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Susanna Hoffs
A woman playing a black and white electric guitar
Hoffs performing in 2006
Born
Susanna Lee Hoffs

(1959-01-17)January 17, 1959(age 65)
Los Angeles, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley(BA)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • author
Years active1978–present
Known for
Spouse
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(m.1993)​
Children2
Parents
Musical career
Genres
  • Rock
  • pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Formerly of
Websitesusannahoffs.com

Susanna Lee Hoffs(born January 17, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She,Debbi Peterson,andVicki Petersonfoundedthe Banglesin 1981. Their debut album,All Over the Place,(1984) was acclaimed by critics but sold poorly. Their second album,Different Light,(1986) was also warmly received by critics and was certifieddouble-platinumin 1987 and triple-platinum in 1994. It contained the US number two single "Manic Monday"written byPrinceand the number one single "Walk Like an Egyptian".The group's third album,Everything(1988), included the US top ten charting "In Your Room"and number one"Eternal Flame",both written by Hoffs withBilly SteinbergandTom Kelly.Hoffs was lead vocalist on five of the seven Columbia singles by the Bangles, which contributed to a public perception that she was a lead singer, even though all four members took lead vocals across their output. Following tensions including resentment at Hoffs's perceived leadership and the stress of touring, the band split in 1989. It reformed in 1999 and released the albumsDoll Revolution(2003) andSweetheart of the Sun(2011).

Hoff's first solo album,When You're a Boy(1991), was followed bySusanna Hoffs(1996). Neither of the releases proved to be as popular as the Bangles' albums, although they yielded two charting singles in the US, the top 40 hit "My Side of the Bed",and" All I Want ". She recorded several songs for films and formed the faux-British 1960s bandMing TeawithMike MyersandMatthew Sweet.Hoffs teamed with Sweet to produceUnder the Covers,a series of cover song albums. Her 2012 albumSomedaywas followed by two more cover albumsBright Lights(2021) andThe Deep End(2023).

Hoffs's first novel,This Bird Has Flown,a romantic comedy about a struggling musician, was published byLittle Brownin 2023. It received favorable reviews, andUniversal Picturespurchased the rights to the novel for a screen adaptation.

Early life

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Susanna Lee Hoffs was born in Los Angeles, California, on January 17, 1959.[1][2][3][a]She is the daughter of film director/writer/producerTamar Ruth (née Simon)and Joshua Allen Hoffs, a psychoanalyst. Her family is Jewish.[7][8]She has two brothers, John and Jesse.[9]She has said that her home environment "wasn't really traditional"; that it was an "atheist, intellectual, creative world"; and said that while her mother was religious and keptkosher,her father was secular.[9][10]Her maternal grandfather, Ralph Simon, was a rabbi in Chicago and her maternal uncle, Matthew Simon, was rabbi emeritus for theB'nai Israel Congregationof Maryland and marched withMartin Luther King Jrduring theCivil Rights movement.[11][12][13]Hoffs visited Israel for the first time at the age of 12 to see her grandparents, and she celebrated herbat mitzvahat theKing David HotelinJerusalem.[14]

Hoffs took ballet classes as a child, and started playing guitar in elementary school, learning chords from her uncle.[15]She attendedPalisades High School,[16][17]and received a bachelor's degree in art in 1980 from theUniversity of California, Berkeley,where she switched majors between dance, theater, film, and art.[9]While in college, she worked as a production assistant and made her acting debut as part of a cast that includedRichie Davis,Rae Dawn Chong,andDennis Franz,in the 1978 filmStony Islanddirected byAndrew Davisand co-written by her mother.[18][19][20][21]With college friends, she attended the finalSex Pistolsshow atWinterland Ballroom,[22]and aPatti Smithconcert that inspired her to pursue a career in music.[23]

In the late 1970s, while a student at UC Berkeley, Hoffs and her then-boyfriendDavid Robackformed the Psychiatrists, later changing their name to the Unconscious.[16][24][25][26]In one account, Hoffs said that the short-lived group would perform for 50 minutes, to reflect the duration of "psychiatrists' hours", but in a 2012 interview she said that this early group never performed in public.[24][26][27]

The Bangles

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The Bangs: first releases and name change

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Four women standing next to each other in a street
The Bangles in 1984. From left:Debbi Peterson,Vicki Peterson,Susanna Hoffs andMichael Steele.

