Wendy & Lisa call the office
It's a weird week at Stuck in the 80s when Wendy & Lisa call the office -- to talk to the TV critic, not me.
Earlier today, Eric Deggans got the chance to chat with the two lovely sirens, formerly of Prince and the Revolution, who are in the news now for expertly handing the scoring duties for TV's "Heroes."
I spent maybe 60 seconds on the phone with the pair beforehand, gushing childishly my declaration of never-ending love before handing the microphone over to Eric, who promptly did the same -- only with less drool.
However, I did manage to get two tasty bits of gossip from the interview. Lisa did most of the talking while Wendy shouted in tid-bits from the elsewhere in the room.
IS THERE A LOVE-HATE RELATIONSHIP WITH PRINCE: "I just hate him! (laughing). No, we totally love him. We both love him so much it's stupid. And he is not an easy boy to love sometimes. He is crazy. Yes, I'm sorry. You can quote me. Crazy!"
STILL IN TOUCH WITH HIM? "We've been through so much together with him, and we still communicate, we still come back together. He always knows he can always get us. ... Even to this day, he still sends tracks ... and says 'Will you put a guitar track on it?' "
For fans out there, Wendy & Lisa say they're currently working on a new CD of their solo work. And the soundtrack for "Heroes" was just released in the last month.
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Loved their work scoring "Crossing Jordan" (an earlier Tim Kring production.)
Very cool you got to audio-drool over them, even for a minute.
Posted by: jane | April 29, 2008 at 05:20 PM
I got the Heroes soundtrack a while ago, but unfortunately, very little of their music is on it. Only four short tracks.
Posted by: Bassnote | April 29, 2008 at 05:28 PM
Very Cool Steve...Very Cool!!!
Posted by: Carla | April 29, 2008 at 05:48 PM
Ah, now this is groovy. I hope they were wooed by your swarthy tones and call back for a full out interview. Seriously, how could they not want to feed the 80s nation?
Posted by: Marissa | April 29, 2008 at 10:03 PM
TV critic? what the h........don't they know who you are? Who the h... doesn't know SIT80's and the loyal nation? For the love of god and all that's holy! What's next, dogs and cats living together?
Posted by: Mike in Austin | April 30, 2008 at 01:43 AM
Wasn't our beloved 6 from the Detroit area?
Posted by: Mike in Austin | April 30, 2008 at 01:45 AM
I adore Wendy & Lisa! Their last album "Girl Bros." is vastly, vastly underrated.
Posted by: Clark | April 30, 2008 at 01:31 PM