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'''Susanna Lee Hoffs''' (born January 17, 1959) is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actress and author. Hoffs, [[Debbi Peterson|Debbi]] and [[Vicki Peterson]] founded [[the Bangles]] (earlier called the Bangs) in 1981. They released their first full length album ''[[All Over the Place (The Bangles album)|All Over the Place]]'' on [[Columbia Records]] in 1984. The group's third album, ''[[Everything (Bangles)|Everything]]'' (1988) included the US top-ten hit "[[In Your Room (The Bangles song)|In Your Room]]" and number one "[[Eternal Flame (song)|Eternal Flame]]", both written by Hoffs with [[Billy Steinberg]] and [[Tom Kelly (songwriter)|Tom Kelly]]. Following tensions in the band that included resentment at Hoffs being perceived as the band's leader, the group split in 1989. The Bangles reformed in 1999 and released albums in 2003 and 2011.


'''Susanna Hoffs''' is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actress and author. She co-founded the musical group, [[The Bangles]], who had multiple top-10 hits in the 1980s including [[Manic Monday]], ''[[Walk Like an Egyptian]]'', a cover of [[Simon & Garfunkel]]'s, ''[[A Hazy Shade of Winter]]'', ''[[In Your Room (The Bangles song)|In Your Room]]'' and #1 charting ''[[Eternal Flame (song)|Eternal Flame]]'', the latter two co-written by Hoffs. The band released three studio albums and split in 1989.
Hoffs appeared in the films ''[[Stony Island (film)|Stony Island]]'' (1978) and ''[[The Haircut]]'' (1982), both directed by her mother, [[Tamar Simon Hoffs]]. She starred in the comedy movie ''[[The Allnighter (film)|The Allnighter]]'' (1987), again directed by her mother, which was a commercial and critical failure.


She has released five solo studio albums which yielded two charting singles, the top-40 hit, ''[[My Side of the Bed]]'' and ''All I Want'' which charted in the top-100.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/susanna-hoffs/|title= Susanna Hoffs Chart History|publisher=Billboard |date=March 23, 1991|accessdate=August 18, 2023}}</ref>
Hoffs released her first solo album, ''[[When You're a Boy]]'', in 1991, followed by ''[[Susanna Hoffs (album)|Susanna Hoffs]]'' in 1996. Neither of the releases proved to be as popular as the Bangles' albums. She later recorded several songs for movies, and formed the faux British 1960s band [[Ming Tea]] with [[Mike Myers]] and [[Matthew Sweet]] which performed in all three ''[[Austin Powers (film series)|Austin Powers]]'' movies. She teamed with Sweet to produce three albums of cover songs. Another album of originals, ''[[Someday (Susanna Hoffs album)|Someday]]'' (2012) was followed by the cover albums ''[[Bright Lights (Susanna Hoffs album)|Bright Lights]]'' (2021) and ''[[The Deep End (Susanna Hoffs album)|The Deep End]]'' (2023). Hoffs' first novel, ''This Bird Has Flown'', a semi-autobiographical story of a struggling musician who moves from [[Las Vegas]] to [[Oxford]], was published in April 2023.

In 2020, Hoffs and [[Chris Martin]] performed, ''[[Manic Monday]]'' as a duet at the [[Grammys|Grammy Salute]] to [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]: ''Let's Go Crazy''. [[Entertainment Weekly]] said, ''"This was the night’s tenderest moment and certainly one of the most still, particularly in a catalog full of uptempo delights. Hoffs and Martin intertwined their voices, stripping the sweet lament to a gorgeously elegiac place"''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/music/music-reviews/prince-grammys-salute-best-moments/|title=The 10 best moments from the Grammys Salute to Prince Sheila E., Maya Rudolph, and Susanna Hoffs all paid tribute to the Purple One By Alex Suskind and Sarah Rodman|publisher=Variety|date=April 21, 2020|accessdate=August 18, 2023}}</ref>

