Classic Rock

The Soundtrack Of My Life

“Janis didn’t always sing in tune, but it was the feeling she put into everything.

on’t dismiss Bonnie Tyler as just the lungs and hair behind 1983’s tear-streaked break-up ballad . Born on June 8, 1951, her childhood in the Welsh mining village of Skewen was soundtracked by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Janis Joplin, and the now 67-year-old belter has kept her ears open during a career that’s taken in collaborations with Rick Wakeman, Francis Rossi and Rod Stewart. But as she reminds us, her myriad influences all began with her beloved

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