Lita Ford出生于1958年9月19日的伦敦，小时候移民到美国。她11岁开始弹吉他，5年后加入了全女子乐队The Runaways，这是一支混合了简单直接的朋克式硬摇滚和十几岁坏女孩性渴望的女子组合。
Lita不久后和W.A.S.P.的吉他手Chris Holmes结了婚，不过这场婚姻就和她在商业上的成功一样，是短命的。1990年的Stiletto（匕首）和1991年的Dangerous Curves（危险的弯道）无一成功，或许是因为这时的重金属已经达到了前所未有的顶峰，无数乐队的出现淹没了这位女中豪杰。重金属大厦在90年代初期的彻底坍塌使很多乐队失去了饭碗，Lita Ford也不例外，她再也找不到愿意资助她的唱片商，只好黯然退出了摇滚界。 实际上Lita Ford的音乐比起其他男子重金属乐队来并没有多少不一样的地方，甚至还有所不如，但她是唯一的一位女子吉他英雄（HEART和WARLOCK的女孩也不过是主唱罢了），而且的确弹得不错，这本身才是真正吸引人们目光的地方，这也导致了她音乐生涯的短命。不管怎么样，Lita能够在一项被认为是男性专长的领域内有过一番作为，也足够让人仰慕的了，对于许多想从事重金属事业但又有所顾忌的女孩子来说，她的成功是最好的启发和激励。
Early life
Lita Ford was born to a British father (Harry Lenard Ford) and an Italian mother (Isabella Benvenuto) in London, England. When she was in second grade, she moved with her family to the United States, eventually settling in Long Beach, California.
Inspired by Ritchie Blackmore's work with Deep Purple, she began playing the guitar at the age of 11. Her vocal range is mezzo-soprano.
The Runaways (1975–1979)
In 1975, at age 16, Ford was recruited by recording impresario Kim Fowley to join the all-female rock band The Runaways. The band soon secured a recording contract and released their first album in 1976. The band garnered significant media attention and the Runaways became a successful recording and touring act during their late 1970s heyday. Ford's lead-guitar playing became an integral element of the band's sound until their eventual break-up in April 1979.
In 1977, internal conflicts were erupting within the Runaways, who had by that time already parted ways with producer Fowley, lead singer Cherie Currie, and bassist Jackie Fox. Vocalist/guitarist Joan Jett wanted the band to shift to a more Ramones-influenced punk rock sound, while Ford and drummer Sandy West wanted to continue playing the hard rock-oriented songs the band had become known for. With neither faction willing to compromise, the band finally broke up in April 1979.
Solo career (1982–1995)
Ford performing on 19 December 1988 in the 'Olympiahalle' venue of Munich, Germany
In 1982, Ford signed with Mercury Records and set about launching a solo career. Her debut solo album, entitled Out for Blood, was released in 1983 and was a commercial disappointment. Her next release, Dancin' on the Edge (1984) achieved moderate success and Ford's popularity began to rise. Dancin' on the Edge included the single "Fire in My Heart", which reached the Top 10 in several countries outside the United States. The follow-up single, "Gotta Let Go", performed better, reaching number one on the Mainstream Rock charts. Ford said in an interview that she recorded an unreleased album with RCA Records, and Tony Iommi did not perform on it.
Ford signed with RCA Records, hired Sharon Osbourne Management, and re-emerged with a more radio-friendly pop-metal sound. In 1988, she released her most commercially successful album, the self-produced Lita. The album featured several singles including "Kiss Me Deadly", "Back to the Cave", "Close My Eyes Forever", and "Falling in and Out of Love", a song co-written by Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe. The ballad "Close My Eyes Forever", a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, remains her most successful song, reaching No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Ford followed up the success of Lita with the album Stiletto (1990). Stiletto featured the singles "Hungry" and "Lisa" (a song dedicated to her mother). However, the album failed to match the success of her previous release. Ford's next release was Dangerous Curves (1991), which featured her last charting single to date, "Shot of Poison". Ford's final album prior to a lengthy recording hiatus was Black on the German ZYX Records.tation needed
Long hiatus (1996–2007)
Ford performing on 27 June 2009
By the mid-1990s, Ford placed a reduced priority on her music career as she turned her attention towards raising her two young sons. Following the release of Black in 1995, Ford did not release new material until the Wicked Wonderland album in 2009.
