Lita Ford Music Interview with Cathy Rankin

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  • Опубліковано 9 кві 2020
  • In-depth interview with the Queen of Metal, Lita Ford (and a guest appearance by her pups)!

КОМЕНТАРІ • 139

  • @KingKull1971
    @KingKull1971 8 місяців тому +5

    I love the fact that she pays tribute to Jimi Hendrix every night when she plays the intro to Voodoo Child Slight Return before kicking into Relentless! Total Masterpiece...

  • @jaquel8380
    @jaquel8380 2 роки тому +16

    I still have all her albums in LP and CD. Magazines about her.
    She's... WOW !! A great legend and sex symbol of Rock. Eternal inspiration.

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  2 роки тому +5

      I agree - she's broken barriers for a lot of female musicians and inspired them to follow their passion. I enjoyed meeting her in person because she was very open to discussing anything about her life and career.

  • @EKEACRES
    @EKEACRES 4 роки тому +17

    What I love about animals is,..they don't care if your famous, rich or poor,..they just want your love:)

  • @dean1618
    @dean1618 3 роки тому +12

    Lita ford is SOOOO awesome. She was great in the runaways. N even better as a solo artist.

  • @marieprovencio4882
    @marieprovencio4882 Рік тому +4

    She is amazing. Nuff said!!! Cool lady here!!! Thank you for sharing this with us all!!! Hope to meet her someday

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  Рік тому

      Thanks for watching and I agree, she is really cool - very strong lady, and she was lovely in person and was very open to talking about anything.

  • @kingvkelly2313
    @kingvkelly2313 4 роки тому +10

    im 16 and i wish girls were like her

  • @seviregis7441
    @seviregis7441 2 роки тому +8

    Great interview, love Lita, she’s so cool, great rocker, an original. That doggy is the cutest, ha, took a liking to Lita.

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks so much - she had her two little dogs there, they sat next to us the whole interview and went everywhere with her :-) she was super cool in person and sounded great in the show.

  • @mr.logicpants2835
    @mr.logicpants2835 3 роки тому +13

    I was lucky enough to see Lita play on a bill with Yngwie Malmsteen (it was in the early 90's). She and her band were awesome.
    As a man I think it is great that she has paved the way for so many women guitar players. I also think it was very cool of her to stop playing music at the time that she did to focus on her family. She was still very popular when she did that I believe. Anyway, Lita if you read this, when this zombie apocalypse is over, please come to Las Vegas NV and play some shows out here!!!

  • @LiirThropp2687
    @LiirThropp2687 Рік тому +1

    Lita is amazing. She didn't let anyone tell her she couldn't do it. She did it. She had her roots in The Runaways but after that she found her true self, her true style. Love her music, love her attitude. Great interview.

  • @katrinamanginelli2111
    @katrinamanginelli2111 4 роки тому +7

    Lita Ford is an icon! She is also just as hot now as she was back then. I saw her a few years back and she was amazing!

  • @adrianwalsh6053
    @adrianwalsh6053 2 роки тому +6

    My crush !!!! I'm 51 !!! Still in love with her !!!she plays that thing excellent !!!

  • @museworx6066
    @museworx6066 2 роки тому +4

    My Lady Lita you are a genius, I bent the knee my lady, you rock and yes you are the queen of female metal!

  • @eugeniamiramar
    @eugeniamiramar 4 роки тому +6

    I am from Argentina and I had the opportunity to see Lita Ford at Harras Casino (KCMO) when I came to live here, in 2018. It was amazing!! I'll never forget that show!! My first show here in US. Thanks for sharing your interview!!

  • @Scottydrums-em4vp
    @Scottydrums-em4vp Рік тому +1

    I’m proud to be in a band with Cathy, She kicks ass folks. A versatile vocalist and great stage presence obviously

  • @a.jlondon9039
    @a.jlondon9039 3 роки тому +6

    Great interview. I am so grateful that I grew up when the Runaways were a Sensation. Such Strong Positive Female Role Models.

