Tonight’s mystery artist says that the persona created as a marketing ploy can back to bite them in the butt.  Any guess who this person might be??

This info comes from a SXSW interview with Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo.  Back when they were starting out Pat had come up with this gritty sexy persona that she created to sell her music and get her in the door and although she had always been a scrappy little chick it wasn't all she felt was and eventually she was in her words "it because old to her and very limiting and bit her in the butt" She goes on to say that the record companies insisted that continue with it regardless, She says in a way it was great but it was like wearing a cloak but in reality it wasn't exactly who she was. Also this image caused men in the record and radio industry to treat her like a tramp and made lude proposals to get her songs played.  To this she would flip them the bird and walk out. She says the band always fought with her to be seen as an artist and singer.

Here Pat Benatar with tonight’s featured song:

And here is the interview:

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