--- product_id: 52657421 title: "Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir (A Bestselling Musician Memoir)" price: "VT8881" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/52657421-cyndi-lauper-a-memoir-a-bestselling-musician-memoir store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir (A Bestselling Musician Memoir) **Price:** VT8881 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir (A Bestselling Musician Memoir) - **How much does it cost?** VT8881 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/52657421-cyndi-lauper-a-memoir-a-bestselling-musician-memoir) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Legendary singer, songwriter, actress, and activist Cyndi Lauper offers a personal account of the journey that led her to become an international superstar in this “moving story of an American musical original” ( Kirkus Reviews ). Icon Cyndi Lauper offers a poignant account of the journey that led her to become an international superstar—from her years growing up in Queens, New York, to the making of enduring hits like “Time After Time,” “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” and “True Colors,” to becoming an actress, a mother, an outspoken activist, and maintaining a music career that has lasted more than thirty years. After leaving her childhood home at seventeen, Cyndi took on a series of jobs: racetrack hot walker, IHOP waitress, and, as she puts it, “gal Friday the thirteenth,” as she pursued her passion for music. She worked her way up playing small gigs and broke out in 1983 with She’s So Unusual, which earned her a Grammy for Best New Artist and made her the first female artist in history to have four top-five singles on a debut album. And while global fame wasn’t always what she expected, she has remained focused on what matters most. Cyndi is a gutsy real-life heroine who has never been afraid to speak her mind and stick up for a cause—whether it’s women’s rights, gay rights, or fighting against HIV/AIDS. With her trademark warmth and humor, Cyndi fearlessly writes of a life she’s lived only on her own terms, perfect for fans of Patti Smith’s Just Kids and Billy Idol’s Dancing with Myself. Review: Cyndi Lauper 'A Memoir'- a book which inspires and encourages page after page - Cyndi Lauper's 'A Memoir' (338 pages with color and b/w photos) is an intense true lively involving and well written book by the great Cyndi Lauper together with american journalist Jancee Dunn, a book that I strongly encourage you to read. Cyndi totally blows the reader away and takes him/her right into her life. They story starts with Cyndi leaving home at seventeen due to an unbearable family situation with her stepfather. One can literally see her getting ready to leave with her backpack only filled with the most needed items: her toothbrush, underwear, an apple and Yoko Ono book, which will become her window to see life through art. Cyndi who decides to leave because the situation with her stepfather is impossible and who makes sure to leave dinner ready in the oven for her younger brother Butch before leaving, being him the main reason she had not left until that time. In Cyndi's Memoir images roll on as if they were spots on a painting, as Cyndi has always been saying that she can see quite many different episodes of her life through images. The story is so fluid and lively that the reader gets the impression that he can actually hear her voice, as if Cyndi was telling it to him/her personally. A book that Cyndi has dedicated to her husband David Thornton who has been always strongly encouraged, inspired and supported her throughout her career. `A Memoir' is true, vivid and sometimes so sad. So sad and tough is the description of the "down" moments and so hard to read when she describes some very painful moments of her life due to some health problems, her desire to have a baby and the loss of some dear friends. This same loss which will inspire her later to build and dedicate the first permanent Residence in NYC for homeless LGBT kids who are rejected by their family, as it was the case with her dear friend Gregory who died of AIDS. Very hard in the description of her family situation. With her mother who was separated and who struggled to survive and grow up her three children. She had to work 6 days a week and 14 hours/day. Hard to read about all the violences that Cyndi had to bear, all the obstacles that she encountered all through her career and all the people who opposed her and wanted her to believe that she could not do what she strongly wanted to do and was the greatest of all in doing. But `A Memoir' is to me an anthem to the great power of one's will, to professionalism, talent and will to do. Positivity shines from the book and Cyndi talks about her huge success and how this finally came to her despite the numerous difficulties. And the narration is so fluid that at times you can forget that "A Memoir" is an autobiography, as it seems that you are reading a novel, instead. A book which inspires and encourages so much, and first of all which teaches us that we never have to give up being what we really want to be: "Remember this: It's not what others think about you that will allow you to succeed. It's what you think about you that allows you to succeed. Because if you can picture yourself doing something, don't listen to anybody who tells you that you can't. You have to just try. Otherwise, you're gonna be saying should've, could've, would've, and you don't want to be saying that in your life". "Feel free to be yourself, everybody else is taken" (quoted from O. Wilde in the book). A book which is really not to be missed. Micol Rindone, Milan Italy Review: Gotta love Cyndi! - Cyndi was an adorable, quirky icon in the 80s and I just assumed her life story would be filled with a lot of laughter and moments of outright hilarity. I couldn't have been more wrong. I learned so much about her and what inspired her. I won't spoil anything for those that haven't read it yet, but let's just say she