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you....and I totally agree - I feel lucky to have grown up during some of the best decades of music and Lita was a groundbreaker for a lot of women

  • @hybris159
    @hybris159 4 роки тому +12

    She is a awesome guitar player !!

  • @DeathMirror365
    @DeathMirror365 4 роки тому +5

    I sought out this interview after cracking out my Cassette copy of 1988's "Lita" - what a kick ass album and all the memories came flooding back. I saw Lita perform live in a club in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1984 - well before her BIGTIME solo success - and she was incredible. A true rock n' roller. I disagree with the comments below from some that say she is only an average guitar player. Listen to the solos on "Lita" - they are excellent. Killer stuff. No one else plays guitar on that record. There are no "guest soloists." She plays every guitar lick on that record. Is she Joe Satriani? No - but few are. I would call her a well-above average lead guitar player. Thanks for this interview, Cathy! Old crushes never die!

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  4 роки тому +4

      I totally agree with you, and thanks for the comment - you are so right, she did everything herself, and people forget that on top of the guitar playing she is also singing and fronting the entire band - not an easy task....

    • @DeathMirror365
      @DeathMirror365 4 роки тому

      @@CathyRankinEntertainment Truth!

  • @Guitarzzzzzzz173
    @Guitarzzzzzzz173 4 місяці тому

    Great interview! (Thank you Cathy for asking good questions and letting Lita actually answer them!😊)

  • @tfrost33elkhunter
    @tfrost33elkhunter Рік тому +3

    Absolutely correct…. She is a legend. And I love it when rockstars are easy to talk too and weird or putting on some facade…. Fantastic!

  • @vqsstudio
    @vqsstudio 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you Kathy for this one! The queen of metal: Lita! 🤗🤗🤗

  • @AGC828
    @AGC828 2 роки тому +4

    Terrilfic interview. She "still" looked great.
    Life is too short to waste being PC 100% of the time. Rather be around people I know where I stand. Or how they actually are...then to waste 25 years never actually knwoing the real them. As they say "...stay true to yourself". Takes guts. But worth in at the end. Less regrets. :)
    Glad to see a few legends are still working or hae returned.

  • @rebeca9432
    @rebeca9432 3 роки тому +1

    Great interview!!! I love Lita, such an inspiration to me (as professional and person).

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  2 роки тому

      Thanks so much! I was pleasantly surprised at how open and fun Lita was during the interview - I learned a lot and consider her a ground breaker.

  • @diamondd2778
    @diamondd2778 4 роки тому +2

    Great interview!

  • @deanpeterson2272
    @deanpeterson2272 4 роки тому +8

    Had a total crush on her in Highschool!

  • @betenoire7463
    @betenoire7463 2 роки тому +1

    Can't believe I just now saw this! Ha! Great interview! Totally relatable... I also fangirl out on Lita and you did great! What a treat for your birthday :)

  • @123limelight
    @123limelight 3 роки тому +2

    great interview nothing forced just a down to earth interview good shit

  • @marottadave
    @marottadave 4 роки тому +2

    Lita you're amazing! I love that dog

  • @brenthill5596
    @brenthill5596 3 роки тому +4

    Wendy O. Williams was rockin it back in the day. I don't think she played guitar but she cut up a few on stage with a chainsaw and destroyed amps with sledge hammers. R.I.P. Wendy.

  • @gonzalocamposolin6151
    @gonzalocamposolin6151 3 місяці тому

    Hermosa Lita!!!

  • @maryuline2585
    @maryuline2585 Рік тому

    Came upon this. Good interview, thank you. I recently read her book which was very good. Too sad about her marriage and the situation with her boys!

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  Рік тому

      Thank you for the kind words - Lita did talk about her family situation off camera a bit, I really felt for her.

  • @samestrada
    @samestrada 4 роки тому +3

    I love your interview style!

