American singer (1953- )
God bless Ani DiFranco is all I got to say.
PAT BENATAR
interview, The Believer, May 1, 2003
If you try to chase it, if you try to follow trends and anticipate what the next thing is going to be, you will fail. You just have to leave it, you have to go with what it is. You have to be true, you have to be honest.
PAT BENATAR
interview, The Believer, May 1, 2003
See, there's nothing wrong with the past; the past is a good thing, but that's not all there is.
PAT BENATAR
interview, AV Club
We belong to the light, we belong to the thunder
We belong to the sound of the words we've both fallen under
Whatever we deny or embrace for worse or for better
We belong, we belong, we belong together
PAT BENATAR
"We Belong"
You have to know where you belong, or you'll be angry and frustrated.
PAT BENATAR
interview, AV Club, August 26, 1997
Not every record needs to be a hit record. It's not meant to do that, and people's careers go through cycles and if you want to be the last man standing, you have to be fierce and tenacious and you just have to stand there and you have to let it do its thing.
PAT BENATAR
interview, The Believer, May 1, 2003
The deepest cuts are healed by faith.
PAT BENATAR
"All Fired Up"
You taught me the ways of desire, now it's takin' its toll
You're the right kind of sinner, to release my inner fantasy
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"Heartbreaker"
Your love is like a tidal wave, spinning over my head
Drownin' me in your promises, better left unsaid
PAT BENATAR
"Heartbreaker"
I'm not interested in trying to re-create what once was. That doesn't interest me. It's boring.
PAT BENATAR
interview, The Believer, May 1, 2003
You'll miss me, yes you will
You won't know how much until I'm gone
Like the sweet memory of something you used to love
PAT BENATAR
"Sorry"
We are strong
No one can tell us we're wrong
Searching our hearts for so long
Both of us knowing
Love is a battlefield
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"Love is a Battlefield"
Close your eyes and try to sleep now
Close your eyes and try to dream
Clear your mind and do your best to try and wash the palette clean
PAT BENATAR
"We Belong"
You go around, tellin' lies, and now you wanna compromise
Whatcha tryin' to do to my heart?
PAT BENATAR
"You Better Run"
Knock me down, it's all in vain
I get right back on my feet again
PAT BENATAR
"Hit Me With Your Best Shot"
We had three records under our belt at this point, and we were well beyond being novices, but Terry didn't want to loosen up the reins ever. I wanted to shoot a cover that would push the envelope and move away from the sexy image a little bit. I shot this crazy cover in a padded room with my hair all nuts and red eye shadow. It still looked good, but it was certainly not what they'd consider my sex symbol image. He called me and said, "We're not doing it, and I'm coming down there." The gist of the conversation was that he was telling me I was an idiot. And he started telling me how foolish American women were, they had such issues with their sexuality and being beautiful. "I hope you don't actually think they're coming to hear you sing." And I just lost it and I just slapped him because I couldn't take it anymore.
PAT BENATAR
The Los Angeles Times, June 27, 2010
It's all so confusing this brutal abusing
They blacken your eyes and then apologize
Be daddy's good girl, and don't tell mommy a thing
Be a good little boy, and you'll get a new toy
Tell grandma you fell from the swing
PAT BENATAR
"Hell is for Children"
I never planned to win the race
But you convinced me face to face
There was never a chance of losing at all
PAT BENATAR
"We Live For Love"
You say you're a different man
But you know that's a lie
The truth is gonna set you free
And so am I
PAT BENATAR
"Go"
I can't stand what people do to each other. I think we're brilliant as a species. I think we are amazing. I think that God is incredible, that He just gave us everything. Everything in our face. Everything for us to use. And sometimes we're such shitheads. And it makes me crazy.
PAT BENATAR
interview, The Believer, May 1, 2003