In 2022, Hoffs performed ''"[[A Hazy Shade of Winter]],"'' at the [[Grammys|Grammy Salute]] to [[Paul Simon]]: ''Homeward Bound''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/tv-reviews/paul-simon-grammy-salute-homeward-bound-cbs-tv-review-1235467720/|title=In ‘Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to Paul Simon,’ Artists From Rhiannon Giddens to Jonas Brothers Take on Essential American Tunes: TV Review by Chris Willman|publisher=Variety|date=December 21, 2022|accessdate=August 18, 2023}}</ref>

She released her debut novel, ''This Bird Has Flown: A Novel'', (published by [[Little, Brown Book Group|Little Brown]]) in 2023, which received favorable reviews including [[The New York Times]] calling it, ''"The Smart, Ferocious Rock-Star Redemption Romance You Didn’t Know You Needed"'' and [[NPR]]'s review saying, ''"'This Bird Has Flown' is a love story - and a valentine to music".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/susanna-hoffs/this-bird-has-flown/9780316409315/?lens=little-brown|title= This Bird Has Flown: A Novel by Susanna Hoffs|publisher=Hatchette Book Group |date=|accessdate=August 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/25/books/review/this-bird-has-flown-susanna-hoffs.html|title= The Smart, Ferocious Rock-Star Redemption Romance You Didn’t Know You Needed by Beatriz Williams|publisher=New York Times|date=March 25, 2023|accessdate=August 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-04-03/why-susanna-hoffs-debut-novel-about-a-pop-star-is-way-more-original-than-youd-think|title= The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs wrote her debut novel about a pop star - It’s not her by Marc Weingarten |publisher=LA Times |date=April 3, 2023|accessdate=August 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.npr.org/2023/04/05/1168120914/the-bangles-susanna-hoffs-book-this-bird-has-flown-is-a-love-story|title= Susanna Hoffs' 'This Bird Has Flown' is a love story — and a valentine to music by Michael Schaub|publisher=NPR |date=April 5, 2023|accessdate=August 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/susanna-hoffs/this-bird-has-flown/|title= THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN|publisher=Kirkus Review |date=April 4, 2023|accessdate=August 18, 2023}}</ref>

[[Universal Pictures]] purchased the rights to the novel for a screen adaptation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/this-bird-has-flown-film-based-on-susanna-hoffs-book-in-works-at-uni-1235168799/|title=‘This Bird Has Flown’ Film Based On Music Biz Novel By The Bangles’ Susanna Hoffs In Works At Universal by Matt Grobar|publisher=Deadline |date=November 10, 2022|accessdate=August 18, 2023}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==

Revision as of 20:42, 23 August 2023

This article is about the singer. For the 1996 album, see Susanna Hoffs (album).
"Hoffs" redirects here. For the plural of Hoff, see Hoff (disambiguation). For the American filmmaker, see Tamar Simon Hoffs.

Susanna Hoffs
A woman playing a black and white electric guitar
Hoffs with the Bangles in 2006
Born
Susanna Lee Hoffs

(1959-01-17) January 17, 1959 (age 65)
Los Angeles, California
EducationPalisades High School
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
Occupations
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • author
Years active1978–present
Known for"Manic Monday"
"Eternal Flame"
"My Side of the Bed"
Spouse
​
(m. 1993)​
Children2
Musical career
Genres
  • Rock
  • pop
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Websitesusannahoffs.com

Susanna Hoffs is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actress and author. She co-founded the musical group, The Bangles, who had multiple top-10 hits in the 1980s including Manic Monday, Walk Like an Egyptian, a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's, A Hazy Shade of Winter, In Your Room and #1 charting Eternal Flame, the latter two co-written by Hoffs. The band released three studio albums and split in 1989.