comes from a pretty dark place and her and she became a personification of the old cliche "what doesn't kill you can only make you stronger". She never compromised her belief in her work and for that very reason I can't help but admire her. Her life has been interesting, to say the least, and she's a much stronger person than I ever could have possibly imagined. I've always loved her because she just oozed joy and fun in her performances, but I love her even more for the simple fact that she never, ever backed down in her beliefs. She shares a lot of moments in her memoir about meeting with some big name celebrities and to her credit, she is doesn't have may negative things to say about any of them (with one exception, but in my opinion I wasn't surprised when I read it.) Most celeb tell-alls do a fair amount of bashing other celebs but Cyndi keeps her nose clean through it all. The only reason I can't give the book 5 stars is because of the writing style. Cyndi admits at one point that she has ADD and boy, does it show. She jumps back and forth so often that at times it becomes difficult to figure out where she's going. IF it wasn't for that, this book would easily get 5 stars for sure. If you weren't a Cyndi Lauper fan before reading this book, you'll end up being a fan by the time you finish. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #603,209 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,038 in Composer & Musician Biographies #1,562 in Actor & Entertainer Biographies #5,351 in Memoirs (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 635 Reviews | ## Images ![Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir (A Bestselling Musician Memoir) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61jftAbja7L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cyndi Lauper 'A Memoir'- a book which inspires and encourages page after page *by M***E on December 2, 2012* Cyndi Lauper's 'A Memoir' (338 pages with color and b/w photos) is an intense true lively involving and well written book by the great Cyndi Lauper together with american journalist Jancee Dunn, a book that I strongly encourage you to read. Cyndi totally blows the reader away and takes him/her right into her life. They story starts with Cyndi leaving home at seventeen due to an unbearable family situation with her stepfather. One can literally see her getting ready to leave with her backpack only filled with the most needed items: her toothbrush, underwear, an apple and Yoko Ono book, which will become her window to see life through art. Cyndi who decides to leave because the situation with her stepfather is impossible and who makes sure to leave dinner ready in the oven for her younger brother Butch before leaving, being him the main reason she had not left until that time. In Cyndi's Memoir images roll on as if they were spots on a painting, as Cyndi has always been saying that she can see quite many different episodes of her life through images. The story is so fluid and lively that the reader gets the impression that he can actually hear her voice, as if Cyndi was telling it to him/her personally. A book that Cyndi has dedicated to her husband David Thornton who has been always strongly encouraged, inspired and supported her throughout her career. `A Memoir' is true, vivid and sometimes so sad. So sad and tough is the description of the "down" moments and so hard to read when she describes some very painful moments of her life due to some health problems, her desire to have a baby and the loss of some dear friends. This same loss which will inspire her later to build and dedicate the first permanent Residence in NYC for homeless LGBT kids who are rejected by their family, as it was the case with her dear friend Gregory who died of AIDS. Very hard in the description of her family situation. With her mother who was separated and who struggled to survive and grow up her three children. She had to work 6 days a week and 14 hours/day. Hard to read about all the violences that Cyndi had to bear, all the obstacles that she encountered all through her career and all the people who opposed her and wanted her to believe that she could not do what she strongly wanted to do and was the greatest of all in doing. But `A Memoir' is to me an anthem to the great power of one's will, to professionalism, talent and will to do. Positivity shines from the book and Cyndi talks about her huge success and how this finally came to her despite the numerous difficulties. And the narration is so fluid that at times you can forget that "A Memoir" is an autobiography, as it seems that you are reading a novel, instead. A book which inspires and encourages so much, and first of all which teaches us that we never have to give up being what we really want to be: "Remember this: It's not what others think about you that will allow you to succeed. It's what you think about you that allows you to succeed. Because if you can picture yourself doing something, don't listen to anybody who tells you that you can't. You have to just try. Otherwise, you're gonna be saying should've, could've, would've, and you don't want to be saying that in your life". "Feel free to be yourself, everybody else is taken" (quoted from O. Wilde in the book). A book which is really not to be missed. Micol Rindone, Milan Italy ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gotta love Cyndi! *by B***R on January 17, 2013* Cyndi was an adorable, quirky icon in the 80s and I just assumed her life story would be filled with a lot of laughter and moments of outright hilarity. I couldn't have been more wrong. I learned so much about her and what inspired her. I won't spoil anything for those that haven't read it yet, but let's just say she comes from a pretty dark place and her and she became a personification of the old cliche "what doesn't kill you can only make you stronger". She never compromised her belief in her work and for that very reason I can't help but admire her. Her life has been interesting, to say the