Susanna Hoffs
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Susanna Hoffs, 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Susanna Lee Hoffs |
| Also known as | Sue Hoffs |
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January 17, 1959 Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, guitarist, actress |
| Instruments | Voice, guitar |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Associated acts | The Bangles, Ming Tea, Matthew Sweet, Rainy Day |
| Website | susannahoffs |
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Rickenbacker 325 Rickenbacker 350SH Signature Model Taylor Susanna Hoffs Signature Model Guild Starfire XII |
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Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is an American vocalist, guitarist and actress. She is best known as a co-founder of The Bangles.
Hoffs was born in Los Angeles, California, to a Jewish family. She is the daughter of Tamar Ruth (née Simon) and Joshua Allen Hoffs, a psychoanalyst. Her mother played Beatles music for Hoffs when she was a child, and she began playing the guitar in her teens. Hoffs attended Palisades High School in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, graduating in 1976. While in college she worked as a production assistant and made her acting debut in the 1978 film Stony Island.
In 1980, Hoffs graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a bachelor's degree in art. When she entered Berkeley she was a fan of classic rock bands that played in large stadiums. While a student at Berkeley, she attended the final Sex Pistols show at Winterland Ballroom and a Patti Smith concert. Exposure to punk rock changed her career goal from a dancer to musician in a band. She eventually joined Vicki Peterson and Debbi Peterson in what would later become the pop music group The Bangles.
The Bangles' first recorded release was a self-titled EP in 1982 on the Faulty Products Label. The Bangles released their first full album All Over the Place in 1984 on Columbia Records. They had a moderate hit with the single "Hero Takes a Fall", but their commercial breakthrough came with the album Different Light in 1986, which produced the hit singles "Manic Monday", "If She Knew What She Wants", and "Walk Like an Egyptian".
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