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  4 роки тому

      Thank you! I just try to have fun with people and bring out their real personalities!

  • @taymalloy1604
    @taymalloy1604 3 місяці тому

    ❤ Lita!!!

  • @nickkozanas1147
    @nickkozanas1147 3 роки тому +9

    The Wilson sister played hard rock

  • @Scottocaster6668
    @Scottocaster6668 4 роки тому +2

    No, you didn't look nervous at all. Great Questions, and I like that you don't have a piece of paper in your hand. Seems like it's coming from the heart.
    Lita's pretty cool and I'm glad she's hanging in there. Dog strolls in, " I don't care what you two are doing, someone here is gonna pet me!" Haha.
    Well, enough of my long windedness, Happy birthday 🎉 & you look great. Keep up the awesome interviews👍.

    • @cathyrankin5690
      @cathyrankin5690 4 роки тому +1

      LOL - It was a great interview, she was SO Cool

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  4 роки тому +2

      Thank you, I appreciate that - I put a lot of time into research and getting to know my subject

    • @Scottocaster6668
      @Scottocaster6668 4 роки тому

      @@CathyRankinEntertainment And that what makes a good interviewer.
      Have you ever interviewed a real jerk, or someone who was full of themselves?

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  4 роки тому +2

      @@Scottocaster6668 For the most part I've enjoyed my interviews, once in a while people can be a little strange or stand offish, but that's rare and I try not to assume anything because they could be having a bad day, or are tired or don't know what to expect, and a lot of times they tell me they've had interviewers blindside them or try to go for an angle just to get a story or make them look bad, or sometimes the questions just get boring for them, so I can understand that. I try to always come prepared, do my research, and ask things that they haven't heard before and make it fun so they can show their real personality. The only person I ever interviewed that I can say was kind of jerk, was Bryant Gumbel at the Sports Emmy Awards, but I won't go into why :-)

    • @Scottocaster6668
      @Scottocaster6668 3 роки тому

      @@CathyRankinEntertainment yeah, he seems full of himself. He's a jerk 😜.

  • @Nolongerhereanymore
    @Nolongerhereanymore 3 роки тому

    She is so alsome!
    And a great voice actor!
    Brutal Legend anyone!?

  • @kaleoy7584
    @kaleoy7584 3 роки тому +2

    The Runaways were never considered heavy metal. I absolutely love Lita, but Girlschool came out around 2 years after The Runaways. Girlschool from the start was considered the female version of Motorhead, whereas The Runaways were more like The Ramones. So technically speaking, Kelly Johnson of Girlschool would be, in my opinion, the first female metal guitarist. Keep in mind, The Runaways was still around (but now a 4 piece band) when Girlschool put out their first album "Demolition".

  • @hidraaegi
    @hidraaegi 4 роки тому +2

    awesome interviews

  • @user-om9fw4ce4e
    @user-om9fw4ce4e 3 роки тому +5

    10 days and ten years seem the same
    As life goes by
    Time seems to be speeding up
    Tell me I'm not alone

    • @grabble7605
      @grabble7605 3 роки тому +1

      It's the nature of biology. To a child, one year is a large fraction of life. Consider a four-year-old. A year is a quarter of their entire existence. As one ages, that fraction grows smaller and time is perceived faster.

  • @sherrykreminski4771
    @sherrykreminski4771 3 роки тому

    Good interview with Lita Ford 🙂

  • @jonesy2111
    @jonesy2111 3 роки тому +5

    She is a great guitarist and hot too!

  • @adrianwalsh6053
    @adrianwalsh6053 2 роки тому

    Oh lady I just love your dog !!!! I'm be getting one soon she still looks hot looking !!!!

  • @edisonmustainethrash6662
    @edisonmustainethrash6662 3 роки тому +2

    *-Milf Rocker Legend😎🤟.*

  • @bebeewelch1302
    @bebeewelch1302 3 роки тому +6

    Someone pet the puppy lol

  • @cm2238
    @cm2238 3 роки тому +1

    Is this interview being held at a kennel?

