriends

@@Glock111 wow . Actually you said the TRUTH AND THAT'S WHAT ALL THESE SINGERS, ARTIST ARE GOING THROUGH. NOW THEY ARE USED TO INFLUENCE THE MASSES WITH DEMONIC SONGS AND GET THE SHOT AND IT GOES ON AND THE YOUNGER GENERATION FOLLOW AND ARE LOST TO THESE CELEBRITIES THAT THEY DON'T SEE THE REAL WORLD AND WHAT IS REALLY HAPPENING

Amen to the voice of our generation of women who were brave enough to announce the raw concepts of reallity

I love that you were there to tell the tale

The Mainstream isn't worthy of a band like this.

Great laughter

wow! Never thought of that, but you are spot-on, brother!