# Decades After the Go-Go’s Formed, Jane Wiedlin Finally Feels like a Role Model

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/decades-after-the-go-gos-formed-jane-wiedlin-finally-feels-like-a-role-model/
- Published: 2026-11-09T15:43:07+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T21:11:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jane-wiedlin-tmi-book-interview-go-gos-1235652161/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Jane Wiedlin’s autobiography tells a broader story than her Go-Go’s career.
- She writes candidly about mental health, relationships and sexuality.
- Wiedlin hopes the book helps readers facing similar struggles.

## Summary

Jane Wiedlin, best known as a member of the Go-Go’s, says she now feels ready to be a role model as she publishes her autobiography, *TMI: Memoirs of a Go-Go*. The book looks beyond her musical career to explore her relationships, sexuality, mental health and the experiences that shaped her, offering readers a fuller picture of who she is.

Wiedlin, 68, says discovering David Bowie at 14 helped lead her towards punk and music; his death a decade ago contributed to a difficult period in her mental health. She writes candidly about self-harm and suicidal thoughts, as well as the influence of the #MeToo movement and her work as a “junior dominatrix”. Wiedlin says she began writing on her 65th birthday, aiming to tell the truth while taking responsibility for her own choices.

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