Overview
- Lauper spoke with Gracie Abrams for Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians, offering new personal and creative insights published Oct. 17.
- She said she was asked to leave Catholic school twice in childhood, in third and fourth grade, after clashing with nuns and talking back.
- The singer described getting many songwriting ideas while cleaning, recalling she would pick up a guitar when told to tidy her room.
- Discussing theater work, she called Kinky Boots a comparatively quick turnaround, starting in 2008 and opening in 2013, while Working Girl has taken at least a decade.
- Her 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction will stream live Nov. 8 on Disney+ from Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater, with a later ABC special and Hulu streaming to follow.