Tomorrow(Friday, September 30th) Debbie will be calling in to The Pop Ten with Lance Bass on Sirius XM OutQ 108!! The show airs at 10PM ET/ 7PM PT!! She will also be giving away opportunities for fans to be her special guest at a private event held at Culture Club NYC!
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Debbie on The Pop Ten with Lance Bass
A Tribute to My Mom on “Our” Birthday!
Since my Mother always reminds me today is “OUR” birthday, I thought I would take a moment to pay tribute to …the woman, the legend…the original “Momager”!
I will say, that at 41, I can still barely take care of myself. I am still learning how to juggle a career and having a domestic life!
At 41 Diane Gibson had 4 kids… Karen, the eldest, was in college already!
Add to that me being a teenager and about to embark on what would be an epic and manic time!
When she was roughly about 4 years younger than I am now, Diane – with no college education – had worked her way up from secretary to office manager for hugely successful NYC doctors. Think “Working Girl”! What she didn’t know, she fibbed about and bluffed her way ’til she learned the actual skills required …which she always did! As Tony Robbins says… “It’s never a lack of resources, but a lack of resourcefulness”, a lesson I learned watching both my parents somehow put food on the table, juggle jobs, get all of their kids to their lessons of varying kinds, participate in our school lives, social lives, you name it….all with basically no money and never leaving us in the hands of babysitters. I still don’t know quite how they did that!
When I was 12 years old, my Mom used the office Fed Ex supplies to get a cassette recording of a song I wrote on a Casio synthesizer called “I Come From America” in by the deadline (I was always a bit “last minute”!) … Well? It paid off. I won first prize which was $1000 and a chance to hear my song played on WOR Radio! Little did she know, she created a monster! I was already obsessed with the radio but, the thrill I got from hearing MY original song on the radio…well, that was the be all end all for me.
After watching me line up tape recorders on the ironing board in my attempt at “Multi track recording” my Mom bravely called an Uncle of mine in Vineland NJ and drove 3 hours to plead with him for a $10,000 loan to help me build a recording studio in the garage. He agreed and a producer was born!!! I will always be eternally grateful to Uncle Joe and to my Mother for having the guts to put herself on the line for me in this way. She did not just “believe” in me… she “KNEW” what I was capable of if given the tools.
Throughout the years, Diane educated herself in the ways of Publishing and Record deals and would sit at conference tables full of record execs in suits who were smuggly thinking “Oh, it’s the Mom…we can surely pull a fast one on her!” Well, they couldn’t! She knew how hard I was working…to the point of panic attacks and fatigue…and by God, she was going to ensure that I was compensated as fairly as any other artist. She fought for my right to be able to record my original songs and produce or co produce and arrange… She backed me up when no one else would. This is not wasted on me to this day. I heard Tiffany say in concert just last month that she too was writing music at the time but she did not have people by her side empowering and encouraging her. She has now turned into a wonderful writer… Much harder without the support. Everyone should have a “Diane Gibson” in their corner! Most do not.
Now, as a woman, my Mom’s wish for me to know my own business should she get “hit by a bus” can sometimes backfire! It must be terribly difficult to wake up one day and realize that roles have changed and there is not the same kind of “protection” required of her. I am my own woman. With that said, last month when I was sick and freaking out because I was performing on GMA and not feeling my best… I knew I could look at her and I knew she knew what I was going through. Only she, in all the people in my life have been there from day one. From the church talent show to Madison Square Garden and everything in between. Only a mother would deal with ups and downs and roller coasters and musical tides changing and mood swings and on and on and on…. When people have jumped ship because the chips were not up…. she remained.
Very recently I was sitting on a career decision… She said “I support whatever you do. It makes no difference to me if you ever do a “hit” anything again. I just want YOU to be happy”. How many agents or managers would say that? I am lucky…both my agent and “Momager” would. They care about me, the human being…not just a paycheck.
Mama? It ain’t always easy, but know that I love you with all my heart and you gave birth to me 41 years ago today, so I wanted to celebrate “our” day and celebrate you…who never gets to take a bow.
BRAVO…. The wind beneath my wings!
Love, Your Daughter, Client, and Friend….. DEBORAH
Photos of my mother and I at the Grammys 1988 and now
Have You Shared a Moment with Debbie?
Have we ever shared a moment… How about on my ‘Journey Through the 80′s Tour’ with Tiffany, at Good Morning America, or even back from my Electric Youth days?
If we have, prove it by sharing your photos with me! Email your photos and short blurbs about the time we shared together to DebbieGibsonMusic@gmail.com and I’ll feature them in a Facebook photo gallery!
