The Runaways were the first all-female band to truly capture this rock n roll fan. “Cherry Bomb” was the bomb for this five-year-old in 1976. I still have my original seven-inch single which is probably the only single I have carried with me my entire life. It’s always been there with me. At that age I was too young to understand the all-female sexuality being exploited let alone the chaos that surrounded their career. I was simply a fan of the song and the debut album. Fast forward another seven years, the band had split, and the solo careers of Joan Jett and Lita Ford had caught me again. It wasn’t until I stumbled across the ‘Young and Wild’ album around 2000 where I realised Cherie Currie also had a solo career after the bands split.
Fast forward to 2016 where, as a photographer I was approached by a publication I had been working with to see if I was interested and able to interview Cherie Currie ahead of her first ever tour of Australia. My answer was hell yes. I had read magazine interviews all my life and I thought how hard could it be? I researched the hell out of Cherrie and her career for that interview and come the time to do it I was nervous I have to admit but Cherrie and I connected, the chat was great, and the piece is still one I am very proud of. It was a leap of faith and the start of my career interviewing.
To be able to chat with Cherrie again ahead of her final tour of Australia this September was a pure delight. We catch up on what’s been happening over the last nine years and what we can expect from this final visit from her. Cherie Currie will always be the original rock and roll queen for me, and these final shows are going to be an absolute treat.
Again, thank you Cherie for setting me on my path. Check out the interview.
