She returned back to music in the mid-‘90s when she released the punk/hard rock single Retrosexual and formed The Bebe Buell Band. I stood in front of the mirror and I copied it, I put a sock in my pants to have a nice bump. Buell spent this time managing Liv Tyler’s acting/modeling career, as well as the career of her friend Debbie Harry for a short while.
Will the real Penny Lane please stand up Kate Hudson’s career-making performance in Almost Famous is based partially on a person who really did exist: former Ford model, Playboy playmate, and rocker Bebe Buell, who’s also the mother of movie star, Liv. The kid writer and the beautiful rock chick knew each other for real, when it was all happening. From the age of five, I put my leg forward in a rock pose for family photos. Wild Things: Cameron Crowe and Bebe Buell. In an interview with Rolling Stone the same year, she spoke at length about her relationship with Steven Tyler (father of Buell’s daughter, actress Liv Tyler), part of Monopoly with Hugh Hefner, and his approach to the scene. “īuell’s latest album, Baring It All: Greetings From Nashbury Park, was released in 2018. She understands my story and will help me tell it in a way that captures the essence of my trip. I’ve been waiting for this for years, and I feel like I’ve finally found the right team to create the magic. ” Gabby grew up in this industry and knows its good and bad sides. Like me, she grew up in the wild world of rock, because she is the daughter of David Bryan, keyboardist of Bon Jovi.“, Emphasizes Buell. He is a true legend and it is an honor for me to tell his story. On top of that, she opened the door to female artists and their sexual freedom.
Bebe’s stories, at the height of the rock & roll era, will leave you speechless. Growing up in the music industry, I understand the depth of her personality, what she represents, explains the director. She is a cultural icon, but also a pioneer. ” Making the first documentary on Bebe is truly a dream. For her part, Bryan sees her as a pioneer in the emancipation of women. Bebe Buell calls herself a “godmother of the arts”. The release date has not yet been announced.īuell is known to have been one of the inspirations of the groupie Penny Lane in the film.
City Drive Studios, the originator of the musical series Landmarks Live, will be in production, while the direction will be entrusted to Gabby Bryan, of which it will be the first film. Filming will begin in January in New York and Nashville, where Buell resides.