  • @benmiddleton9984
    @benmiddleton9984 2 роки тому

    Awesome doggy

  • @JPM777
    @JPM777 4 роки тому +3

    I used have a crushed on her.... now I have a crush on you, Cathy ;)

  • @scott22v
    @scott22v 3 роки тому

    Saw her with Bonham and Motley Crue back un the day,

  • @caramarie6077
    @caramarie6077 4 роки тому +3

    i work with and am good friends with her son, James

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  4 роки тому

      Oh that's awesome! Where do you guys work?

    • @caramarie6077
      @caramarie6077 4 роки тому

      @@CathyRankinEntertainment a cannabis dispensary. Super amazing dude!

    • @pholt5419
      @pholt5419 3 роки тому

      ua-cam.com/video/npR5ussA9pw/v-deo.html

  • @user-om9fw4ce4e
    @user-om9fw4ce4e 3 роки тому

    The Runaways

  • @mickmel1000
    @mickmel1000 3 роки тому +2

    Love Lita and Joan Jett BUT at 3.37 she says 11 years old Jimi Hendrix I can play that. WHAT? A goal to shoot for. Something to strive for. An inspiration I get that. Comes off somewhat arrogant for sure. Maybe did not mean it that way tho.

  • @TonyMontana-nn5jd
    @TonyMontana-nn5jd 3 роки тому +2

    Give the interview to the chihuahua too 😂😂🤟🤟

    • @system3008
      @system3008 3 роки тому

      It would of done a better job.

  • @user-om9fw4ce4e
    @user-om9fw4ce4e 3 роки тому

    👁 was born in 1972
    Computers and electronic devices never work properly around me
    I wake up at 11:11 2:22 and 3:33 constantly
    I really feel like this might be a simulatioN
    Is this the
    MatriX
    ?

  • @drew65sep
    @drew65sep Рік тому

    PPPHHHTTT...whew, she's still got it goin on. Hands down, the BEST ripped up Levis in the business.

  • @joes5150
    @joes5150 4 роки тому

    What’s up with the sun glasses?

  • @MetalHeart8787
    @MetalHeart8787 2 роки тому +1

    That was Funny & Cute how the Dog wanted to be in the interview
    is it me or does it seem sometimes Animals get in front of the camera on purpose just to get on to UA-cam. LOL

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  2 роки тому +1

      She had two little dogs, they were so cute and kept trying to get in between us

    • @MetalHeart8787
      @MetalHeart8787 2 роки тому +1

      @@CathyRankinEntertainment Yeah id like to be between you & Lita too : )

  • @Broncort1
    @Broncort1 2 місяці тому

    You should have given her a nice long kiss, you would have 1 million views by now, Kathy! 😂

  • @kelsawyers3597
    @kelsawyers3597 Рік тому

    Wat ever to the bride wore black tapes sandy did dome drum work on it

  • @TonyMontana-nn5jd
    @TonyMontana-nn5jd 3 роки тому +2

    My sister look like her and she play good the guitar 😂😂LITTA FORD YOU HAVE A TWIN MY SISTER TINA WILLIAMS 😂😂

  • @dugwolfe
    @dugwolfe 2 роки тому

    I'm a UK guitar owner (!12 of em). I would marry Lita in a heartbeat. How intelligent a musician is ya girl? Yup! I know in 2022 she'll be 63. I'm 58 and I don't give a F......

  • @basanistes359
    @basanistes359 4 роки тому +9

    She acts like Joan Jett doesn't exist.

    • @jonesy2111
      @jonesy2111 3 роки тому +2

      Joan gets enough attention and has made alot of money. Lita is a serious musician and in a completely different universe since the Runaways

    • @bullycrushers9121
      @bullycrushers9121 3 роки тому +2

      I agree with you I actually feel like Joan Jett rocks harder music wise than Lita Ford. I love Lita Ford been a huge fan since I was 5 but I've always thought the Joan Jett rocks harder than Lita Ford.