There are different accounts of how Hoffs met the other members of the Bangles. She either posted an ad in a local newspaper and left flyers at theWhisky a Go Goat aGo-Go'sconcert in search of potential bandmates, or answered an ad asking for musicians to join a group.[28][29][30]In the second scenario, the woman who advertised had previously been in a group with sistersVickiandDebbi Petersonand shared a house with them. Hoffs elected to form a group with the Petersons rather than with the original advertiser, and they started the band in Hoffs's parents' garage inBrentwood,which had been refurbished as an apartment for Hoffs.[29][31]

The band was originally called the Colours,[32]but changed it to the Supersonic Bangs after Hoffs saw an article about 1960s hairstyles in an old copy ofEsquire,and subsequently to the Bangs.[24][32]Hoffs said that the group "liked the double-entendre of the name" and that "you can read a lot into it. There was something kind of gutsy about it."[24]Annette Zilinskasjoined as the bass player alongside Hoffs on rhythm guitar, Vicki Peterson on lead guitar, and Debbie Peterson on drums.[24][33]The group's influences includedthe Beatles,the Beach Boys,andthe Hollies.[30]Hoffs and the Petersons shared lead vocals.[33]She said that the band's first "real performance" was atLaird International Studios,where Vicki worked as a secretary.[27]They played other venues in Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley, and recorded "Getting Out of Hand" released on their own label Downkiddie in 1981, pressing 1,000 copies.[30][34]In a 1987Rolling Stonearticle, the criticSusan Orleandescribed the band's early audience as "mostly boys, who appreciated their tough-enough music and playfully flirtatious stage presence".[35]Author James Dickerson later characterized the group's loyal audience as "made up of horny high-school and college-age males who relished their in-your-face sexuality", and commented that the musicians had gained their success through their own efforts, without intervention from any man.[36]

Miles CopelandofI.R.S. Recordssaw the Bangs at a show and signed them to his Faulty Products label. He had previously signed the Go-Go's, likewise an all-female band, whose albums had been commercially successful.[37]In 1982, following a legal claim by another group called the Bangs, Hoffs and her bandmates changed their name again tothe Bangles.[37]Meanwhile, Faulty Products folded, and the band's self-titled EP was eventually released on I.R.S. Records in 1982.[38]In 1983, the group was signed toColumbia Records,and Zilinskas left and was replaced byMichael Steele.[30][39]Hoffs played a role in the short comedy film,The Haircut(1982), starringJohn Cassavetes.[40][41]

Critical and commercial success

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The Bangles released their first full album,All Over the Place,in 1984 on Columbia Records; it was acclaimed by critics but sold poorly.[30][42][43]Their breakthrough was the 1986 single "Manic Monday",written byPrince,which reached number two on the charts in the US, the UK, West Germany and Austria,[30][44]as well as reaching number one in South Africa and the top five in Sweden, Switzerland and Norway.[44]This single was included on the albumDifferent Light(1986), which was warmly received by critics and was certifieddouble-platinumin 1987,[30][42]then triple-platinum in 1994.[45]"Walk Like an Egyptian"from the same album reached number one in the US in December 1986,[30]and was their first American gold record single.[45]It also became number one in the charts for Australia,[46]Canada,[47]the Netherlands,[48]South Africa,[44]Spain,[49]and West Germany.[50]Dickerson wrote that "Manic Monday" and "Walk Like an Egyptian" were more appealing to women and girls than the band's previous records had been.[51]Hoffs first met Prince in 1984 and the pair spoke regularly. He attended some of the group's concerts and occasionally appeared on stage with them.[35]Paul Evans and Ernesto Lechner ofThe New Rolling Stone Album Guide(2004) wrote that Hoffs had "mastered a singing style that combined pep, coy sweetness, and an occasional plaintive resonance".[52]

In the music video for "Walk Like an Egyptian", during a close-up of Hoffs's face, she moves her eyes from side to side.[53][54]Hoffs recounted that she had been looking at selected members of the crowd to counterstage fright,and had not realized it would be a focal point in the video.[53][55]Tom Breihan of Stereogum wrote of the scene: "But it's socool.It makes her look like she's up to some mischief. "[53]The television directorMarty Callnerlater said: "I saw situations where one shot would make a star, like with Susanna Hoffs and 'Walk Like an Egyptian.' That thing she did with her eyes."[55]In 2011, she said: "I guess it's become an iconic moment in that video, and I didn't even realize it was happening."[56]