She has released five solo studio albums which yielded two charting singles, the top-40 hit, My Side of the Bed and All I Want which charted in the top-100.[1]

In 2020, Hoffs and Chris Martin performed, Manic Monday as a duet at the Grammy Salute to Prince: Let's Go Crazy. Entertainment Weekly said, "This was the night’s tenderest moment and certainly one of the most still, particularly in a catalog full of uptempo delights. Hoffs and Martin intertwined their voices, stripping the sweet lament to a gorgeously elegiac place".[2]

In 2022, Hoffs performed "A Hazy Shade of Winter," at the Grammy Salute to Paul Simon: Homeward Bound.[3]

She released her debut novel, This Bird Has Flown: A Novel, (published by Little Brown) in 2023, which received favorable reviews including The New York Times calling it, "The Smart, Ferocious Rock-Star Redemption Romance You Didn’t Know You Needed" and NPR's review saying, "'This Bird Has Flown' is a love story - and a valentine to music".[4][5][6][7][8]

Universal Pictures purchased the rights to the novel for a screen adaptation.[9]

Early life

Susanna Lee Hoffs was born in Los Angeles, California,[10][11] on January 17, 1959, to a Jewish family.[12][13] She is the daughter of film director/writer/producer Tamar Ruth (née Simon) and Joshua Allen Hoffs, a psychoanalyst.[14][15] She was the couple's only daughter; they had two sons.[16] She described the home environment as an "atheist, intellectual, creative world".[16] Her grandfather was a rabbi.[17]

At the age of five, Hoffs started practicing ballet, and maintained an active interest in dance up to her admission to University of California, Berkeley, where she switched majors between dancing, theater, film and painting.[16] She had begun playing guitar in elementary school, learning chords from her uncle.[18] Hoffs attended Palisades High School.[19] While in college, she worked as a production assistant for, and made her acting debut in, the 1978 film Stony Island directed by her mother.[20][21] In 1980, Hoffs graduated from Berkeley, with a bachelor's degree in art. When she entered college, she was a fan of classic rock bands, and while a student she attended the final Sex Pistols show at Winterland Ballroom,[22] and a Patti Smith concert. Exposure to punk rock changed her career goal from being a dancer to being a musician in a band.[23]

Career

The Psychiatrists/The Unconscious

Hoffs, her boyfriend David Roback (a former schoolmate from Palisades High School), and his brother Stephen Roback started a band together, the Psychiatrists, or the Unconscious. This was in the late 1970s while Hoffs was still a student at Berkeley.[19][24][25] Hoffs recalled that the short-lived group would perform for 50 minutes, to reflect the duration of "psychiatrists' hours".[24]

The Bangs

There are different accounts of how Hoffs met the other musicians who became the Bangles. In some accounts, Hoffs answered an advert asking for musicians to join a group.[26] The woman who advertised had previously been in a group with sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson, and shared a house with them. When Hoffs visited, she elected to join a group with the Petersons rather than with the original advertiser.[26][27][28] Other sources relate that it was Hoffs who placed the advert, and the Petersons that replied.[29][30] The band was originally called the Colours,[31] but changed it to the Supersonic Bangs after Hoffs saw an article about 1960s hairstyles in an old copy of Esquire, and subsequently to the Bangs.[24][31] Hoffs said that the group "liked the double-entendre of the name" and that "you can read a lot into it. There was something kind of gutsy about it.[24] Meanwhile, Annette Zilinskas joined as the bass player alongside Hoffs on rhythm guitar, Vicki Peterson on lead guitar, and Debbie Peterson on drums.[24][32] The group's musical influences included the Beatles, the Beach Boys and the Hollies, as well as more contemporary groups like The Ramones and other punk bands.[27][30] Hoffs and the Petersons shared lead vocals.[32] They played at venues in Los Angeles and San Fernando Valley, and recorded "Getting Out of Hand", which they released on their own label, Downkiddie in 1981, pressing 1,000 copies.[30][33] In a 1987 Rolling Stone interview, Susie Orlean described the band's early audiences as "mostly boys, who appreciated their tough-enough music and playfully flirtatious stage presence".[34] Author James Dickerson later characterized the group's loyal audience as "made up of horny high-school and college-age males who relished their in-your-face sexuality", and noted that the musicians had gained their success through their own efforts, without intervention from any man.[35]

The Bangles

A woman playing a black and white electic guitar
Hoffs performing as part of the Bangles at the National Association of Music Merchants Show in 2015. The group was presented with an Icon Award at the show, some 30 years after their debut album.[36]

