Quotes by Cyndi Lauper

About Cyndi Lauper:

Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT activist. Her career has spanned over 30 years. Her debut solo album She's So Unusual (1983) was the first debut female album to chart four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100—"Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop", and "All Through the Night" earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985. Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion picture The Goonies and her second record True Colors (1986). This album included the number one hit of the same name and "Change of Heart" which peaked at number 3.
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Sometimes my mind boggles. It's so deep my mind actually boggles.

Cyndi Lauper

When I got hoarse, the manager would say, 'Drink this. Joplin used to drink this,' and I used to say, 'Joplin? Joplin's dead.

Cyndi Lauper

Somebody did complain to me and tell me that my clothes were so loud they couldn't hear me sing.

Cyndi Lauper

When I sing I don't feel like it's me. I feel I am fabulous, like I'm 10 feet tall. I am the greatest. I am the strongest. I am Samson. I'm whoever I want to be.

Cyndi Lauper

When I perform on stage, I often pretend to be someone other than myself to bring a certain emotion or intent to a song.

Cyndi Lauper

I always sang. I wanted to be in a band with my sister, and I was, at 11. At 12, I started writing seriously, and that was my pacifier all through high school - that and painting.

Cyndi Lauper

I do have a lot of difficulty figuring out what I want to be working on, but what's the alternative? To be one of those people who has a million things they want to do, and then never does any of them? And then where will you be?

Cyndi Lauper

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.

Cyndi Lauper

The more you practice and study, the better you are... so I still practice and study all the time.

Cyndi Lauper

Fame doesn't redeem you. It takes a long time to get there, and when you're finally there, you realise you still have authority figures telling you what to do.

Cyndi Lauper

What, do you think that feminism means you hate men?

Cyndi Lauper

Men and women are different. I don't think men grow a brain until 26 or even 30. Girls mature a lot quicker.

Cyndi Lauper

Author Bio

  • NameCyndi Lauper
  • DescriptionAmerican singer, songwriter, actress and activist
  • AliasesCynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper
  • BornJune 22, 1953
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Film Actor; Singer; Actor; Singer-songwriter; Composer
  • AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award; Grammy Award For Best New Artist