CYN SHINES THROUGH

'WANNA HAVE FUN'

CYN SHINES THROUGH

NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS JOKED AND THREW ROCKS AT CYNDI DURING HER CHILDHOOD. CYN COULDN'T SEEM TO FIT IN ANYWHERE. AS A TEEN, SHE SHUFFLED IN AND OUT OF SCHOOLS ONLY TO GET LEFT BACK.

"I WAS ALWAYS OUT OF PLACE. OUT OF STEP WITH EVERYONE ELSE. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG WITH ME. NOBODY LOVED ME. NOBODY LIKED ME. I CRIED MY EYES OUT EVERY NIGHT." --CYN

"I WAS AN ODDBALL. NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRIED TO LOOK NORMAL THERE WAS ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WASN'T RIGHT. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE DIFFERENT. I'M JUST SAYING IT'S OK TO BE YOURSELF, AND IF YOU HAVE A FEW QUIRKY THINGS,THAT'S OK TOO." -CYNDI LAUPER

IN 1984, AT THE AGE OF 31, CYNDI'S STRUGGLES WERE PUT TO REST. WITH HIT SONGS ON THE RADIO AND SMASH VIDEOS ON MTV, CYN WAS JUST BEGINNING? SHE THOUGHT SHE'D GIVE TELEVISION A TRY. CYNDI BECAME THE #1 POP SINGER, A STAR OF ROCK VIDEOS, A PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING MANAGER, AND A TV PERSONALITY IN THE COURSE OF A SINGLE YEAR!

"YOU CAN LAUGH WHEN I TALK
BUT NOT WHEN I SING."
-CYNDI LAUPER

"I'M ALWAYS GOING TO CHANGE AND GROW. I'M JUST HAPPY I HAVE A MEDIUM TO DO WHAT I WANT TO DO. EVERYBODY WANTS SUCCESS BECAUSE IT ENABLES YOU TO BE CONTINUOUSLY CREATIVE, TO DO THE WORK YOU LIVE AND DIE FOR,IN A SENSE. WHEN YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF FREEDOM THERE'S NOTHING BETTER." --CYNDI LAUPER

A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
1989

"I USED TO WALK AND WALK AND WALK. I FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO WALK OFF THE END OF THE EARTH. I FELT REALLY IN A DIFFERENT WORLD FROM EVERYBODY ELSE." --CYNDI LAUPER

"PEOPLE ARE REALLY SOMETHIN'. THEY'RE WALKING BOOKS, ALL OF THEM. SOMETIMES YOU'LL ONLY MEET THEM ONCE, BUT YOU'LL NEVER FORGET THEM. THAT'S WHY, EVEN IF YOUR IN THE LADIES' ROOM YOU SHOULD ALWAYS TALK TO THE WOMAN NEXT TO YOU-EVEN IF YOU'RE IN THE STALL." -CYN

~1984~ CYNDI WORKED 350 DAYS AND NEARED HER 300th CONCERT MARK. SHE PERFORMED OR PROMOTED HER RECORDS IN 150 CITIES. BUT SHE ALSO FOUND TIME TO SIT DOWN AND DESIGN ALL THE T-SHIRTS SOLD AT HER CONCERTS.

"You with the sad eyes
don't be discouraged
oh I realize
it's hard to take courage
in a world full of people
you can lose sight of it all
and the darkness inside you
can make you feel so small
But I see your true colors
shining through
so don't be affraid to let them show
your true colors
are beautiful
like a rainbow...

Show me a smile then,
don't be unhappy, can't remember
when I last saw you laughing
if this world makes you crazy
and you've taken all you can bear
you call me up
because you know I'll be there
And I see your true colors
shining through
I see you're true colors
and that's why I love you
so don't be affraid to let them show
you're true colors
true colors are beautiful
like a rainbow."

TRUE COLORS: 1986
CYNDI CO-PRODUCED THIS ALBUM

"I REALLY WANTED TO TOUCH PEOPLE WITH THAT SONG. I WANTED IT TO BE VERY REAL EMOTIONALLY, SINCE IT HAS SUCH A UNIVERSAL MESSAGE. IT'S A VERY SOOTHING SONG THAT COULD MEAN SO MUCH TO SO MANY PEOPLE. ANYONE COULD HAVE SUNG IT, BUT I WAS REALLY LOOKING TO MAKE IT MINE BY BRINGING MY OWN MUSICAL STYLE TO IT." --CYNDI LAUPER

CYNDI'S STYLES OF MUSIC INCLUDE NEW WAVE, POST PUNK, REGGAE, POP, ROCK, FUNK AS WELL AS SOFT TOUCHING BALLADS.

"YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO REMEMBER -KNOW MATTER WHAT YOUR TOLD- THAT GOD LOVES ALL THE FLOWERS, EVEN THE WILD ONES THAT GROW ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY." -CYN

THE BEST REMIXES: 1989

"BY 1990 EVERYTHING I USED TO THINK WAS IMPORTANT TO ME HAD CHANGED. I FELT MORE AND MORE A GROWING URGE TO FIND A NEW... IT WAS THEN THAT I REALIZED THAT I WANTED TO PRODUCE MY OWN WORK." --CYNDI LAUPER




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