Tour Dates
June 25th – Twin Cities Pride (Minneapolis Gay Pride) [Debbie only]
July 9th – Santa Barbara Pride 2011 [Debbie only]
July 29th – Good Morning America [Debbie & Tiffany]
- evening of July 29th: Theater at Westbury / Westbury, NY [Debbie & Tiffany]
July 31st – The Paramount Theater / Asbury Park, NJ [Debbie & Tiffany]
Augst 7th- North Shore Music Theater / Beverly, MA [Debbie & Tiffany]
August 10th – House of Blues / Cleveland, OH [Debbie & Tiffany]
August 12th – Harrah’s / Council Bluff’s, IA [Debbie & Tiffany]
August 13th – House of Blues / Chicago, IL [Debbie & Tiffany]
We will have more dates and links soon, but so you all have the current dates available…
OK! Magazine at the Journey Through the 80′s Tour
By Valerie Nome
After appearing on Good Morning Americatoday, Debbie Gibson and Tiffany launch their Journey Through The ‘80s tour tonight in Westbury, N.Y. (I can’t wait – and I can’t wait to see if mega-Tiffany fanBethenny Frankel will be on hand, too.)
When the former teen queens performed together at a club show earlier this year, Debbie rocked midriff-baring tops quite impressively, and she did the same today in the concert appearance.
She shares her secret to maintaining a taut tummy.
“My abs are all about what I eat and what I don’t eat,” she tells me. “For instance, I woke up in the middle of the night last night with a mini-bar Peanut M&M craving. I had two of them. In the past, I would’ve had the whole bag and more. I’m just into taking care of myself and being healthy. I try to save my indulgences for special occasions. It’s very much about the eating for me – and a little working out. “
Daily Mail Online’s Article about Debbie’s GMA Performance!
Time stands still for a youthful looking Debbie Gibson as she and Tiffany relive the 1980s for a special TV performance. They say that time waits for no one. But the fate of 80s music stars Debbie Gibson and Tiffany shows that it waits a little bit longer for some more than others. Debbie Gibson looked almost as good as she did in her prime as she romped through some of her hits on top American breakfast show Good Morning America in Central Park, New York today. Debbie, now 40, showed off a body which would be the envy of many women half her age.
She completed two outfit changes which showed off her figure to the max, with a pair of black shorts and bright pink top, before dancing around in a pair of white hotpants. Debbie recently revealed her secret to staying in shape. ’My abs are all about what I eat and what I don’t eat,’ she told OK magazine. ‘I’m just into taking care of myself and being healthy. I try to save my indulgences for special occasions. ’It’s very much about the eating for me – and a little working out.’
Meanwhile Tiffany, who won fans around the world with her 1987 hit I Think We’re Alone Now, wore a black and grey mini dress. The duo are getting ready to embark on a Journey Through The 80s tour together, where they will play all of their hits. Tiffany told the morning show that the best part of touring with Debbie was ‘the wardrobe and the fans of course. I think we’re having a good time. ’We want to journey through the ’80s and all the artists who influenced us,’ the singer told The New York Post about the tour. She added that she and Debbie may perform covers of hits by Stevie Nicks, Reba McIntyre and Guns N’ Roses, as well as Broadway tunes.
Debbie Gibson and Tiffany’s Interview with USA Today
By Elysa Gardner
The two biggest female teen-pop stars of the 1980s will start a tour together Friday night, in Westbury, NY. So let’s cut right to the chase: Were Debbie Gibson and Tiffany ever rivals?
Hardly, they insist. Gibson, now 40, recalls listening to Tiffany’s breakthrough single, a chart-topping 1987 cover of I Think We’re Alone Now, “every time I was on a plane, during takeoff, because it’s so driving. My sister and I had a Walkman, and we each had headphones, and we’d listen together.”
And Gibson’s 1988 ballad Lost In Your Eyes, another No. 1 hit, “is one of my favorite songs,” coos Tiffany, 39.
“Aw, thank you,” says Gibson. “See? It’s been mutual admiration, always.”
Speaking in a rehearsal studio days before launching “Journey Through the ’80s” — which includes five additional dates, wrapping in Chicago Aug. 13 — Gibson and Tiffany present a study in complementary contrasts. Tiffany, now pursuing a career in country music, is sporty in a jersey shirt and acid-wash jeans. Gibson, who spent much of her 20s and 30s performing in musical theater, looks pertly elegant in a long-sleeved mini-dress.
The two initially joined forces for the cheeky horror flickMega Python vs. Gatoroid, which aired on Syfy earlier this year. “I thought it would be something our fans would love,” Tiffany says. “But people had really always expected us to do something musically.”
Gibson notes, “We’re very different artists, with totally different influences. But that’s why this show is so cool.”