    • @patrickbarnwell3958
      @patrickbarnwell3958 3 роки тому

      That was my first thought I had when they started this interview

  • @graphix6529
    @graphix6529 6 місяців тому

    Thats a whole lotta hot on the screen

  • @pablobrad100
    @pablobrad100 4 роки тому +2

    So humble “I’m a legend & an icon”..... er .... ok then

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  4 роки тому +7

      Well in fairness to her, that is how people see her and label her, so I think she has every right to agree, she broke ground in a very tough industry for females, and she had to put up with a lot of B.S. to do so....

    • @hmpz36911
      @hmpz36911 4 роки тому +2

      She wasn't lying though

    • @angiegordin1018
      @angiegordin1018 3 роки тому

      Lita a very strong and straight forward person. Very honest. Rock icon, rock goddess forever!!

  • @user-om9fw4ce4e
    @user-om9fw4ce4e 3 роки тому

    Foxes

  • @user-om9fw4ce4e
    @user-om9fw4ce4e 3 роки тому +1

    Nothing seems real anymore

  • @TheLordGoat
    @TheLordGoat 3 роки тому +2

    Legend, but never put out a strong album...many chances in the late 80s, early 90s.

  • @windwarattack2300
    @windwarattack2300 Рік тому

    I like Lita.....but who calls themselves a Icon and a Legend even if its true.....I mean Cmon

  • @otisdriftwood8469
    @otisdriftwood8469 Рік тому +1

    Why joan jett is in the rock hall and lita isnt makes zero sense. To me anyway.

  • @benjamindeforest9363
    @benjamindeforest9363 Рік тому

    Why wear sunglasses in an interview.....

  • @bobcook3425
    @bobcook3425 3 роки тому +1

    bad interview. she was just hitting on lita the whole time.

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  3 роки тому +6

      No i was not hitting on her, what an ignorant comment. Im not interested in women, i simply was having fun with a woman that I respect and admire for her accomplishments, and i was excited to meet her since im a fan. That has nothing to do with hitting on her. It also doesn't make it a bad interview, its just my real personality, if you dont like it, then skip my channel.

    • @patrickbarnwell3958
      @patrickbarnwell3958 3 роки тому

      @@CathyRankinEntertainment you did excellent I would of choked around Lita Ford

  • @rockybalboa2526
    @rockybalboa2526 2 роки тому

    : / HEY CATHY? 1- I THINK LITA IS GREAT! (JUST BECAUSE SHE IS HERSELF, SHE IS LITA ) BUT!!! THE FACT IS, LITA WAS NOT THE FIRST "FEMALE ROCK GUITARIST ON THE SCENE" ( THERE WERE SEVERAL ) BUT LOOK UP THE BAND "VIXEN". WHICH WAS FORMED IN 1973 BY FEMALE LEAD GUITARIST JAN KUEHMEMUND! THE BAND VIXEN BECAME KNOWN COMMERCIALLY WITH THE RELEASE OF THEIR 1987 ALBUM "VIXEN". BUT IT WAS 1988 THAT THEY WERE IN THE SPOTLIGHT! LITA WAS RE SIGNED IN 1988 AND RELEASED HER HIT ALBUM "LITA" WITH "KISS ME DEADLY" ( 1988 ) SO THE TRUTH AND FACT IS, LITA WAS NOT THE FIRST! AND TO BE HONEST, JAN PLAYED ALOT BETTER. BUT AGAIN. IM NOT BASHING LITA HERE. I REALLY DO THINK LITA IS GREAT! SHE WAS RAVISHING WHEN SHE CAME OUT, AND HER SOUND WAS GREAT, AND SHE PLAYED GUITAR WELL TOO.. BUT! SHE WAS NOT THE FIRST OR THE "BEST" AT WHAT SHE DID! LETS KEEP IT HONEST, FACTUAL, AND REAL! ( LITA? IF YOU SEE THIS? I LIKE YOU! )

    • @CathyRankinEntertainment
      @CathyRankinEntertainment  2 роки тому

      I understand and don't disagree with you - I was not saying she was the first ever female guitarist, just that she was one of the first female guitarists who really broke through and became commercially successful on her own. I love Vixen, but Lita Ford broke through as a solo artist and became more well known commercially to audiences that might not have been familiar with bands like Vixen. But they are ALL great players!