A 1986 London performance by the Bangles was reviewed by David Sinclair ofThe Times,who felt that the band "proved unconvincing in performance", although Hoffs "was by and large the best at creating a mood of emotional involvement. Her clear, fragile voice and coquettish enunciation were reminiscent ofStevie Nicks."[57]In the same paper a few months later,Richard Williamsalso compared Hoffs to Nicks, writing that Hoffs's "dark eyes, dangerous pout and fancifully sexy costumes [that] match her sultry voice" were reminiscent of theFleetwood Macsinger.[58]He concluded that Hoffs was "an equally obvious candidate for a successful solo career".[58]

The Bangles had another US number two single with a cover ofSimon & Garfunkel's "A Hazy Shade of Winter"released in late 1987 and reaching its peak position in February 1988.[30]Following a successful tour, the group issued their third and final Columbia albumEverythingin 1988.[30]The first single, "In Your Room",co-written by Hoffs withBilly SteinbergandTom Kelly,became a US top ten hit.[59][60]The same album included their second US number one, and second American gold record single, "Eternal Flame",which was also co-written by Hoffs, Steinberg and Kelly.[59][60][61]The single also topped the chart in eight other countries.[44]Hoffs sang the studio recording of "Eternal Flame" naked due to producerDavitt Sigersonpranking her by telling herOlivia Newton-Johnhad done the same thing. He later told Hoffs he had just been pulling her leg.[62]As the studio was dark, and Hoffs was standing behind asound baffle,she could not be seen.[61]

A woman playing a black and white electric guitar
Hoffs performing as part of the Bangles at theNAMM Showin 2015. The group was presented with an Icon Award at the show, 30 years after their debut album.[63]

Hoffs was lead vocalist on five of the seven Columbia singles by the Bangles,[64]leading to a public perception that she was a lead singer, even though all four members took lead vocals across their output, and Steele and Peterson did most of the talking between songs in concert.[64]As she was shorter in height than the other band members, photographs tended to feature her at front.[35][65]She was the lead actress inThe Allnighter(1987) and gained Prince's attention.[35][65]Orlean wrote that the cumulative effect was to "vault Susanna into beyond-Bangles celebrity status".[35]

Disbandment and aftermath

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In 1989, while still popular, the Bangles disbanded to undertake individual projects.[30][66]There had been tensions and disquiet in the group sinceDifferent Light;they saw themselves as musical creators, but their biggest successes had been versions of songs written by others. The public perception of Hoffs as bandleader took a toll on group harmony.[29][67]In an interview for a 2002 book, Hoffs pinpointed the stress of touring as the breaking point.[68]In her account, she recalled that the band members were tired and reluctant to tour, but agreed to do so at the behest of their management and record company, and in response to demand from their fans.[68]According to the book's authors Lee Miller and Jessica Miller, "The situation deteriorated so badly that they canceled the tour abruptly and the band split up. Susanna always blamed the stress of that final tour for the breakup".[68]

Hoffs contacted the other members of the Bangles in the late 1990s with the hope of reuniting. In 2008, she told Andrew Murfett ofThe Age:"I wanted to do new Bangles music. I was driving the other girls crazy calling them. I didn't want to be a 'greatest hits' band. I wanted to write and sing new songs. That was really important to Vicki and Debbie, too. We didn't want to go on a 'Ladies of the 1980s' tour."[69]The reunited Bangles played at a Beatles tribute concert conducted byGeorge Martin,[67]and recorded the single "Get the Girl" for the secondAustin Powersfilm in 1999.[70]In 2000 they announced their decision to reunite full-time.[71]Hoffs recounted that following the experiences that led to the group disbanding in 1989, the band members agreed that each would have a veto on the group's proposed activities.[68]Their fourth album,Doll Revolution,was released in 2003; it received positive reviews, and sold moderately well.[69]The group embarked on a tour following its release.[69]Their fifth album,Sweetheart of the Sun,was released in 2011; it received an average score of 69 on review aggregator siteMetacritic,indicating "generally favorable reviews".[72]

Evans and Lechner felt that the band "achieved gigantically the dubious triumph of sound over significance", and of the "inevitable reunion" that "even nostalgia has its limits".[52]Robert Christgaurated all of the albums from their first incarnation B− or above and gaveDoll Revolutionthree stars.[73]