Return to stage (2008–present)
In June 2008, Ford re-emerged with a new band with Stet Howland (WASP) on drums, playing several warm-up gigs under the moniker Kiss Me Deadly prior to Rocklahoma in Pryor, Oklahoma. In June 2009, she toured the United States and Europe with a new line-up on her last 14 shows consisting of former Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal, drummer Dennis Leeflang, and Deepfield bassist PJ Farley.
After a long recording hiatus, Ford released the new album Wicked Wonderland on 6 October 2009, on the JLRG Entertainment label. In an interview with ExclusiveMagazine.com, Ford spoke about her new material: "I just wanted to kick ass! I don't know what's popular, or the flavor of the day. I just wanted the music to rock! The lyrics are very personal and that's it. I wasn't going to come out in sandals with hairy armpits!".
In May 2011, Ford promised to release a "real comeback album" later in the year with drummer Chuck Spradlin, saying that 2009's nu metal-inspired Wicked Wonderland, was too much of a collective project with ex-husband Jim Gillette. "A lot of people have told me that they want a real Lita Ford album, and I know what they mean. They are going to get it", she was quoted as saying at the time.
The album Living Like a Runaway was released in June 2012 on SPV/Steamhammer Records. True to her word, the album was much more in line with her earlier work. The title is also celebratory, as Ford had recently settled differences with her former Runaways' bandmates. During 2014 she was bestowed with The Certified Legend Award by Guitar Player Magazine.
In 2016, Ford released the album Time Capsule – a collection of songs she discovered on old analogue tapes from the 80s featuring recordings she had made with Billy Sheehan, Gene Simmons, Bruce Kulick, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Dave Navarro, Rodger Carter and Jeff Scott Soto.
Lita Ford出生于1958年9月19日的伦敦，小时候移民到美国。她11岁开始弹吉他，5年后加入了全女子乐队The Runaways，这是一支混合了简单直接的朋克式硬摇滚和十几岁坏女孩性渴望的女子组合。
Lita不久后和W.A.S.P.的吉他手Chris Holmes结了婚，不过这场婚姻就和她在商业上的成功一样，是短命的。1990年的Stiletto（匕首）和1991年的Dangerous Curves（危险的弯道）无一成功，或许是因为这时的重金属已经达到了前所未有的顶峰，无数乐队的出现淹没了这位女中豪杰。重金属大厦在90年代初期的彻底坍塌使很多乐队失去了饭碗，Lita Ford也不例外，她再也找不到愿意资助她的唱片商，只好黯然退出了摇滚界。 实际上Lita Ford的音乐比起其他男子重金属乐队来并没有多少不一样的地方，甚至还有所不如，但她是唯一的一位女子吉他英雄（HEART和WARLOCK的女孩也不过是主唱罢了），而且的确弹得不错，这本身才是真正吸引人们目光的地方，这也导致了她音乐生涯的短命。不管怎么样，Lita能够在一项被认为是男性专长的领域内有过一番作为，也足够让人仰慕的了，对于许多想从事重金属事业但又有所顾忌的女孩子来说，她的成功是最好的启发和激励。
Early life
Lita Ford was born to a British father (Harry Lenard Ford) and an Italian mother (Isabella Benvenuto) in London, England. When she was in second grade, she moved with her family to the United States, eventually settling in Long Beach, California.
Inspired by Ritchie Blackmore's work with Deep Purple, she began playing the guitar at the age of 11. Her vocal range is mezzo-soprano.
The Runaways (1975–1979)
In 1975, at age 16, Ford was recruited by recording impresario Kim Fowley to join the all-female rock band The Runaways. The band soon secured a recording contract and released their first album in 1976. The band garnered significant media attention and the Runaways became a successful recording and touring act during their late 1970s heyday. Ford's lead-guitar playing became an integral element of the band's sound until their eventual break-up in April 1979.