As its title suggests, the tour will be, in Gibson’s words, “unashamedly about the ’80s,” with each singer offering both her own hits and personal favorites. (They’ll also perform together.) Gibson is “incorporating lots of straight-up pop, like Michael Jackson and Madonna,” in addition to a medley of show tunes. “Tiffany suggested that, since Broadway influenced me greatly.”…
Continue the interview at USAToday.com
Debbie Gibson Chats with Theater Mania
Interview by Iris Wiener
Debbie Gibson began her enormously successful pop career at the age of 16 when her self-penned album, Out of the Blue, sold over eight million copies world-wide. Since then, she has honed her talent on the musical theater stage in such shows as Les Miserables, Gypsy, Cabaret, andBeauty and the Beast, while continuing to record. On July 29, she brings her Journey Through the ’80s concert tour with fellow pop star Tiffany to Long Island’s Westbury Music Fair (with more concerts set for across the country). TheaterMania recently spoke with Gibson about the tour, her career, and her hopes for returning to Broadway.
THEATERMANIA: On the new tour, will you continue to honor your old hits?
DEBBIE GIBSON: The great thing about having written my hits is that I will never disown my past, because all those hits came from me. I think a lot of artists who do disown their pasts do so because it was kind of like an image was put on them and their hits were handed to them. They didn’t have much creative input. But I wrote about what I knew then, which were puppy love and normal things that teenaged girls were going through. I get tweets from 17-year-old girls saying, “Hey, how does it feel to have teenagers listening to your music and rediscovering your music?” I’m honored that that’s the case.
TM: How have your inspirations changed as you’ve gotten older?
DG: The songs that I’m writing now are very much a reflection of my life now, and I also think a lot about other people’s lives. For example, I’m very aware that a lot of people in this country are going through very hard times. I have a line that I always say to them: “You can’t bankrupt talent or your spirit. There are things that can’t be taken from you.” So, for example, that’s the theme in a song that I’m working on…
Continue the rest of this interview at TheaterMania.com
Parade Magazine’s Interview with Debbie Gibson
Before there was Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus, there was Debbie Gibson and Tiffany. Now, more than 20 years later, the former teen queens are reuniting for theirJourney Through the ‘80snational tour.
Gibson, 40, spoke to PARADE about reliving the decade that had her rocking arenas (and malls) in shoulder pads and bowler hats.
She also opened up about the unique pressure today’s pop stars are under and why she’s glad YouTube and camera phones didn’t exist when she was topping the charts.
On how the Journey Through the 80’s tour came about.
“The idea has always been floating around and when Tiffany and I did this crazy TV sci-fi film together [2011's Mega Python vs. Gatoroid] people got really excited to see us in the same room at the same time. Then we did a little promo appearance at the Canal Room in New York City and people just went nuts seeing us together, so we were like, ‘Hmmm.’”
What fans can expect from Debbie and Tiffany.
“I’m doing all my hits and also a big medley of my favorite 80s songs that influenced me. I’m also doing a medley of my theater songs. When Tiffany and I were putting the show together, we were talking about how our influences are so different. Hers are rock and country; mine are singer-songwriters and real pop people and theater. It was actually her idea for me to do some of my Broadway stuff. We’re also opening and closing the show with two duets.”
Continue reading the rest of the interview at Parade.com
Debbie Gibson and Tiffany on Entertainment Tonight
Debbie Gibson and Tiffany are appearing on Entertainment Tonight to fill everyone in on their Journey Through the 80′s tour!
Click here to watch a clip and tune in tonight to catch the full interview!
Debbie Gibson Official After Party at Underbar
Join Debbie on August 7th at the North Shore Music Theatre for her Journey Through the 80′s tour!!
Also, save your ticket stub for reduced cover to the official after party hosted by Debbie at Underbar!
RSVP on Facebook now!
Debbie’s Guitar Search
For the past 2 weeks Debbie has hosted a guitar search to take a lucky musician on the road with her. Fans are encouraged to record their cover of a Debbie Gibson song and tweet the video to @DebbieGibson. The deadline for this great opportunity has been extended to July 12th. Take a look at some great auditions from Foolish Beat, Jeneen Terrana, and Rony Corcos.
Click here to watch an exclusive video from Debbie talking about the contest.
Exclusive Q&A with Debbie
This past Saturday, Debbie performed at the Pacific Pride Festival in Santa Barbara. Check out this exclusive interview with the Daily Sound.
Debbie on Red Carpet
Debbie attended the Samsung Hope For Children 2011 in New York and wore an Alice + Olivia sequined tube dress with embellished gold sandals. Go to The Fashion Patrol to see the look and vote.
Billboard Q&A with Debbie
Check out feature in Billboard’s Chart Beat about Debbie’s role as Tiffany Terry, Kathy Beth Terry’s mom, in Katy Perry’s new music video “Last Friday Night (TGIF).”
Debbie With Boomer & Carton
Listen to Debbie in the Allstate Studio with Boomer & Carton. Here she is finishing her espresso on the corner before the radio interview:
94X Interview
Listen to the radio interview with Debbie and Ralphie Marino on the new 94X.
