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Debbie Gibson Releases Memoir 'Eternally Electric,' Marking a Candid Second Act

Gibson frames the book as a candid second act centered on anxiety, panic attacks, chronic Lyme disease.

Overview

  • Eternally Electric was published Sept. 9 by Gallery Books, a Simon & Schuster imprint.
  • The memoir spans nearly four decades of music and stage work, positioning this phase of her career as a creative renewal.
  • Gibson details mental-health struggles from her teen breakthrough onward, describing pervasive anxiety and the experience of panic attacks.
  • She discusses living with Lyme disease for roughly 11 years while continuing to perform, including recent high-profile appearances.
  • The book was shaped with structural guidance from author Richard Buskin, and the video for her song Legendary premiered days before publication.