“I grew up in New York City in the '80s, and it was the epicenter of hip-hop. There was no Internet. Cable television wasn't as broad. I would listen to the radio, hear cars pass by playing a song, or tape songs off of the radio. At that time, there was such an excitement around hip-hop music.” SongCitiesCarNew YorkTelevisionGrewInternetGrew UpHip HopRadioHipsExcitementHopsBroadsNew York CityTape80sCablesHip Hop Music Author:Michael Rapaport
“I'm not an '80s fan. I'm more '70s New York pre-punk kind of thing and I guess I grew up with '90s grunge, post-punk pop music.” KindFansNew YorkGrewGrew UpPopsPostsPunk80sPop MusicGrunge Author:Jessica Pare
“Nowadays New-York is not the exciting place it used to be. It still has great energy; I still put my finger in the socket. But it doesn't feel alive, cracking with that synergy between the art world and music world and fashion world that was happening in the 80s. A lot of people died.” PeopleWorldFeelsArtStillsUsedEnergyAliveFashionNew YorkHappeningsExcitingDiedFingersUsed To Be80sArt WorldSynergyFashion World Author:Madonna Ciccone
“When I was a kid in San Diego, I would read fashion magazines and Interview magazine, and all of that really inspired me to create a persona. So by the time I moved to New York, in the early '80s, I'd learned how to create a persona, and I knew what my persona would be.” Would BeKidsFashionNew YorkMovedInspiredMagazinesInterviews80sPersonaSan DiegoFashion Magazines Author:RuPaul