The authorized biography of the quintessential ’80s pop band The Bangles who scored massive
hits with “Manic Monday ” Walk Like an Egyptian ” “Hazy Shade of Winter ” and more From their
first meeting in 1981 the Bangles were ambitious focused and intentional their hard-work
and determination resulted in millions of records sold across the globe before becoming the
first all-girl band to have five “Top 10” hits. Not long after coming together they toured the
world released #1 records and collaborated with the biggest artists of the day. They seemed
unstoppable—until tensions within the band artistic differences and the pressures of sudden
celebrity tore them apart less than a decade later. ETERNAL FLAME is the story of those
eight years: of a diverse and vibrant Los Angeles music scene unfettered work ethics and
self-belief the dawn of MTV the unpredictable consequences of fame life as a touring band
and their rapid rise to global domination--then imploding at the height of success. But it’s
also a story of the very real challenges faced by women attempting to follow their artistic
dreams in a media and music industry ecosystem which seemed set up for their failure from the
start. With unprecedented access to founding members Debbi Peterson Susanna Hoffs and Vicki
Peterson ETERNAL FLAME is the first authorized biography of this iconic group featuring
exclusive stories input and interviews from the pioneering band members themselves as well as
those that knew them best. From playing the club circuit in 1980s' LA to bunking with Sting
during a PR trip to the UK to topping the Billboard charts to interludes with Prince and
appearances on the definitive MTV ETERNAL FLAME traces the band’s rise to superstardom
taking readers behind-the-scenes and sharing with them never-before-shared anecdotes and
personal ephemera. As Debbi herself notes “I think it' s about time that our true story
was told. People only see certain aspects of the Bangles especially as the media has twisted
the past and we have been misrepresented for a long time. Plus certainly in the eighties we
were women making it in a man' s world. I think that needs to be celebrated.” Dynamic
daring and deliciously entertaining from start to finish ETERNAL FLAME is a tribute to one
of the greatest pop bands of the 20th century—and a long-overdue corrective that restores The
Bangles to their rightful place in music history as feminist trailblazers.
