But I love that she realizes that 22B3 was a masterpiece. It is. End to end. Still to this day, it holds up. And she's right, fans appreciate Paul's vocals much more than she gives credit. I can't speak for his personality or stage presence, but aside from the sheer 80s aspect of the album, Paul's voice helped complete just how good 22B3 is. She's hoping people come away from "I Am the Warrior" understanding that “you don't get through this world without your own self-belief.”

The Woman Behind Tina Turner’s “The Best” and Many More

Writing songs for Turner “always came from a place of strength and being fierce and just true to oneself." Tina Turner - " The Best"; " Better Be Good to Me"; " One of the Living"; "You Can't Stop Me Loving You"; " Be Tender with Me Baby"; "Ask Me How I Feel"; " Love Thing"; " In Your Wildest Dreams"; "Do Something" She wrote “Love Is a Battlefield” for Pat Benatar, “The Warrior” for Scandal featuring Patty Smyth and several Tina Turner classics, from "Better Be Good to Me" to "The Best."

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Tina Turner documentary: A survivor's tale of 'She wanted to just tell it and forget it' Holly Knight says she and Tina Turner were 'very simpatico' Pat Benatar - " Love Is a Battlefield"; " Invincible"; "Sometimes the Good Guys Finish First"; "Girl"

Holly Knight - Wikipedia

In 1980, Knight's first big break came when she played keyboards (uncredited) on Kiss' Unmasked album. [3] In the early 1980s, she helped form Spider (featuring Anton Fig of Late Show with David Letterman). Managed by Bill Aucoin ( Kiss and Billy Idol), they signed a recording contract with Dreamland Records, an RSO-distributed label. They released two albums: Spider (self-titled; 1980) and Between the Lines (1981). She has been married three times, and dated Anton Fig and Paul Stanley in the 1980s. [3] Discography [ edit ] Studio albums [ edit ] The one thing I'll disagree with her about is in regard to her solo CD. I was astounded to read how much she hated it, how much she couldn't see herself as a lead singer and how she wishes she could buy up every copy and destroy them. I loved the album. It was a gem of a find in my trip to Canada. "Baby Me," "Howling at the Moon," even "Sexy Boy" were fantastic pop songs. And I, for one, am glad she didn't give "Heart Don't Fail Me Now" to Darryl Hall.Asked by an interviewer once why so many of her songs are about fighting or going into battle, Holly, realizing he was right, reflected: “…my songs were more about fighting for something, rather than with someone.” The inside dish was...dishy and fun. Rod Stewart is lazy and will throw you under the bus? Honey he lives in Palm Beach, we all know that! It's hard to be woman in the music industry in any capacity, I think we all know that. One could say Holly makes too big a deal of meeting other famous musicians and not being introduced as an A-list songwriter by whatever man she's with. However, I think ANY woman will know that some men (especially in the cutthroat entertainment industry) are threatened by a woman's success. Gee, in any other industry as well. In 1988, Knight was listed in the "Best Songwriter Category/Readers Poll" of Rolling Stone along with Bruce Springsteen, Phil Collins, Paul Simon, and Billy Joel. Better Be Good to Me" with Tina Turner (from Miami Vice episode "Give a Little, Take a Little") (1991)

I Am the Warrior: My Crazy Life Writing the Hits and Ro…

The Best" was featured at the end of Joe Biden's victory speech following his election to the presidency of the United States in 2021. [ citation needed] Full of sex and drugs and so much fun name-dropping, this is a breezy, readable look at an era that simultaneously seems distant and not that long ago. The name dropping isn't terribly gratuitous, in that there really were so many connections among people in the industry, and she clearly explains her relationships to them and each other. Her relationship to three members of KISS was of particular note!

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Defiant, purposeful, and ultimately triumphant, her work with Tina Turner, Pat Benatar, and Heart, among others, also helped pave the way for the next generation of defining female musical masters including Amy Winehouse, Adele, and Lady Gaga. It was the music and words she wrote. But it was also the visual representations on MTV that helped define Holly's work for the masses. She was inducted in the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013, standing side by side with the likes of Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Foreigner. A lot of times, I sort of had to earn their trust,” she said. “So I would sneak into a corner and start to play Beethoven or something. People would listen and go, ‘Huh ... well, she can play.’” This is the story of a young girl with a dream and the story of the music scene of an iconic decade. Holly dedicates the book “to anyone who ever had a dream and was told ‘No’.” Holly joined a list of other trailblazing women by contributing her story to the 2017 book Because I Was a Girl: True Stories for Girls of All Ages, published by Henry Holt and Company.