Miles Copeland of I.R.S. Records saw the Bangs at a show and signed them to his Faulty Products label. He who had previously signed another group of women, the Go-Go's, whose albums had been commercially successful.[37] In 1982, following a legal claim by another group called "The Bangs", the Bangs changed their name again, to the Bangles.[38] Meanwhile, Faulty Products folded, and band's eponymous EP was eventually released on I.R.S. Records in 1982.[39] In 1983, the group signed to Columbia Records, and Zilinskas left and was replaced by Michael Steele.[40][30]

The Bangles released their first full album All Over the Place in 1984 on Columbia Records; it was acclaimed by critics but sold poorly.[30][41][42] Their breakthrough hit was the 1986 single "Manic Monday", written by Prince, which reached number two on the US charts.[30] This single was released as a track on the album Different Light (1986), which was warmly received by critics and went double-platinum in 1987,[41][30] then triple-platinum in 1994.[43] "Walk Like an Egyptian" from the same album reached number one in the US in December 1986,[30] and was their first American gold record single.[43] Dickerson wrote that "Manic Monday" and "Walk Like an Egyptian", "open[ed] the door to a new audience of female fans", widening the group's appeal out from a predominantly male fanbase.[44] Hoffs first met Prince in 1984, and the pair spoke regularly. He attended some of the group's concerts, and occasionally appeared on stage with them.[34] Paul Evans and Ernesto Lechner of The new Rolling Stone album guide (2004) opined that Hoffs had "mastered a singing style that combined pep, coy sweetness, and an occasional plaintive resonance".[45]

During the video for "Walk Like an Egyptian", there is a close-up of Hoff's face where she moves her eyes from side to side.[46][47] Hoffs recounted that she had been looking at selected members of the crowd, to counter stage fright, and had not realized it would be a focal point in the video.[46][48] Tom Breihan of Stereogum wrote of the scene "But it's so cool. It makes her look like she’s up to some mischief".[46] The television director Marty Callner later said "I saw situations where one shot would make a star, like with Susanna Hoffs and 'Walk Like an Egyptian.' That thing she did with her eyes."[48] In 2011, Hoffs was quoted as saying, "I guess it's become an iconic moment in that video, and I didn’t even realize it was happening."[49]

A 1986 London performance by the Bangles was reviewed by David Sinclair of The Times, who felt that the band "proved unconvincing in performance", although Hoffs "was by and large the best at creating a mood of emotional involvement. Her clear, fragile voice and coquettish enunciation were reminiscent of Stevie Nicks".[50] Writing in the same paper a few months later, Richard Williams also compared Hoffs to Nicks, writing that Hoffs' "dark eyes, dangerous pout and fancifully sexy costumes match her sultry voice" were reminiscent of the Fleetwood Mac singer, and concluding that Hoffs was "an equally obvious candidate for a successful solo career one day".[51]

The Bangles had another US number two hit with a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "A Hazy Shade of Winter" released in late 1987 and reaching its peak position in February 1988.[30] Following a successful tour, the group issued their third and final Columbia album Everything in 1988.[30] The first single, "In Your Room", co-written by Hoffs with Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, became a US top 10 hit.[52][53] The same album included their second US number one, and second American gold record single, "Eternal Flame", which was also co-written by Hoffs, Steinberg and Kelly.[54][52][53] Hoffs sang the studio recording of "Eternal Flame" naked due to producer Davitt Sigerson pranking her by telling her Olivia Newton-John had done the same thing. He later told Hoffs he had been lying.[55] As the studio was dark, and Hoffs was standing behind a sound baffle, she could not be seen.[54]

Hoffs was lead vocalist on five of the seven Columbia singles by the Band.[56] This, and an expectation that groups would have a primary vocalist, contributed to a public perception that she was a lead singer, even though all four members took lead vocals across their output, and Steele and Vicki Peterson did most of the talking between songs when the Bangles performed live.[56] As Hoffs was significantly shorter than the other band members, photographs of the group tended to feature her at the front.[57][34] Additionally, she had appeared as lead in the movie The Allnighter (1987); and was known to have Prince's attention.[57][34] Orlean wrote that the cumulative effect was to "vault Susanna into beyond-Bangles celebrity status".[34]

