Lita Ford is one of the few women who've made a dent in the male-dominated world of heavy metal. She first rocked our world in the late 70's as the lead guitarist of the groundbreaking jailbait rock band The Runaways. Despite being just 17 at the time of joining, her skills were accomplished beyond her years and helped the all-girl band win the respect of peers such as The Ramones with whom they toured.
After the band's premature demise following much documented inter-band acrimony, Lita, who...
Nice work! Lita was a guitar playing hero to me when I was a teenager. I took some shit for that as a male. It was not cool to have a mere *woman* as one of your guitar influences. But I thought she was great. Very stylish. Flashy when necessary, but not a show-off.
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Icidy
HOPEFUL
Italy
NOV 07, 2009 04:28 AM
I saw this fucking wonderfull woman live this summer...... Kiss me Deadly is extasy!!!
Missy
SUICIDEGIRL
California, USA
OCT 13, 2009 07:00 AM