In 1977, internal conflicts were erupting within the Runaways, who had by that time already parted ways with producer Fowley, lead singer Cherie Currie, and bassist Jackie Fox. Vocalist/guitarist Joan Jett wanted the band to shift to a more Ramones-influenced punk rock sound, while Ford and drummer Sandy West wanted to continue playing the hard rock-oriented songs the band had become known for. With neither faction willing to compromise, the band finally broke up in April 1979.
Solo career (1982–1995)
Ford performing on 19 December 1988 in the 'Olympiahalle' venue of Munich, Germany
In 1982, Ford signed with Mercury Records and set about launching a solo career. Her debut solo album, entitled Out for Blood, was released in 1983 and was a commercial disappointment. Her next release, Dancin' on the Edge (1984) achieved moderate success and Ford's popularity began to rise. Dancin' on the Edge included the single "Fire in My Heart", which reached the Top 10 in several countries outside the United States. The follow-up single, "Gotta Let Go", performed better, reaching number one on the Mainstream Rock charts. Ford said in an interview that she recorded an unreleased album with RCA Records, and Tony Iommi did not perform on it.
Ford signed with RCA Records, hired Sharon Osbourne Management, and re-emerged with a more radio-friendly pop-metal sound. In 1988, she released her most commercially successful album, the self-produced Lita. The album featured several singles including "Kiss Me Deadly", "Back to the Cave", "Close My Eyes Forever", and "Falling in and Out of Love", a song co-written by Nikki Sixx of Mötley Crüe. The ballad "Close My Eyes Forever", a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, remains her most successful song, reaching No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Ford followed up the success of Lita with the album Stiletto (1990). Stiletto featured the singles "Hungry" and "Lisa" (a song dedicated to her mother). However, the album failed to match the success of her previous release. Ford's next release was Dangerous Curves (1991), which featured her last charting single to date, "Shot of Poison". Ford's final album prior to a lengthy recording hiatus was Black on the German ZYX Records.tation needed
Long hiatus (1996–2007)
Ford performing on 27 June 2009
By the mid-1990s, Ford placed a reduced priority on her music career as she turned her attention towards raising her two young sons. Following the release of Black in 1995, Ford did not release new material until the Wicked Wonderland album in 2009.
Return to stage (2008–present)
In June 2008, Ford re-emerged with a new band with Stet Howland (WASP) on drums, playing several warm-up gigs under the moniker Kiss Me Deadly prior to Rocklahoma in Pryor, Oklahoma. In June 2009, she toured the United States and Europe with a new line-up on her last 14 shows consisting of former Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal, drummer Dennis Leeflang, and Deepfield bassist PJ Farley.
After a long recording hiatus, Ford released the new album Wicked Wonderland on 6 October 2009, on the JLRG Entertainment label. In an interview with ExclusiveMagazine.com, Ford spoke about her new material: "I just wanted to kick ass! I don't know what's popular, or the flavor of the day. I just wanted the music to rock! The lyrics are very personal and that's it. I wasn't going to come out in sandals with hairy armpits!".
In May 2011, Ford promised to release a "real comeback album" later in the year with drummer Chuck Spradlin, saying that 2009's nu metal-inspired Wicked Wonderland, was too much of a collective project with ex-husband Jim Gillette. "A lot of people have told me that they want a real Lita Ford album, and I know what they mean. They are going to get it", she was quoted as saying at the time.
The album Living Like a Runaway was released in June 2012 on SPV/Steamhammer Records. True to her word, the album was much more in line with her earlier work. The title is also celebratory, as Ford had recently settled differences with her former Runaways' bandmates. During 2014 she was bestowed with The Certified Legend Award by Guitar Player Magazine.
In 2016, Ford released the album Time Capsule – a collection of songs she discovered on old analogue tapes from the 80s featuring recordings she had made with Billy Sheehan, Gene Simmons, Bruce Kulick, Robin Zander, Rick Nielsen, Dave Navarro, Rodger Carter and Jeff Scott Soto.
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