Interview (Live)

[Cheryl Winterson (host):
It's Cyndi Lauper this morning on the "Coffee Break Concert"!
We are live from the Cleveland Agora!
Cyndi! Cyndi! (Cyndi Lauper: Hi!)
Hi! It's a pleasure seeing you this afternoon
(I was just threatening Morris Salmon, hahaha!)
You were telling me backstage that just a year ago you were
Waiting tables in a Japanese restaurant, is that true?
(Yes, yes, I took many odd jobs and that was one of the
Oddest
Although... Pardon me, can I use my own mic? (Sure)
Now you have one and I have one, okay
Well, yes, it was one of my odder jobs
But I did learn a little Japanese (Yeah?)
And I love sushi!
You seem so natural on stage
Have you been singing since you were a kid, or were you in a choir?
(Why, yes, as a matter of fact, um... Yes, I was singing
Since I was five
I did M.O.R. then
I was into more of a
Different kind of a trip
Quarters and things, you know)
When'd you decide to go into rock and roll as it is now?
(Well, when I heard The Beatles on Ed Sullivan, I was really
Excited
And I thought this could be the venue for me!)
Right, and your new album is called "She's So Unusual"
(Well, yes, that's true, but really it was just a joke that'
S still going on
Oh, gagagag—oh, no, pardon me!
So, um, yes
It's true, but I think everyone has that in them, that kind of
Potential
To be—
Yes, I felt that way when I woke up
[Laughter
What did they say?
I don't know, like, he probably has trouble
With his stomach, two in the morning)
This is Cyndi Lauper on the "Coffee Break Concert"
We'll talk to you in a bit
(Thank you!
Have a cup of coffee!
Have a nice day!)