Eighties pop star Tiffany got here face-to-face with Michael Jackson simply two weeks after knocking his track “Unhealthy” off the No. 1 spot within the Billboard charts, and he or she appears to be like again fondly on the reminiscence.
“My most starstruck second was assembly Michael Jackson,” the pop star completely tells Us Weekly as a part of her 25 Issues You Don’t Know About Me function. “I had simply taken ‘Unhealthy’ out of the No. 1 spot with ‘I Assume We’re Alone Now,’ and two weeks later, I went to his live performance on the Discussion board in L.A. He was so pretty.”
Tiffany’s cowl of Tommy James and the Shondells’ “I Assume We’re Alone Now” launched the California native into worldwide stardom in 1987. Tiffany’s self-titled debut album additionally spawned hit singles “May’ve Been” and “I Noticed Him Standing There.”
The singer launched a rerecorded model of “I Assume We’re Alone Now” in 2019 together with a corresponding music video. The video options pictures of Tiffany in a shopping center, paying homage to her nationwide mall tour in 1987.
Along with Jackson, Tiffany additionally shared her admiration for extra of music’s greats with Us. “I’ve at all times cherished Van Halen’s music and, after all, I had a giant crush on Eddie Van Halen,” she mentioned earlier than praising her position mannequin, Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks.
“I’ve at all times seemed as much as Stevie Nicks,” she advised Us. “Each time I’ve met her, she’s been great, inquisitive about my music or offers me compliments.”
Hold scrolling to be taught 25 belongings you may not find out about Tiffany:
1. I like to develop herbs, backyard and be in nature. I’ve a whole lot of property in Tennessee. That’s my pleasure and the way I decompress.
2. My secret expertise is hand-painting jackets for my favourite charity, Kids’s Miracle Community.
3. My first automobile was a Saab convertible. I used to be in Sweden after I noticed it and I knew I needed it to be my first automobile, so I had it delivered to Orange County.
4. My most starstruck second was assembly Michael Jackson. I had simply taken “Unhealthy” out of the No. 1 spot with “I Assume We’re Alone Now,” and two weeks later, I went to his live performance on the Discussion board in L.A. He was so pretty.
5. My favourite merchandise in my wardrobe is my leather-based jacket. I’ve had it because the ‘80s, and it’s probably the most snug factor to put on after I’m touring.
6. I at all times cherished Van Halen’s music and, after all, I had a giant crush on Eddie Van Halen.
7. I as soon as had a fan throw their underwear [at me] on stage. It hit me within the hand, and I simply needed to scrub my hand. It was actually gross.
8. If I wasn’t a singer, I’d’ve been a holistic practitioner.
9. My go-to karaoke track is “Quick Automobile” by Tracey Chapman.
10. I like Very Scary Individuals. It’s hosted by Donnie Wahlberg, certainly one of my favourite folks.
11. I accumulate classic purses and jewellery.
12. After I first watched Jaws, I had nightmares, and it took me a very long time to get into the ocean once more. But when it’s on TV, I cease every thing and watch it.
13. My favourite room is the kitchen. I’m at all times [working on] recipes for my cooking membership, Let’s Meals With Tiffany, and I grew up within the kitchen with my grandmother. These are a few of my greatest recollections.
14. My go-to consolation meals is mashed potatoes. My grandmother would make it after I was unhappy or didn’t really feel good.
15. Within the ‘80s, folks thought I seemed like Molly Ringwald due to the pink hair.
16. My first job was at Pier 1 Imports. I took it when my son was at school in Tennessee. I needed to know if I may work an everyday job since I’ve been within the music trade since I used to be 14 years outdated. I like being within the stockroom. Nobody knew who I used to be.
17. Essentially the most well-known particular person in my cellphone e-book is Dave Navarro.
18. I’m very business-minded and concerned in my profession on the administration facet.
19. My favourite e-book is Natural Cures.
20. The second I spotted I’d “made it” was after I was driving in my hometown of Norwalk, California and blasting “I Assume We’re Alone Now” on the radio.
21. I’m a fan of Greek mythology and wish to go to Greece.
22. My favourite exercise is yoga.
23. My favourite meal to prepare dinner after I get off the street is spaghetti Bolognese.
24. I’ve at all times seemed as much as Stevie Nicks. Each time I’ve met her, she’s been great, inquisitive about my music or offers me compliments. It’s a dream come true to have any individual you look as much as be so optimistic about supporting you.
25. My go-to cocktail is a mimosa.