Solo career

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Hoffs contributed lead vocals to covers ofBob Dylan's "I'll Keep It with Mine"andLou Reed's "I'll Be Your Mirror"onRainy Day's 1984 self-titled album. Led by the musicianDavid Robackof Unconscious and laterMazzy Star,the project also included Vicki Peterson and members of otherPaisley Undergroundbands includingDream Syndicate,the Three O'Clock,andRain Parade.[5]"I'll Keep It with Mine" was issued as theA-sideof Rainy Day's only single.[5][74]

In 1987, Hoffs starred in the comedyThe Allnighter,directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs, which also featuredJoan CusackandPam Grier.[19][75]Glenn Kennywrote inVideo Reviewthat Hoffs's character was "full of spunk" like her Bangles persona, but less "savvy", concluding that the film was "unextraordinary and inoffensive".[76]While he felt that Hoff's acting abilities were on a par with her more seasoned colleagues in the cast,Patrick Goldsteinof theLos Angeles Timesargued that "It's her character we have trouble with", and disparaged the film.[75]The New York TimescriticJanet Maslinpanned the work as "outstandingly dim".[77]The film was also dismissed by Richard Harrington inThe Washington Post,who wrote that she appeared "stiff [and] self-conscious".[78]It was commercially unsuccessful. Hoffs said she expected it to fare better as a home video, as the production was more suitable for home than cinema viewing.[79]She later told journalistChris Hunt:"It was such a low budget quickie thing, a cutesy little teeny-bopper movie. It wasn't a great movie but the whole experience of it was great."[80]

In 1991, Hoffs released her first post-Bangles solo album,When You're a Boy.[81]It begins with theBillboardTop 40 single "My Side of the Bed",which also charted in the UK at number 44.[82][83]It includes the track "Unconditional Love" and ends with acoverof "Boys Keep Swinging",the 1979 song written byDavid BowieandBrian Eno.[84]The album was a critical failure;[65]it reached number 83 in the US album charts and number 56 in the UK album charts.[85]InThe Times,Sinclair felt that with the exception of the Bowie cover, the album was an "airbrushed exercise in boredom".[84]It was rated as a "dud" by Christgau.[86]InThe Encyclopedia of Popular Music(2006),Colin Larkingave the album 2 out of 5 stars, and argued that it "failed to maintain the interest of the mainstream fans who had discovered the Bangles in the wake of the smash single 'Eternal Flame', while simultaneously alienating the Paisley Underground loyalists with its AOR [Adult-oriented rock] clichés ".[4]TheTrouser PressRecord Guideentry by Ira Robbins panned the album as a "no-holds-barred commercial bore".[87]One upbeat assessment was provided by Alan Neister ofThe Globe and Mail,who found the album as good as the Bangles' best work: "Both as a songwriter and a song consumer, Hoffs has an ear fine-tuned to a great hook, and there isn't a song on this album that isn't hummable on the very first listen."[88]Jimmy Nicol ofQ Magazinegave the album four out of five stars and wrote that Hoffs was extending into "undreamed of territories", adding "She reveals herself to be a highly inventive composer, lyricist – and even humourist".[81]

Her second solo album,Susanna Hoffs,was issued onLondon Recordsin 1996.[89]Stephen Thomas ErlewineofAllMusicpraised it as an "infectious and engaging set of melodic pop that also happens to be Hoffs' most introspective and personal record to date".[90]Wook Kim ofEntertainment Weeklyremarked that Hoffs "performs a small act of bravery"[91]yet Larkin wrote that only one song, "King Of Tragedy", "had the edgy pop fizz of the Bangles' best work".[92]Billboardreviewed the single, "Only Love", writing: "Energetic and harmonious ditty recalls heyday of '60s-era girl groups. Lots of fun."[93]

Hoffs covered theOingo Boingosong "We Close Our Eyes" for theBuffy the Vampire Slayerfilm soundtrack in 1992,[94]and provided the title song for the 1995 filmNow and Then.[95]She also recorded her versions ofBurt Bacharachsongs for the soundtracks of twoAustin Powersfilms – "The Look of Love"appears on the soundtrack of the first film in 1997,Austin Powers: International Man of Mysteryand "Alfie"is on the soundtrack of the third,Austin Powers in Goldmember.[96]Hoffs also contributed covers of "The Water Is Wide"andDonovan's "Catch the Wind"for the soundtrack of Tamar Simon Hoffs's 2003 filmRed Roses and Petrol.[97]

