She grew up not only in California, but also in Taiwan because her father was a U.S. Marine.
Before joining the band that made her famous, she had to audition by performing the intricate intro to Yes's "The Clap."
Years later, she went on to compose music for films including Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous.
Who is she?
57 years ago today, The Doors performed at the Hollywood Bowl, creating one of the most iconic live recordings of the era.
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“Don’t You (Forget About Me)” was written by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff especially for the soundtrack of The Breakfast Club (1985). Simple Minds were initially reluctant to record it because it was not their own composition, and Jim Kerr was unsure about parts of the lyric. Before the Scottish band finally accepted it, the song had also been offered to artists such as Bryan Ferry and Billy Idol.
In the end, Kerr’s then-wife Chrissie Hynde helped persuade the band to give it a chance. Although it never appeared on a contemporary Simple Minds studio album and was associated mainly with the film’s soundtrack, the track became the group’s biggest hit in the United States, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for one week in May 1985, their only American chart-topper.