Lita Ford, after years of relative inactivity, is back. The '80s metal diva has a new album on the horizon, "Wicked Wonderland", expected to hit stores Sept. 15th on her own JLRG Entertainment label. The album was co-produced by Ford, her husband Gillette, and Greg Hampton.
About her long absence from the music scene, Ford says: "What happened was I got married to Jim Gillette (singer of '80s guitar shredder band Nitro), and he and I started 'island hopping,' " she says. "We found these fantastic islands out in the Caribbean. At that same time, I was pregnant with our second child. We wanted a good, safe place to raise our kids. We ended up moving to the Caribbean , right after 9/11, where we built this massive house, and we've lived there since then."
Ford was also asked recently about the new movie about her '70s band The Runaways, "Cherry Bomb", which features "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett. "I just want people to know that I have nothing to do with that film," Ford clarifies. "Joan's manager offered to buy the rights to my life story for a thousand bucks. I thought that was pretty disgusting -- we never even replied."
That said, is Lita still in touch with Joan? And could they ever work together again? "Well, I just gave you an answer about what I thought of their film. Their manager has managed to cause a war between us -- this has been going on since 1985. So far, I've kept my mouth shut, and I don't know how somebody like him can spend so much time trying to destroy somebody else's career. Joan and I have done nothing to hurt each other. I've always loved Joan. I don't know what the problem is with him -- he really goes out of his way to fuck me up. I despise him for it. But there's a place in my heart for Joan that will always be there."