In 1989, while still popular, the Bangles disbanded, to undertake individual projects.[30][58] There had been tensions and disquiet in the group since the Different Light; they saw themselves as musical creators, but their biggest successes had been versions of songs by others, and, since Hoffs had taken lead vocals on "Manic Monday" and been the center of attention for the "Walk Like an Egyptian" video, there was a perception that Hoffs was seen as the band's leader, which was heightened when the first two singles from Everything both featured Hoffs on lead vocals.[59][26] In an interview for a 2002 book, Hoffs pinpointed the stress of touring as the breaking point.[60] In her account, she recalled that the band members were tired and reluctant to tour, but agreed to do so at the behest of their management and record company, and in response to demand from their fans.[60] According to the book's authors Lee Miller and Jessica Miller, "The situation deteriorated so badly that they canceled the tour abruptly and the band split up. Susanna always blamed the stress of that final tour for the breakup".[60]

Hoffs contacted the other members of the Bangles in the lates 1990s with the hope of reuniting. In 2008, she told Andrew Murfett of The Age that, "I wanted to do new Bangles music. I was driving the other girls crazy calling them. I didn't want to be a 'greatest hits' band. I wanted to write and sing new songs. That was really important to Vicki and Debbie, too. We didn't want to go on a 'Ladies of the 1980s' tour."[61] The reunited Bangles played at a Beatles tribute concert conducted by George Martin,[59] and recorded the single "Get the Girl" for the second Austin Powers movie in 1999.[62] Subsequently, they announced their decision to reunite full-time in 2000.[63] Hoffs recounted that following the experiences that led to the group disbanding in 1989, the band members agreed that each would have a veto on the group's proposed activities.[60] Their fourth album, Doll Revolution, was released in 2003; despite positive reviews, it sold moderately well.[61] The group embarked on a tour following its release.[61] Their fifth album, Sweetheart of the Sun, was released in 2011; it received an average score of 69 on review aggregator site Metacritic, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".[64]

Evans and Lechner felt that the band "achieved gigantically the dubious triumph of sound over significance", and of the "inevitable reunion" that "even nostalgia has its limits.[45] However, Robert Christgau rated all of the albums from their first incarnation as B- or above, and gave Doll Revolution three stars.[65]

Solo career

A dark-haired woman holding a microphone
Susanna Hoffs in 2008

Hoffs contributed lead vocals to covers of Bob Dylan's "I'll Keep It with Mine" and Lou Reed's "I'll Be Your Mirror" on Rainy Day's eponymous album (1984). Led by David Roback, the project also included Vicki Peterson and members of other Paisley Underground bands: Dream Syndicate, The Three O'Clock, and Rain Parade.[66] "I'll Keep It with Mine" was issued as the A-side of Rainy Day's only single.[66][67]

In 1987, Hoffs starred in the comedy The Allnighter, directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs, and also featuring Joan Cusack and Pam Grier.[20] Glenn Kenny wrote in Video Review that Hoffs' character was "full of spunk" like her Bangles persona, but less "savvy," concluding that the movie was "unextraordinary and inoffensive."[68] New York Times critic Janet Maslin panned it as "outstandingly dim."[69] The film was also dismissed by Richard Harrington in The Washington Post, who declared that Hoffs "makes an inauspicious leap from rock videos to the big screen; she's stiff, [and] self-conscious."[70] The movie was commercially unsuccessful; Susanna Hoffs said she expected it to fare better as a home video, as the production was more suitable for home than cinema viewing.[71]

Hoffs released her first post-Bangles solo album, When You're a Boy, in 1991.[72] The title comes from a line in the David Bowie song "Boys Keep Swinging", which Hoffs covers on the album.[73] The album spawned a US Top 40 hit with "My Side of the Bed." In the UK, the single peaked at No. 44.[74][75] The album received a negative critical reception[57] and did not sell well.[13] In The Times, Sinclair felt that with the exception of the Bowie cover, the album was an "airbrushed exercise in boredom".[73] the album was rated as a "dud" by Christgau.[76] In The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (2006), Colin Larkin gave the album 2 out of 5 stars, and argued that it "failed to maintain the interest of the mainstream fans who had discovered the Bangles in the wake of the smash single 'Eternal Flame', while simultaneously alienating the Paisley Underground loyalists with its AOR clichés."[77] The Trouser Press Record Guide entry by Ira Robbins panned the album as a "no-holds-barred commercial bore."[78] One upbeat assessment was provided by Alan Neister of The Globe and Mail, who found the album as good as the Bangles' best work, and added that "Both as a songwriter and a song consumer, Hoffs has an ear fine-tuned to a great hook, and there isn't a song on this album that isn't hummable on the very first listen."[79]