Hoffs self-released her third solo album of new material (and her first full album since 1996),Someday,on her Baroque Folk label on July 17, 2012. It was distributed byVanguard Records.[98]American SongwritergaveSomedaya rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars and described it as "easily and undeniably Hoffs' most definitive musical statement to date".[99]James Reed from theBoston Globewrote: "Somedayreminds you that Hoffs is perfectly suited to sunny, winsome material... her performance onSomedayisn't that removed from how she sounded on say, 'Eternal Flame'. "[100]The tracks include a newly recorded version of "November Sun", which Hoffs had initially recorded for another unrealized album project in 2000. Produced byMitchell Froom,the album is influenced by the music of the 1960s and featuresDavey FaragherandPete ThomasfromElvis Costello's band, the Imposters, and keyboards and orchestration by Froom.[101]Larkin wrote: "The Bangles folded in 1989 partly because Susanna Hoffs was being touted as the 'star' in a previously egalitarian band. It is ironic, therefore, that her solo career failed to come close to the success enjoyed by her old band."[92]Hoffs contributed vocals to "One Voice", the end credits song for the filmA Dog Named Gucci(2016), a track also featuringNorah Jones,Aimee Mann,Lydia Loveless,Neko Case,Brian MayandKathryn Calder."One Voice" was released onRecord Store Day,April 16, 2016, with profits from the sale of the single going to benefit animal charities.[102]

A woman wearing a guitar and raising her hands
Hoffs at theLos Angeles Times Festival of Books,April 23, 2023

Bright Lights,Hoffs's fourth studio album, was released on Baroque Folk Records in 2021.[103]The record was produced byPaul Bryanand features versions of songs byNick Drake,Michael Nesmith,Richard Thompson,Pete HamandTom EvansofBadfinger,and other songwriters. The album includes "Name of the Game",featuring Mann.[104]Jonathan Keefe ofIn Review Onlinewrote, "Hoffs is in fantastic voice throughout the album" and praised the versatility of her renditions.[105]

Her fifth solo album, 2023'sThe Deep End,was produced byPeter Asher;[106]The album includes interpretations of songs bythe Rolling Stones,Squeeze,andLesley Goreand received favorable reviews; Lily Moayeri ofSpin Magazinewrote, "Hoffs' voice is immediately recognizable, clear and sweet, hitting all the notes she did some 40 years ago. But her singular interpretations are so unique, they sometimes render the songs unrecognizable—in a good way."[107]Gary GraffofUltimate Classic Rockwrote that the album was a "delight, a demonstration of good taste and guts with Hoffs sounding as beguiling as she did lighting 'Eternal Flame' or having a 'Manic Monday' more than 30 years ago".[106]

Hoffs co-wrote songs for the Go-Go's,Belinda Carlisle,andBette Midler.[108]She sang on albums by artists such asRufus Wainwright,[109]Travis[110]and theLilith Fair: Celebration of Musiccompilation album (withSarah McLachlin,Shawn Colvin,Emmylou Harris,and others).[111][112]In 1992, she won Best Female Rock Vocalist at the Pro L.A. Music Awards.[113]

Hoffs's debut novel,This Bird Has Flown,a romantic comedy about a struggling musician, was published byLittle Brownin 2023.[114][115][116]It received a favorable review fromBeatriz Williamsin theNew York Times,who called it "the smart, ferocious, rock-chick redemption romance you didn't know you needed".[114]Positive critical commentary also came from Mark Weingarten in theLos Angeles Times,[117]Michael Schaub ofNPR,[118]and fromKirkus Reviews.[119]Universal Picturespurchased the rights to the novel for a screen adaptation.[120]

Other collaborations

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Ming Tea

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Main article:Ming Tea

Mike Myers,musicianMatthew Sweet,and Hoffs formed the core of the faux-British 1960s bandMing Teaafter Myers leftSaturday Night Livein the early 1990s.[121][122]With Myers developing theAustin Powerscharacter he had created, and with Hoffs pausing her solo career, they first met to play informally and all adopted pseudonyms for the band – Sweet became Sid Belvedere, and Hoffs became Gillian Shagwell.[123]The trio played live at nightclubs in Los Angeles.[122][124]Myers' then-wife, Robin Ruzan, encouraged him to write a film based on the character.[122]The result wasAustin Powers: International Man of Mystery,directed by Hoffs's husbandJay Roach.[122][125]Ming Tea appeared in all threeAustin Powersfilms and recorded the songs "BBC" and "Daddy Wasn't There" for two of the soundtrack albums.[96]

