Patty Smyth

“I don't want to bore people with stories about being in rock n' roll and being a mother. Other singers do it. I can, too. I just do what I have to do. It's not that hard. It's just different.”

“When Scandal had a top 20 video, no one knew what I looked like. I had all this stuff on me.”

“It's funny. You travel all over the world, and you wind up with a guy from your hometown.”

“I haven't always made all of the right decisions from a career perspective, but things worked out in the end.”

“Bios are always so dull and boring.”

“You had to have a great voice or talent as a musician before imaging or marketing plans came into play.”

“Tennis players shouldn't get married. It hurts your game.”

“With a baby, you have to be responsible, selfless, and patient. I was never into those things. I got what I wanted. I did what I wanted. I didn't consider myself a patient person.”

“The more rocking, the better.”

“You can't keep doing the same things when you get married and have a family. You have to slow down. You have to be responsible.”

“Honesty is always hip.”

“Being a mom was a full-time job. I was never willing to sacrifice everything for my career.”

“I partnered with Headstrong because they give free and fast mental health support to our veterans who are most at risk. There is no red tape, and they get help within a day or two instead of weeks.”

“I'd love to have a Christmas classic under my belt. It's hard to write a Christmas song.”

“I'm a lead singer of a band, and that's so enough. It's not like I need to have my name on everything. The new name 'Scandal, Featuring Patty Smyth' was just to make it clear that I wasn't leaving the group.”

“I've lived most of my life in Manhattan, but I lived in Brooklyn for a while as a kid. I went to junior high school there. Girls in Brooklyn have to be tough - I mean real tough - just to get by. It's life in the combat zone.”

“There aren't any coincidences. I think things really happen for a reason.”

“Back when I first started with Scandal, I felt like I had to carry a lot of the weight because it was up to me to sell those songs.”

“You had to be tough to survive in my neighborhood.”

“When I was a kid, those were carefree days without much pressure.”