I just thought it was part of the uniform. I’d stand in front of the mirror and copy him, and I’d put a sock down my pants so I had a nice bulge. “As early as five I’d stick my leg out in a rock stance for family pictures. In an interview with Rolling Stone that same year, she talked at length about her relationship with Steven Tyler (the father of Buell’s daughter, the actress Liv Tyler), playing Monopoly against Hugh Hefner, and how she approaches the concert stage. Gabby and Dan understand my story and they’ll help me to tell it in a way that captures the essence of my journey.”īuell released her latest album, Baring It All: Greetings From Nashbury Park, in 2018. I’ve been waiting to do this for years, and I feel like I have finally found the right team to create magic with. “Gabby grew up around the industry and knows the good, the bad, and the ugly. “I’ve known Gabby for many years - like me, she came of age in the wild world of rock as the daughter of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member David Bryan, keyboardist for Bon Jovi and a Tony Award-winning composer,” Buell says. She’s truly a legend and I’m honored to tell this story. On top of that, she’s opened the door for female artists and their sexual freedom. “Bebe’s stories from the peak of the rock & roll era will have your jaw on the floor. Growing up in the music industry, I understand the depth of who she is and what she stands for,” Bryan says. She is not only a cultural icon but also a trailblazer. “Directing the first documentary on Bebe is truly a dream. She returned back to music in the mid-‘90s when she released the punk/hard rock single “Retrosexual” and formed The Bebe Buell Band.Buell was also one of the inspirations for rock groupie Penny Lane in Cameron Crowe’s 2000 film Almost Famous, although the character chose to refer to herself as a “Band Aid.” Buell says she’s a “patron of the arts” Bryan calls her a pioneer in women’s empowerment. Buell spent this time managing Liv Tyler’s acting/modeling career, as well as the career of her friend Debbie Harry for a short while. Nevertheless, news about Steven Tyler’s paternity with Buell broke out in 1991 and forced Buell to back off from the public to focus on her daughter.
Buell established a great musical name for herself with The Gargoyles as they toured throughout the United States and The UK, eventually opening up for The Ramones for numerous shows.
She then broke musical boundaries of the time with The Gargoyles, a hard rock band she fronted during an era where women leading edgy bands was a rare commodity. Two years later, Buell formed a group called The B-Sides and released A Side Of The B-Sides which was produced by her former lover Todd Rundgren. Mick Jagger, Steven Tyler, Rod Stewart, Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Page, Elvis Costello, and David Bowie all fell under her spell. In 1981, Buell finally released her debut EP Covers Girl, produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars and Rick Derringer, with The Cars backing each of the four songs. Buell and Patti Smith had formed a close friendship and spent wine-filled nights writing poetry and singing together which was why Buell called Smith one of her biggest inspirations. Throughout Buell’s entire journey, her true goal was to become a singer from the very beginning. Bebe Buell Got Her Start With The Ford Modeling Agency
As a symbol of the 1970s, Buell led a life of success, excess and public controversy. In this admittedly sexist arrangement, the girls can end up being quite influential, inspiring the love or lust that comes blaring out of speakers turned to 11 - thus Buell's preference for "muse." Numerous songs were written about her by her rock star lovers, including Rundgren's "Can We Still Be Friends?" and Costello's "I Want You." While charming her way into the hearts of the most prominent musicians, the "Mother of Rock and Roll" was also tending to her own career as a model and singer. Rock and roll means many things to its various practitioners, but for decades now one of the key reasons a teenaged boy will pick up a guitar is to get girls. Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, Todd Rundgren, Iggy Pop, Elvis Costello, David Bowie and Jimmy Page all fell under Buell's spell, with Aerosmith's Steven Tyler fathering Buell's famous actress daughter.
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Bebe Buell, mother of Liv Tyler, never liked the word "groupie" - she prefers to describe herself as a "muse" when discussing her serial romantic relationships with rock stars.