What Was Going on with the Go-Go's with Kathy Valentine

Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike Eagle

Ana Marie Cox, Open Mike Eagle, and Andrew Steven

Society & Culture, Business, Performing Arts, Arts

4.6 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2021

⏱️ 77 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The Go-Go's made history as one of the most successful all-female bands ever. Bassist Kathy Valentine's new memoir puts their story in context and highlights her own rocky path to recovery, success, and serenity.. The author of ‘All I Ever Wanted’ joins us to talk songwriting, booze, and sex. For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/withfriendslikethese. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Hi, I'm Anna Marie Cox and welcome to With Friends Like These.
0:07.2	This week I'm talking to a friend and a legend, Kathy Valentine of the Go Goat.
0:14.6	Before we get started, a quick announcement.
0:18.1	This is the last month of the show.
0:20.7	It has been an honor to be a part of it.
0:22.6	It is the most fulfilling thing I've ever done.
0:26.1	But at a time in my life when a lot of chapters are ending and new ones are beginning, it feels
0:32.7	right to draw this one to a close.
0:36.9	I'm not going to go on too much because I'll cry and it'll derail the whole episode.
0:41.9	The show will remain archived on CrookedGood.com so you can binge to your heart's content.
0:48.3	I hope you have some good memories of this show because I have some great ones.
0:54.6	Now to a new memory and our guest this week.
0:58.6	Kathy was and is the bass player and guitarist for the glass ceiling shattering all female
1:04.0	band The Go Goats.
1:06.0	They are still the only multi-platinum all female band to play their own music and their
1:12.0	own instruments.
1:13.7	She has a new memoir out called All I Ever Wanted.
1:17.1	It chronicles not just the rise and break up and reunion of The Go Goats but also her
1:22.1	own free-range childhood here in Austin, Texas.
1:27.0	Drugs and sex and rock and roll starting at 12.
1:33.2	She also writes about her eventual recovery from alcoholism while still playing in the
1:37.6	band.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Ana Marie Cox, Open Mike Eagle, and Andrew Steven, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Ana Marie Cox, Open Mike Eagle, and Andrew Steven and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.