Prior to leaving Columbia Records, Hoffs recorded tracks with producer Matt Wallace for a follow-up album in 1993-94 – including some songs written by Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse – but the album was not released.[80] Two of the songs intended for the project, if not the original recordings, would surface later: "Turning Over" as a Japanese bonus track on Hoffs' eponymous album in 1996,[81] and Linkous' song "Ghost of His Smile" on the 1998 Sparklehorse album Good Morning Spider.[82]

In 1996, London Records released her second solo album, Susanna Hoffs.[83] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic praised it as an "infectious and engaging set of melodic pop that also happens to be Hoffs' most introspective and personal record to date,"[84] but Larkin wrote that only one song, "King Of Tragedy," "had the edgy pop fizz of the Bangles' best work."[85]

Hoffs covered the Oingo Boingo song "We Close Our Eyes" for the Buffy The Vampire Slayer film soundtrack in 1992,[86] and provided the title song for the 1995 film Now and Then.[87] She also recorded her versions of Burt Bacharach songs for the soundtracks of two Austin Powers films – "The Look of Love" appears on the soundtrack of the first movie in 1997, Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and "Alfie" is on the soundtrack of the third, Austin Powers in Goldmember.[13] (The Bangles originally reunited in 1999 to record "Get the Girl" for the second film in the series, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me.)

Hoffs also contributed covers of "The Water Is Wide" and Donovan's "Catch the Wind" for the soundtrack of Tamar Simon Hoffs' 2003 film Red Roses and Petrol.[88]

Hoffs self-released her third solo album of new material (and her first full album since 1996), Someday, on her Baroque Folk label on July 17, 2012. It was distributed by Vanguard Records. The tracks include a newly recorded version of "November Sun," which Hoffs had initially recorded for another unrealized album project in 2000. Produced by Mitchell Froom, the album is influenced by the music of the 1960s and features Davey Faragher and Pete Thomas from Elvis Costello's band, the Imposters; as well as keyboards and orchestration by Froom.[89][90] American Songwriter gave Someday a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars and described it as "easily and undeniably Hoffs' most definitive musical statement to date."[91]

Larkin commented that "The Bangles folded in 1989 partly because Susanna Hoffs was being touted as the 'star' in a previously egalitarian band. It is ironic, therefore, that her solo career failed to come close to the success enjoyed by her old band."[85]

Ming Tea

Main article: Ming Tea

Mike Myers, musician Matthew Sweet, and Hoffs formed the core of the faux British '60s band Ming Tea after Myers left Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s.[92][93] With Myers developing the Austin Powers character he'd created, and with Hoffs pausing her solo career, they first met to play informally and all adopted pseudonyms for the band — Sweet (whose given name is Sidney) became Sid Belvedere, and Hoffs became Gillian Shagwell.[94] The trio made a number of club and TV performances, and Myers' then-wife, Robin Ruzan, encouraged him to write a film based on the character.[93] The result was Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, directed by Hoffs' husband Jay Roach. Ming Tea appeared in all three Austin Powers films and recorded the songs "BBC" and "Daddy Wasn't There" for two of the soundtrack albums.[13]

With Matthew Sweet and later career

In 2005, Hoffs teamed with Sweet to record several cover versions of classic rock songs from the 1960s, 15 of which appeared on their album Under the Covers, Vol. 1, released in April 2006. The duo, who also use the monicker Sid 'n Susie, were interviewed about the project on World Cafe on June 1, and performed songs by The Marmalade, Neil Young and Linda Ronstadt. On July 18, they appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien to perform a song and promote the album and a tour.