With Matthew Sweet

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Hoffs teamed with Sweet, as "Sid and Susie", to record severalcover versionsof classic rock songs from the 1960s for their albumUnder the Covers, Vol. 1(2006).[126]Hoffs and Sweet released a follow-up,Under the Covers, Vol. 2in 2009, featuring songs from the 1970s by Fleetwood Mac,Carly Simon,andRod Stewart,among others.[127]Under the Covers, Vol. 3was released in 2013, featuring cover songs from the 1980s, the decade when both of their careers began; the album included covers of songs bythe Smiths,the Pretenders,andRoxy Music.[128][129]In 2013, Hoffs collaborated with Sweet andTim Robbinson a recording of the traditional song "Marianne" for thesea shanty–themed compilationSon of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys.[130]

With Travis

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Hoffs was featured as a guest singer onTravis’s 2020 single "The Only Thing" from their 9th studio album,10 Songs.

Equipment

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A woman playing a light-colored electric guitar
Hoffs practicing backstage in 2008. She has often usedRickenbackerguitars.

Hoffs learned to play electric guitar on aGibson SG.[15]Influenced bythe Byrdsandthe Beatles,she changed to aRickenbackerbecause she liked its "angly, bright sound" and purchased a 1960s model with black and white checked binding.[15]She used this on the early Bangles recordings, but after some work on the guitar that affected its feel, she bought aRickenbacker 325.[15]She is depicted on the cover ofAll Over the Placeholding her Rickenbacker 325V63. Musicologist Peter Mercer-Taylor observed that it was "a black and white 6-string with three pick-ups and a hole for a vibrato bar, though the bar is not in place. Shortly after its 1963 appearance, this had becomeJohn Lennon's signature instrument. "[131]

Hoffs used the 325 on some of the band's recordings, but found it hard to tune, and said that it "ended up being more of a video guitar".[15]For some time, her main instrument was a borrowedFender Telecaster,and she also used aFender Stratocaster(including for live shows in 1984 and 1985); two Rickenbacker 350s and twoRickenbacker 620/12s (obtained during theDifferent Lightsessions); and a Fritz Brothers Roy Buchanan Bluesmaster.[15] She contributed to the design of a Susanna Hoffs model of the Rickenbacker350released in 1988 and 1989.[15]

After the dissolution of the Bangles, Hoffs played aTaylorK22; she later worked with Taylor on the Susanna Hoffs Signature Series of guitars.[15]She also has a 1966 12-stringGuildStarfire which she says provides an "incredible bright-but-warm sound", as used for tracks onDoll Revolution.[15]

Personal life

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Hoffs reportedly dated the actorMichael J. Foxfor a short period in 1986, although both say they have no memory of this.[132][133]In 1988 she met the actorDonovan Leitch,and the pair were in a relationship that lasted for about two years until 1991.[134][135]She married filmmakerJay Roachin 1993,[136]and they have two sons, born in 1995 and 1998.[137]Roachconverted to Judaismwhen they married.[2][136]In a 2023 interview withDebbie MillmanforPrintmagazine, Hoffs said, "In my life, it took many relationships to realize when I met Jay that that was the right partner for me."[138]

Legacy

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Hoffs inspired the Los Angeles–based rock band the Three O'Clock to write the song "The Girl with the Guitar (Says Oh Yeah)" for their 1985 albumArrive Without Travelling.[139]In 2002, thealternative countryartistRobbie Fulkswrote thepaean"That Bangle Girl".[140]

The Bangles are one of the most successful all-female rock bands.[141][142][143]Like their contemporaries the Go-Go's, andJoan JettandSuzi Quatroearlier, the Bangles composed songs and played instruments.[144]This made them unlike most popular women musical artists of the 1980s, who were principally vocalists.[144]The music historian Sean MacLeod posited that the success of the Go-Go's and the Bangles as women in what were usually male roles in rock music opened a path for groups likeHole,ElasticaandDum Dum Girls.[144]The Bangles were inducted into theVocal Group Hall of Famein 2000,[145]and to theGoldmineHall of Fame in 2013.[44]They were presented with the Icon Award at the 2015She Rocks Awards,thirty years after the release ofAll Over the Place.[146]

