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Cherie Currie Proud to Share Runaways' Story With Her Son
- Posted on May 19th 2010 4:00PM by Steve Baltin
The last time former Runaways bandmates Cherie Currie and Joan Jett shared a stage together for more than a song was about 12, 15 years ago, as Currie recalls. "He was just a little guy, my son," she tells Spinner of her son, Jake Hays, who's now playing in her band. Admittedly, she might be a little biased, but Currie says he's one hell of a musician. "Great kid. He was kicking Lita [Ford's] butt at 15 years old," she says. "No," Hays quickly points out.Jake reveals that he's equally as proud of his mom and her return to the spotlight, thanks to the recently released 'Runaways' biopic. "I read the book, the original 'Neon Angel,' so I was aware of what happened. It was cool to see it Hollywood-ized, see it on the screen," he says.
Naturally, seeing some of his mom's life onscreen was a strange experience. "The weirdest part was when Michael Shannon walked up to Dakota Fanning and said, 'I like your style. What's your name?' and she says, 'Cherie Currie,'" he says. "I was like, 'Wait a second -- that's my mom's name. Why'd they do that?' That was the weird part."
For Currie, "all of it" was bizarre and "incredible and wonderful and scary all at the same time," she says, particularly because she had long ago stopped dreaming the Runaways would get their duly deserved credit. "I kind of gave up hope about 10 years ago that the Runaways would ever get the recognition they really deserved," she says. "That's why this is even more exciting. When you give up the dream and here it comes full force with Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning and Michael Shannon, it makes me weak."
And the best part? "My son gets to experience it too," she says. "I feel like the luckiest person on the planet. I really do."
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Looks like someone removed my Original Comments about Cherie and her antics....Please remember I am NOT making this up....
All this damnable evidence comes from HER OWN Book (Neon Angel) and in her own words...
I Heard She Broke Up Her Family-
Sleeping around and Being a Bad Bad Lady-
Went After Her Sisters Husband and More-
Coming from a Bitter Middle Aged Woman who's only chande of getting into the RRHOF is buying a ticket, I'll take whatever she says with a spoonful of salt....
Cherie Currie is a Legend in Her Own Mind who thinks she knows more about Music than RUSH and Stevie Nicks combined.....Yeah forget the fact both Stevie and RUSH have been performing for over 30 years and filling Arena and Concert Halls while Cherie Bomb does only cheap dives in San Diego and Minnesota. Forget the fact they have won more awards than she ever dreams to do....Cherie is bigger and better than anyone else....
For the Record her Book of Fairy Tales NEON ANGEL is regarded as pure B.S. in the Music Industry. Her former Bandmate Jackie Fox has disputed 90% of her claims and her former Mentor Kim Fowley is releasing a book that will do the same.
Also it was Cherie Currie that walked away from THE RUNAWAYS, It was Cherie Currie that ruined her Music and Acting Career due to her rampant Drug & Alcohol Abuse, It was Cherie Currie that ended her marriage to Actor Robert Hays, Not Stevie, Not Lita, Not Jackie, and Not Anyone else !!!!
Cherie is also enraged when performers like Carly Simon, Stevie Nicks, and Lita Ford can still rock the house at 50+ while Cherie is stuck supporting herself doing Chainsaw Art....Stevie Nicks pulled herself out of a nosedive during her Cocaine Abuse in the 80s and went on to greater things. Carly Simon admitted she had breakdowns in her youth but pulled herself up and made a huge success of her life. Cherie had to be dragged into rehab by her Sister Marie and Then Brother In Law Steve Lukather from TOTO who supported her at that time. Cherie showed her appreciation by writing nasty stuff about them in her book...
Go into any record store and count how many RUSH & Stevie CD's there are.....Then count the number of Cherie CD's...Can't find any huh ? Well so much for the Alleged "Queen of Rock"
I have met and worked with many people like Edie Falco, Mick Taylor, The Late Bob Welch, and even Lita Ford. They have always maintained a professional nature and never blamed anyone else for any past woes. Cherie will always find some one or something to blame for her failures in life....
So Cherie to paraphrase Gordon Gekko from WALL STREET...."When you stop telling lies about other people, I'll stop telling the truth about you !"
janet.schneider4
Jim you seem to be the bitter one,get a life!
April 29 2013 at 8:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou are a Wiseman, You Know the truth-
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Marc M
There must be some seriously bad feelings between Cherie and Lita because neither has had a kind word to say about each other. Too bad for all the Runaways fans out there who hope for a reformation,but that wouldn't happen without Sandy anyway. Guess it doesn't matter anymore. Certainly makes me sad,personally.
August 22 2010 at 5:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
C~
"He was kicking Lita's butt at 15 years old"
I don't think so...
StarQz
YEAH Cherie!! Glad to see you back on stage rocking again! Would love to see you live in my town sometime soon..:):)
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