Inimitable journalist Lisa Robinson has spent decades interviewing the most legendary artists on the planet. Along the way, there were other interviews too. But throughout the last 48 years of her storied career, Robinson noticed that inquiring minds seeking rock star fodder were mostly looking for juicy stories about her encounters with the men, not the women. And so was born her latest book, Nobody Ever Asked Me About the Girls , a compilation—and clear labor of love—of interviews with more than 40 of the most prominent women in music, including the aforementioned performers. We spoke last month about the bonds she forged with her female subjects, her various behind-the-scenes stories from the music world, and why she decided now was the time for this book. Here, highlights from our chat.
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Otherwise they get bored; they just sit around and moan. Almost every girl who walked into those rooms was a groupie, but I was there because I had a job to do. Raised on the Upper West Side, Robinson was 12 when she began sneaking off to jazz clubs. Her first published work was a newsletter filled with industry gossip that she printed herself and distributed in the mail.
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