10 ALBUMS THAT CHANGED MY LIFE
KATHY VALENTINE
A native of Austin, Texas, Valentine played in several Austin bands before relocating to Los Angeles. While with her first L.A. band The Textones, Valentine wrote “Vacation” and “Can’t Stop The World.” Her next band, The Go-Go’s, would go on to record those songs.
Valentine joined The Go-Go’s at the tail end of 1980, just in time for the band’s big breakthrough with 1981’s Beauty and the Beat album. In between stints with The Go-Go’s, Valentine has also recorded and performed with
