I wanted to make a record about people I loved and things that have happened that maybe the right explanations weren’t ever out there. I wanted to also make autobiographical record. More, when you think about all the touring I’ve done in both of my bands, the “B-Sides” and “The Gargoyles”. So, I guess you could say that was a late start to some people. “So, at the age of 26, that was what I finally did. My modeling career only lasted a few years and I think that these are natural progressions when you’re a young girl and you’re in NYC - to try a few different things but I think that I was very committed to get into a band and starting to write songs. “Playboy takes very little time of your life and it’s really only one appearance. But it just started to dawn on me that I was miserable when I wasn’t creating music because, what people don’t seem to realize is that I’ve been making music and fronting bands and involved in this (rock) world for much longer than anything else that some people like to remember me for. So, I returned to Portland, Maine, bought a house up there and thought that’s what I really wanted. “For those of us who lived in NY, it was horrifying. And it sort of changed the face of everything, even artistically. The last record I made was 10 years ago and I wrote my autobiography with Victor Bockris and then 9/11 happened. “Well, you know, life is just something that happens while you’re busy making other plans.

Buell why it took so darn long for her to come out with “Sugar” since her last album, 2000’s four song disc, “Free To Rock”. I’m not a master linguist but, if I were to play one on TV, I would say that you could easily pick up her Northeastern accent layered on the foundation of her Portsmouth, Virginia, roots. You instantly get the feeling that you’re sitting across the table from her, enjoying a great cup of coffee along with the intriguing conversation. She’s also the mother of world-renown actress, Liv Tyler.īebe is also a very successful recording artist and, while she has promised Boomerocity a follow-up interview to discuss her life and views on things of interest to Baby Boomers, it is about her latest project, “Sugar”, that we recently chatted about by phone.īebe is a very warm and engaging person to talk to. For those of you who were only reading the articles, you wouldn’t have noticed that she was Playboy’s November, 1974, Playmate. To those of you who know who she is, the name conjures up several images.

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