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**Runner-up, Carr P. Collins Award for Best Book of Non-Fiction, 2021** **Go-Go’s bassist Kathy Valentine’s story is a roller coaster of sex, drugs, and of course, music; it’s also a story of what it takes to find success and find yourself, even when it all comes crashing down.** At twenty-one, Kathy Valentine was at the Whisky in Los Angeles when she met a guitarist from a fledgling band called the Go-Go’s—and the band needed a bassist. The Go-Go’s became the first multi-platinum-selling, all-female band to play instruments themselves, write their own songs, and have a number one album. Their debut, __Beauty and the Beat__, spent six weeks at the top of the __Billboard 200__ and featured the hit songs “We Got the Beat” and “Our Lips Are Sealed.” The record's success brought the pressures of a relentless workload and schedule culminating in a wild, hazy, substance-fueled tour that took the band from the club circuit to arenas, where fans, promoters, and crew were more than ready to keep the party going. For Valentine, the band's success was the fulfillment of a lifelong dream—but it’s only part of her story. __All I Ever Wanted__ traces the path that took her from her childhood in

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Author

Kathy Valentine, The Go-Go's

Publisher

University of Texas Press

Published

2020

Language

EN

ISBN

9781477320730

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Music, History, Biography

Rating

4.6 / 5 (893 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14