Rock Broad: Cherie Currie
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BROAD’S Sonja Hammer speaks to the amazing musician, singer, actress and artist Cherie Currie. Cherie was the original lead singer for The Runaways; the seminal girl rock band from the 1970s, Original and daring and so young, The Runaways signature song Cherry Bomb was an enormous hit and still has that raw and powerful energy of strong female rocks icons.
Cherie is a survivor who still makes great music and now on the eve of her very first ever tour of Australia, Cherie is candid and upfront in this interview about her experiences in the American rock and roll scene.
The Runaways created a sensation wherever they appeared and quickly catapulted from playing small clubs to selling out major stadiums—headlining shows with opening acts like the Ramones, Van Halen, Cheap Trick and Blondie.
The Runaways were riding a wave of out-of-control international touring, hit singles (including “Heartbeat” and Lou Reed’s “Rock and Roll”), and platinum albums. But the rollercoaster started moving too wildly about on the rails for Cherie who departed the band and released her first solo album at the age of 18.
Cherie recorded a number of albums with her twin sister Marie and later embarked upon a film career including roles in Foxes (alongside Jodie Foster), Parasite(which featured a young Demi Moore in a supporting role) and Steven Spielberg’s Twilight Zone, The Movie.
In 2010, Dakota Fanning portrayed Currie in The Runaways, a biographical drama film executive-produced by Joan Jett and based on Cherie’s own memoir, Neon Angel, which recounted life in the band and Cherie’s traumatic experiences with drug addiction, sex abuse and her broken family. Cherie also appeared in the documentary Edgeplay, a documentary on her former band, produced by former Runaways bass guitarist Vicki Blue.
As well as performing on stage, Cherie is also a wood-carving artist, using a chainsaw to create her works.
“I never get tired of doing those Runaways songs,” she insists. “My mind is still that young girl up on stage, only a lot wiser. I really enjoy it.”
BROAD would like to thank Cherie Currie for the opportunity to interview her on the eve of her first tour to Australia.
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