Patty Smyth

Musician

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We shot the video for 'Broken' where both my parents grew up. There was always a strong sense of serving our country in the neighborhood - my father and all my uncles served, and most of them enlisted.

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

We shot the video for 'Broken' where both my parents grew up. There was always a strong sense of serving our country in the neighborhood - my father and all my uncles served, and most of them enlisted.

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

It took a while for me to figure out how it all fit in, being a mother and being a woman and being a rock singer.

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.

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

Bios are always so dull and boring.

I went through a period of being disillusioned with touring.

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.

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.

I went through a period of being disillusioned with touring.

I'm not a Pat Benatar clone. I wish people would forget about that comparison.

The more rocking, the better.

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

I'm able to do nothing.

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.

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

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

Scandal rarely toured after those first few hits. I want to go out and sing and connect with fans who may have never seen us live.

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