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After more than 20
sterling years and global record sales in excess of 25 million,
she has proven that she has the heart and soul to keep her legion
of fans compelled by her every creative move. With her newly minted
collection, Bring Ya To The Brink, Cyndi firmly asserts
her position as one of the most beguiling, innovative, and downright
exciting recording artists of this and any other generation.
The genesis of Bring Ya To The
Brink, a title culled from the lyrics of the percussive stand-out
jam "Lyfe," lies within Cyndi's unique, often sharp-edged observations
of the world.
"I am always inspired by what
I see every time I step outside my door," she says. "The world
is filled with fascinating people struggling and surviving and
living their lives the best way they can. The more I see, the
more I write down. For me, the words become my views of life and
my poetry."
For Cyndi, part of life's truth is
exacting fairness, equality, and an overall good for the people
she loves. It's to that end that she founded the landmark True
Colors concert tour, which began its second annual journey
across America in June 2008. The 24-city trek once again strove
to combine great music with a show of solidarity against discrimination
and for equality and raise public awareness about the issues facing
the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
"It is absolutely insane to
me that people are not allowed simple civil rights in this country
simply because of their sexuality," she says.
 In
gathering artists that include the B-52s, Indigo Girls, Joan Jett
& the Blackhearts, and Joan Armatrading, among others, Cyndi
is fulfilling a desire to give back to the community for the love
and support they have given her throughout her career. The tour
was a joint venture with the Human Rights Campaign (the nation's
largest organization working for LGBT equality), as well as PFLAG,
Centerlink, and the newly created True Colors Fund of the Stonewall
Community Foundation.
"It's an honor to always have
the genuine affection of the gay community," Cyndi says. "They
have never turned their back on me. I will never turn my back
on them. We've had a long and enduring love affair."
The roots of that affair can
be traced to 1985, during which Cyndi won a Grammy award for Best
New Artist and became the first artist in history to have five
top-10 singles from a debut album. Along the way, she continually
won accolades as a singer, musician, actor, and writer. She has
been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, 2 Emmy Awards, 2 American
Music Awards, 7 American Video Awards, 18 MTV awards.
But it's as a master craftsman of
her own recordings that give Cyndi her greatest sense of accomplishment.
With Bring Ya To The Brink, she has raised the creative
bar, hitting what is destined to mark another career watermark
of success.
 "I
still have so much to say and share," she says. "I'm grateful
for each and everyday that I get to make music. As long as there's
a corner of the world where people want to hear me, I'll be there
singing my heart out."
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Cyndi
Lauper burst onto the world stage as the quintessential girl who
wants to have fun. 