A biography for Cyndi Lauperhasn’t been written yet.
“I can't judge the way other people behave. I can only look at myself.”
“You can laugh when I talk, but not when I sing.”
“I never had a rivalry with Madonna. You don't knock another sister, ever. There's room for everybody on this planet; you don't have to be like anyone else.”
“The '80s was a really creative and brave period. Remember, it was a period of ultraconservatism, and so you needed brave people to push ahead like that.”
“Understand where it is you want to go. Then picture yourself there. If you can picture yourself there, then you can be there. Bottom line.”
“I absolutely refuse to reveal my age. What am I - a car?”
“What, do you think that feminism means you hate men?”
“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.”
“I don't have good business sense. You never get much money for the arts. But I like independence. I like to grow.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Just like I am obsessed with the history of fashion, I love reading about the history of makeup.”
“When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.”
“My mother said I was a little odd as a kid. I was alone a lot, but I didn't feel alone.”
“Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch.”
“I lucked out when I started to sing. I'd already experienced failing at everything else.”
“Sometimes my mind boggles. It's so deep my mind actually boggles.”
“My torso is short, but my arms are really long and gangly and my legs and my neck, and my feet and hands are really long, and I look like a duck.”
“People can save the world by the way they think and by the way they behave and what they hold to be important.”
“I'm not gonna worry about what people think about me. I'm too busy. I don't give a hoot.”