    • @rockybalboa2526
      @rockybalboa2526 2 роки тому

      @@CathyRankinEntertainment Cathy? You specifically said lita was the first female to play guitar as she did, and the first female to "make it big".. i like lita too. But its not right, true, factual or fair to make it seem like LITA IS THE PIONEER OF FEMALE ROCKERS! BECAUSE SHE JUST WASNT! Joan jett hit BIG with her hit song " i love rock and roll" in 1982!! YEARS BEFORE LITA RECORDED HER FIRST SOLO RECORD! AND JOANS SONG " I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL" WAS NUMBER 1 ON BILLBOARD MAGAZINES TOP 100 FOR WEEKS! NUMBER ONE SINGLE! JOAN JETT! 1982! Litas "kiss me deadly" was 1988! IF you are going to be a journalist/investigative reporter? YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE FACTS AND PRESENT THEM AS THEY ARE! THIS IS WHY I AM MAKING THIS ARGUMENT WITH YOU! WATCH YOUR VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH LITA AGAIN! YOU MAKE HER OUT TO BE THE FIRST FEMALE ROCKER WHO PLAYS ELECTRIC GUITAR, TO MAKE IT BIG ON HER OWN. SHE WAS NEVER "ON HER OWN" AND SHE WAS NOT THE FIRST FEMALE TO MAKE A NAME FOR HERSELF OR PLAY GUITAR, OR LOOK GREAT DOING IT! SHE WAS ONE OF THE FEMALE PIONEERS IN MUSIC, BUT NOT EVEN ENOUGH TO USE THE WORD "PIONEER".. SHE WAS NOT A " PIONEER"!! THE TRUTH IS, THE MUSIC INDUSTRY WAS LOOKING FOR FEMALE ROCKERS WHO LOOKED HOT AND WHO COULD SELL THE ROCK IMAGE, AND LITA WAS ONE OF THOSE FEMALES WHO COULD DO THAT! THAT IS THE TRUTH! AND THE PUBLIC, PARTICULARLY ALL THE MEN AND YOUNG MEN, THOUGHT SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND SEXY, AND THEY ALL FANTASIZED ABOUT HER BECAUSE SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND SEXY AND THEY BOUGHT HER RECORDS TOO! THATS IT...... BUT SINCE THOSE DAYS SHE HAS TURNED HERSELF INTO SOMETHING LKE A "FEMALE OZZY". BLACK WIDOW TATOO ACROSS HER WHOLE FOREARM? OTHER TATOOS OF SKULS AND DEMONS??? BLACK NAIL POLISH? SHE WENT FROM PLAYBOY BUNNY IN SPANDEX, TO DARK, BLACK, DISTURBING AND SCARY! LOOK AT THOSE VIDEOS OF HERS FROM HER "LITA" ALBUM IN 1988!!! TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE????? THEN LOOK AT HER AFTER SHE ESCAPED FROM HER SYCO ( SPELLED PHONETICALLY CORRECT ) HUSBAND! LETS REPORT THE TRUTH CATHY! NOT WHAT WE WOULD LIKE THE TRUTH TO BE!

    • @bak-mariterry5180
      @bak-mariterry5180 Рік тому +1

      @@rockybalboa2526 Sister Rosetta Thorpe. WAS actually the first RNR guitar hero.
      Look her up.

  • @system3008
    @system3008 3 роки тому

    I'm sure she appreciates you talking to her and because it's only because she's a female.