least, and she's a much stronger person than I ever could have possibly imagined. I've always loved her because she just oozed joy and fun in her performances, but I love her even more for the simple fact that she never, ever backed down in her beliefs. She shares a lot of moments in her memoir about meeting with some big name celebrities and to her credit, she is doesn't have may negative things to say about any of them (with one exception, but in my opinion I wasn't surprised when I read it.) Most celeb tell-alls do a fair amount of bashing other celebs but Cyndi keeps her nose clean through it all. The only reason I can't give the book 5 stars is because of the writing style. Cyndi admits at one point that she has ADD and boy, does it show. She jumps back and forth so often that at times it becomes difficult to figure out where she's going. IF it wasn't for that, this book would easily get 5 stars for sure. If you weren't a Cyndi Lauper fan before reading this book, you'll end up being a fan by the time you finish. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Cyndi Lauper - Definitely in her own words - A good read *by G***Y on January 1, 2015* First let me say I am a huge fan of Cyndi Lauper. With that said my review is slightly one sided in favor of Cyndi for writing this memoir. I also volunteer at a local non profit music theatre, and work every weekend with struggling artists doing video editing, and computer graphics. One of those is my friend, and adopted brother Pat. Pat's philosophy on the music industry is simple,"you need to be in the right place at the right time, meet the right person, and sing the right song". Cyndi pretty much says that over and over in her book in her own words. My brother Pat prides himself on being an independent artist who writes his own lyrics, and music. The same could be said for Cyndi as well. All of that influenced my review. I must say beforehand I read some of the nasty One, Two, and Three Star Amazon reviews. They criticized Cyndi for getting too personal, giving too much information, and taking too long to get to the getting famous part. Also they said they did not like her colorful metaphors. Many women in their reviews said they viewed her as a strong female figure until they read this memoir. Lastly many criticized her for devoting too much of the book on gay people. I read the memoir as Cyndi's way of telling us of her humble beginnings, and her long journey to becoming famous. She introduces us to many people who changed her life. These people influenced her life, music, art, and fashion choices. I enjoyed all the little tidbits, and stories about the people who made her what she is today. As Buddy Holly said "I have this sound in my head", so did Cyndi. She fought the recording studio to get that sound on to her "She So Unusual" album, and not the lame sound they wanted. My feedback about the colorful metaphors. She is a New Yorker, that is over a million people all crammed in to one tiny space, and trying to live with each other everyday. I am sure words fly daily when tensions starts to mount. As far as the comments about talking too much about gay right and gay people. Geez her sister who she is very close to is gay, so case closed there. The comments of not being a strong female figure. One page in the memoir says it all. "Its my name that goes on the front of that album, and your name will be in fine print on the back". With that said she made it clear it was her music on that first album. You go girl ! The memoir starts out with her running away from home, or that is running away from a home with a step father who was a predator. She never ran away from her mother, or her brother or sister. Cyndi describes in great detail the many epic failures in her early life. Schools, jobs, relationships, and music. Reading this you start to really feel for her wondering when her life was going to jump on the tracks. This reminded me of the PBS American Experience on Henry Ford. He also had many failures with automobiles before he became the man we know today. Cyndi introduces us to a huge cast of colorful characters. These are people who brought her joy everyday in her life, and those who influenced her musical style. Cyndi slowly builds her memoir to her choice as music for her passion in life. After many failures, music is the one thing that made her feel good, and for once she is getting rave reviews from people who love to hear her sing and perform. The book revealed many dark moments in Cyndi's life. Also numerous events that she describes in great detail that made me bust up laughing, but not in vain. Her job as an IHOP waitress, Girl Friday, imitating Lucy, and the back from retirement ladies she worked with in the department store. As much as Cyndi is in to film, there should be a movie made about this book. For the techies, that would include me. I purchased the Kindle version which was only $16, substantially less than the $25 hard cover + shipping. Mostly because of my poor vision. I struggle with books anymore. Text can be enlarged on a Mac, or an iPad. My Mac app allowed me to copy and paste selected paragraphs. This also auto inserted the page numbers in the pasted text. I emailed these paragraphs from the copied text to my friends. They immediately knew I was on to something good, and they also purchased Cyndi's Memoir. I was also able to get my Mac to convert the text to audio. Although sadly there is no voice on the Mac that sounded like Cyndi's. Hat's off to you Cyndi. Thanks for sharing. I myself am also coming out of a dark moment in my life. I was laid off from my job, and out of work for almost six months. Reading this memoir put a smile on my face that has not been there in a long time. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/52657421-cyndi-lauper-a-memoir-a-bestselling-musician-memoir](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/52657421-cyndi-lauper-a-memoir-a-bestselling-musician-memoir) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-05-15*