Discography

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See also:The Bangles discographyandRainy Day

Albums

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Susanna Hoffs album releases[89][147]
Year Title Peak chart positions
US
[148] 		AUS
[149] 		NED
[150] 		SWE
[151] 		SWI
[152] 		UK
[153]
1991 When You're a Boy 83 67 51 29 — 56
1996 Susanna Hoffs — — — — 50 —
2006 Under the Covers, Vol. 1
(withMatthew Sweet)		 192 — — — — —
2009 Under the Covers, Vol. 2
(with Matthew Sweet)		 106 — — — — —
2012 Someday — — — — — —
2013 Under the Covers, Vol. 3
(with Matthew Sweet)		 — — — — — 72
2021 Bright Lights — — — — — —
2023 The Deep End — — — — — —
2024 The Lost Record — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Singles

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Susanna Hoffs single releases[154]
Year Title Peak chart positions Notes
US
[82] 		AUS
[149] 		AUT
[155] 		GER
[156] 		NED
[150] 		NZ
[157] 		SWE
[151] 		SWI
[152] 		UK
[83]
Solo releases
1991 "My Side of the Bed" 30 54 20 36 23 33 23 20 44
"Unconditional Love" — 100 — — — — 38 — 65
"Only Love" / "You Were on My Mind" — 135 — — — — — — —
1996 "All I Want" 77 164 — — — — 44 44 32
WithMing Tea[96][158][159]
1997 "BBC" — — — — — — — — — Austin Powers: International Man of Mysterysoundtrack
2002 "Daddy Wasn't There" — — — — — — — — — Austin Powers in Goldmembersoundtrack
WithTravis[110]
2020 "The Only Thing" — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

EPs

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Susanna Hoffs EP releases[154]
Year Title Peak chart positions
US
[148] 		NED
[150] 		SWE
[151] 		SWI
[152] 		UK
[153]
2012 Some Summer Days — — — — —
2012 From Me to You — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Other appearances

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Susanna Hoffs appearances on other albums
Year Song(s) Album Notes Ref.
1984 "Are The Beatles Really Here? Los Angeles 1966" English As A Second Language(Freeway Records) Spoken word [160]
1986 "Wild Wild Life" True Stories Background vocals onTalking Headsalbum [161]
1992 "We Close Our Eyes" Buffy the Vampire Slayer(original soundtrack) Oingo Boingocover [94]
1992 "You Were on My Mind" Fathers and Sons(Chaos Recordings) Sylvia Frickercover [162]
1995 "Now and Then" Now and Thensoundtracks Written by Hoffs,Charlotte CaffeyandJane Wiedlin [95]
1997 "Stuck in the Middle with You" Beansoundtrack Stealers Wheelcover [163]
1998 "Eternal Flame" Lilith Fair (A Celebration of Women in Music) Written by Hoffs,Tom KellyandBilly Steinberg [112][164]
2000 "A Fool in Love" Meet the Parentssoundtrack Duet withRandy Newman [165]
2011 "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)" The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook!!! Guest appearance;Elvis Costello and the Imposterslive album [166]
2013 "Marianne" Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys Credited toTim RobbinswithMatthew Sweetand Susanna Hoffs [167]
2023 "Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon)" Folkocracy Guest appearance;Rufus Wainwrightalbum [109]

