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Knobby-kneed and full of bravado, she played her first Las Vegas club at age 9.<\/p>\n
Tiffany, as she would be known, was ready.<\/p>\n
Her stepfather slipped performer Hoyt Axton a homemade tape of his little girl singing, and the older singer shrugged and said, \u201cKid, you don\u2019t sound like a kid. You sound like you\u2019re 30. You can come on stage tomorrow for one song.\u201d<\/p>\n
She belted out \u201cJoy to the World\u201d and \u201cDelta Dawn.\u201d Stage fright? Forget it.<\/p>\n
\u201cPerforming has always been like breathing for me,\u201d says the artist originally known as Tiffany Renee Darwish.<\/p>\n
Now 54, the Norwalk, California, native became one of the defining stars of 1980s pop music with hit singles \u201cI Think We\u2019re Alone Now\u201d and \u201cI Saw Him Standing There.\u201d Her 1987 debut album, \u201cTiffany,\u201d shot to the top of the charts thanks to a tour that had her playing shopping malls across the country.<\/p>\n
Her latest project blends \u201980s nostalgia, music and elevated comfort food: It\u2019s a new cookbook, \u201cPop Life: The Ultimate 80s Kitchen Encore,\u201d co-written with celebrity chef Alicia Shevetone.<\/p>\n
Sections of the book include \u201cBorn to Rock\u201d with recipes such as Mexican chicken pot pie and cheesy chicken nuggets; \u201cVIP Meet & Greet\u201d with egg roll cups and cheese ball trio. There\u2019s \u201cBackstage for the Band\u201d with puffy cheeseburgers and tour bus tacos, and \u201cAfter Party\u201d with Waldorf chicken salad and cherry cola brownies. The \u201cVegas Residency\u201d pages feature recipes for BBQ chicken french bread pizza, clams casino crostino and swedish meatloaf.<\/p>\n
Tiffany, who lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with her son, Elijah, shared her good life advice:<\/p>\n
\u201cI come from a long line of foodies and great cooks,\u201d the pop star says. \u201cMy grandmothers were German and Lebanese and would make the most delicious foods of their culture. Later, when I was traveling the world, I never wanted to eat in the hotel. I wanted to escape those walls and eat what the locals ate, so I\u2019d drag my band out there and we ate the best food. \u2026 I\u2019d write down exactly what went into that stir fry or how they made that Indian food and it became a game. I\u2019d come home, go to the grocery store and find the ingredients to make it myself.<\/p>\n
\u201cFood is like music. It has its own language.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tiffany didn\u2019t have any contacts in the music industry when she started. \u201cI was just that kid who didn\u2019t stop singing and drove everybody nuts!\u201d she says. \u201cMy parents said, \u2018Well, if this is what you want to do, then let\u2019s just go for it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
At the San Diego Fair, her stepfather tipped one of the bands $50. \u201cHe said, \u2018Look, my daughter wants to sing.\u2019 They took the money and I jumped up there,\u201d she recalls.<\/p>\n
\u201cI came from a turmoil type of childhood,\u201d Tiffany acknowledges. \u201cThere is abuse and alcoholism in my family. I do have compassion now for the people I knew early on. Good people make bad choices. Later, people got sober, which was a big victory for my family. \u2026 I always tried to anchor myself because it was extremely humbling to go home to an unstable life when I was a kid and music star. I was the eldest daughter always making sure my sisters were OK. I didn\u2019t have time to play pop star at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI came up at such a magical time,\u201d she says. \u201cThe 1980s were like a fairy tale for musicians. Everyone was so unique and you could be different. Sure, there were some cheesy songs and we made fun of them. But there was something about that music that made us happy. It was very uplifting, which is why I\u2019m proud to be a part of the \u201980s nostalgia.\u201d<\/p>\n
She loved meeting rockers including Cyndi Lauper and Madonna. \u201cThese were two performers who really lived on the edge, and the music was so much fun,\u201d Tiffany says.<\/p>\n
Her best encounter? \u201cI did meet Michael Jackson after knocking his No. 1 song \u2018Bad\u2019 down the charts. I thought, \u2018Oh gosh, will he even like me now?\u2019 Michael came up and said, \u2018Congratulations. Enjoy the ride!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Her best fan encounter was with another female singer. \u201cStevie Nicks is my hero and everything to me,\u201d she says. \u201cWe met and she asked about my music and my album. I was a teenager thinking, \u2018What is happening here? Stevie Nicks has heard my songs.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
In the early \u201990s, Tiffany spent a few years living here while playing a residency at the Las Vegas Hilton. \u201cI lived in this little apartment behind The Mirage. Two bedrooms. I\u2019d come in, do my residency and then go back to my California house. But I loved my time in Vegas, and the people were so nice to me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI find now that a hectic schedule looks great \u2026 on paper. You really do have to pace yourself and live your life as stress-free as possible,\u201d Tiffany says \u201cI meditate and do red-light therapy. I love yoga. To make sure I do these things, I make appointments with myself to block out the time.<\/p>\n
Tiffany isn\u2019t above an \u201980s speed round, including a confession about the star whose poster hung in her teenage bedroom: \u201cEddie Van Halen\u201d Favorite \u201980s movie? \u201cJaws.\u201d Fashion trend? \u201cI\u2019d love to see long sweaters make a comeback, but you can keep legwarmers.\u201d First song on her mixtape in those days: \u201cSimple Minds. \u2018Don\u2019t You (Forget About Me).\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cLive your dreams at every age,\u201d the singer says. \u201cYou never know about tomorrow. If you don\u2019t know how to do it, just ask a lot of questions \u2026 and still do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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