Sweet and Hoffs released a follow-up album, Under the Covers, Vol. 2, on July 21, 2009, featuring songs from the 1970s by Fleetwood Mac, Carly Simon, Rod Stewart and others.[95] Under the Covers, Vol. 3 was released November 12, 2013, featuring cover songs from the 1980s, the decade when both of their careers began.[96] Their collaboration on Under the Covers also included 3-LP and 3-CD Completely Under the Covers box sets in 2015; and a two-disc "Best of" compilation in 2020, both featuring additional songs.

In 2013, Hoffs collaborated with Sweet and Tim Robbins on a recording of the traditional song "Marianne" for the sea shanty-themed compilation Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys.[97]

Hoffs contributed vocals to "One Voice," the end credits song for the film A Dog Named Gucci (2016), a track also featuring Norah Jones, Aimee Mann, Lydia Loveless, Neko Case, Brian May and Kathryn Calder. It was produced by Dean Falcone, who also wrote the film's score. "One Voice" was released on Record Store Day, April 16, 2016, with profits from the sale of the single going to benefit animal charities.[98]

In November 2021, Hoffs released her own covers album, Bright Lights, featuring versions of songs by Nick Drake, Michael Nesmith, Richard Thompson, Pete Ham and Tom Evans of Badfinger, and other canonical songwriters. Another covers album followed in 2023, The Deep End, with interpretations of the Rolling Stones, Squeeze, Lesley Gore and others.[13]

Hoffs' debut novel, This Bird Has Flown, was published April 4, 2023.[99][100] The novel tells the story of a struggling musician who moves from Las Vegas to Oxford. It was described by The New York Times as "a smart, ferocious, rock-chick redemption romance."[101] Hoffs appeared at Kite Festival near Oxford on June 11 to promote the book.[102]

Equipment

A woman playing a light-colored electric guitar
Hoffs practicing backstage in 2008. She has often used Rickenbacker guitars.

Before joining college, Hoffs started playing electric guitar, initially a Gibson SG.[18] She decided to seek out a Rickenbacker because she liked the "really jangly, bright sound" and because the Byrds and the Beatles had used the brand, and purchased a 1960s model with black and white checked binding.[18] She used this on the early Bangles recordings, but after some work on the guitar that affected its feel, she bought a Rickenbacker 325.[18] On the cover of All Over the Place, Hoffs is depicted holding her Rickenbacker 325V63 guitar. Musicologist Peter Mercer-Taylor observed that it was "a black and white 6-string with three pick-ups and a hole for a vibrato bar, though the bar is not in place. Shortly after its 1963 appearance, this had become John Lennon's signature instrument".[103] Mercer-Taylor considered this a "powerful metaphor" that showed the group were intent on "carrying the female ensemble into artistic terrain from which they had long been forbidden".[42] Although Hoffs employed the 325 on some of the band's recordings, she found it hard to tune, and said that it "ended up being more of a video guitar".[18] For some time her main instrument was a borrowed Fender Telecaster, and she also used a Fender Stratocaster (including for live shows in 1984 and 1985); two Rickenbacker 350s and two Rickenbacker 620/12s (obtained during the Different Light sessions); and a Fritz Brothers Roy Buchanan Bluesmaster.[18] She contributed to the design of a Susanna Hoffs model of the Rickenbacker 350 which the company released in 1988 and 1989.[18] After the dissolution of the Bangles, Hoffs had a Taylor K22; she later worked with Taylor on the Susanna Hoffs Signature Series of guitars.[18] She also has a 1966 12-string Guild Starfire which she felt provided an "incredible bright-but-warm sound" and used for tracks on Doll Revolution.[18]

Personal life

Hoffs married filmmaker Jay Roach in 1993,[104] and they have two sons.[105] Roach converted to Judaism when they married.[12][104] Hoffs inspired the songs "The Girl with the Guitar (Says Oh Yeah)" by The Three O'Clock,[106] and "That Bangle Girl" by Robbie Fulks.[107]