Filmography

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Susannah Hoffs filmography and broadcast media appearances
Year Title Notes Ref.
1978 Stony Island Directed byAndrew Davis;screenplay by Davis andTamar Simon Hoffs [168]
1982 The Haircut Short film; direction and screenplay byTamar Simon Hoffs [169][170]
1986 True Stories Background vocals onWild Wild Life [171]
1989 Rock & Read Children's home video (1989) / DVD (2011); written, directed and produced byTamar Simon Hoffs [172][173]
1987 The Allnighter Leading role as Molly; directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs [19]
1990 The Goonies 'R' Good Enough Cyndi Laupermusic video; Hoffs appears as a woman pirate [174]
1990 The Bangles – Greatest Hits: Videos As part of the Bangles [175]
1991 Rapido UK TV; guest [176]
1991 Rocksat Australian radio program [177]
1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Film [178]
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Film [178]
2000 Meet the Parents "A Fool in Love" duet with Randy Newman [179]
2001 Gilmore Girls TV; as part of the Bangles [178]
2001 A Fool in Love TV;Academy Awardsperformance withRandy Newman [180]
c.2002 Clifford the Big Red Dog TV; voice of Courtney Amber (guest appearance) [181]
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember Film [178]
2003 Doll Revolution– Bonus DVD As part of the Bangles [182]
2006 Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV; guest performance [183]
2006 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV; guest performance [184]
2007 Return to Bangleonia As part of the Bangles; concert DVD [31]
2011 Dancing with the Stars TV; as part of the Bangles [178]
2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! TV [185]
2014 Volunteers of America The Bothmusic video; cameo appearance [186]
2015 Get a Room TV; singing "Eternal Flame" in akaraoke bar [187]
2019 Bombshell Vocals in film score [188]
2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame TV; inductingthe Zombiesinto the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame [189]
2020 Grammy SalutetoPrince:Let's Go Crazy TV;Manic Mondayduet withChris Martin [190]
2022 Grammy SalutetoPaul Simon:Homeward Bound TV; performingA Hazy Shade of Winter [191]
2023 The Muppets Mayhem TV episode; guest star [192]

Notes

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  1. ^Colin Larkin'sThe Encyclopedia of Popular Musichas Newport Beach as Hoffs's birthplace.[4]Some sources give different years for her birth date, including 1957,[5]1959,[4]and 1962.[6]

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Books and journal articles

  • Abbey, Cherie D.; Hillstrom, Kevin (2004).Biography Today: Performing Artists.Vol. 3. Detroit: Omnigraphics.ISBN978-0-7808-0709-9.
  • Evans, Paul; Lechner, Ernesto (2004). "The Bangles". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.).The new Rolling Stone Album Guide.New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 43–44.ISBN978-0-7432-0169-8.
  • Brennan, Luann; McConnell, Stacy, eds. (1998).Contemporary Musicians: Profiles of the People in Music.Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale Research.ISBN978-1-4144-1305-1.
  • Dickerson, James (2005).Go, Girl, Go!: The Women's Revolution in Music.New York: Schirmer.ISBN978-0-8256-7316-0.
  • Gaar, Gillian (2002).She's a Rebel: the History of Women in Rock & Roll(2nd ed.). New York: Seal Press.ISBN978-1-58005-078-4.
  • George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia, eds. (2005).The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll.Rolling Stone Press.ISBN978-0-7432-9201-6.
  • Hogan, Peter (1989).The Bangles.London: Omnibus Press.ISBN978-0-7119-1960-0.
  • Larkin, Colin,ed. (1995).The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave(Second ed.). Guinness Publishing.ISBN978-0-85112-657-9.
  • Larkin, Colin,ed. (2006). "Hoffs, Susanna".The Encyclopedia of Popular Music.Vol. 4: Grenfell, Joyce–Koller, Hans (4th ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. p. 314.ISBN978-0-19-531373-4.
  • MacLeod, Sean (2015).Leaders of The Pack: Girl Groups of The 1960S and Their Influence on Popular Culture in Britain and America.Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.ISBN978-1-4422-5201-1.
  • Mercer-Taylor, Peter (May 1998). "Songs from the Bell Jar: Autonomy and Resistance in the Music of The Bangles".Popular Music.17(2): 187–204.doi:10.1017/S0261143000000593.S2CID191623899.
  • Miller, Lee E.; Miller, Jessica (2002).A Woman's Guide to Successful Negotiating: How to Convince, Collaborate, and Create Your Way To Agreement.New York: McGraw-Hill.ISBN978-0-07-138915-0.
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  • Ryan, Gavin (2011).Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010.Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  • Bordowitz, Hank (2001). "Bangles, The". InSlonimsky, Nicolas;Kuhn, Laura (eds.).Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians.Vol. 1: Aalt – Cone. New York: Schirmer. pp. 202–203.ISBN978-0-02-865525-3.
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  • Whitburn, Joel(2013).Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–2012(14th ed.). Menomonee Falls: Record Research.ISBN978-0-89820-205-2.
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  • Zeck, Shari (1995). "21. 'The hero takes a fall': The Bangles and '80s pop". In Lont, Cynthia M. (ed.).Women and Media: Content, Careers, and Criticism.Belmont: Wadsworth. pp. 349–356.ISBN978-0-534-24732-4.
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