Discography

See also: The Bangles discography and Rainy Day

Albums

Susanna Hoffs album releases[83][108]
Year Title Peak chart positions
US
[109] 		AUS
[110] 		NED
[111] 		SWE
[112] 		SWI
[113] 		UK
[114]
1991 When You're a Boy 83 67 51 29 — 56
1996 Susanna Hoffs — — — — 50 —
2006 Under the Covers, Vol. 1
(with Matthew Sweet)		 192 — — — — —
2009 Under the Covers, Vol. 2
(with Matthew Sweet)		 106 — — — — —
2012 Someday — — — — — —
2013 Under the Covers, Vol. 3
(with Matthew Sweet)		 — — — — — 72
2021 Bright Lights — — — — — —
2023 The Deep End — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Singles

Susanna Hoffs single releases[115]
Year Title Peak chart positions Notes
US
[74] 		AUS
[110] 		AUT
[116] 		GER
[117] 		NED
[111] 		NZ
[118] 		SWE
[112] 		SWI
[113] 		UK
[75]
Solo releases
1991 "My Side of the Bed" 30 54 20 36 23 33 — — 44
"Unconditional Love" — 100 — — — — — — 65
"Only Love"/"You Were on My Mind" — 135 — — — — — — —
1996 "All I Want" 77 164 — — — — 44 44 32
With Ming Tea[119][13][120]
1997 "BBC" — — — — — — — — — Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery soundtrack
2002 "Daddy Wasn't There" — — — — — — — — — Austin Powers in Goldmember soundtrack
With Travis[121]
2020 "The Only Thing" — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

EPs

Susanna Hoffs EP releases[115]
Year Title Peak chart positions
US
[109] 		AUS
[122] 		NED
[111] 		SWE
[112] 		SWI
[113] 		UK
[114]
2012 Some Summer Days — — — — — —
2012 From Me to You — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Other appearances

Susanna Hoffs appearances on other albums
Year Song(s) Album Notes Ref.
1984 "Are The Beatles Really Here? Los Angeles 1966" English As A Second Language (Freeway Records) spoken word [123]
1992 "We Close Our Eyes" Buffy The Vampire Slayer (original soundtrack) Oingo Boingo cover [86]
1992 "You Were on My Mind" Fathers and Sons (Chaos Recordings) Sylvia Fricker cover [124]
1995 "Now and Then" Now and Then soundtracks Written by Hoffs, Charlotte Caffey and Jane Wiedlin [87]
2011 "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's a Doll Revolution)" The Return of the Spectacular Spinning Songbook!!! guest appearance; Elvis Costello and the Imposters live album [125]
2013 "Marianne" Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys Credited to Tim Robbins with Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs [126]

Filmography

Susannah Hoffs filmography and broadcast media appearances
Year Title Notes Ref.
1978 Stony Island Directed by Andrew Davis. Screenplay by Davis and Tamar Simon Hoffs [127]
1982 The Haircut Short film. Direction and screenplay by Tamar Simon Hoffs [128][129]
1989 Rock & Read Children's home video (1989) / DVD (2011). Written, directed and produced by Tamar Simon Hoffs [130][131]
1990 The Goonies 'R' Good Enough Cyndi Lauper music video; Hoffs appears as a woman pirate [132]
1987 The Allnighter Hoffs has the leading role, as Molly. Directed by Tamar Simon Hoffs [20]
1990 The Bangles – Greatest Hits: Videos as part of the Bangles [133]
1991 Rapido UK TV; Guest [134]
1991 Rocksat Australian radio program [135]
1997 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery Movie [136]
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me Movie [136]
2001 Gilmore Girls TV; as part of the Bangles [136]
c. 2002 Clifford the Big Red Dog TV. Voice of Courtney Amber (guest appearance) [137]
2002 Austin Powers in Goldmember Movie [136]
2003 Doll Revolution – Bonus DVD as part of the Bangles [138]
2007 Return to Bangleonia as part of the Bangles; concert DVD [28]
2011 Dancing with the Stars TV; as part of the Bangles [136]
2012 Comedy Bang! Bang! TV [139]
2014 Volunteers of America the Both music video; cameo appearance [140]
2015 Get a Room TV, singing "Eternal Flame" in a karaoke bar [141]
2023 The Muppets Mayhem TV episode. Guest star. [142]

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