Never Knew,I Needed A Hero

Truth or Lie?

1985

      I was in Truth or Lie from its inception, it was a great thing that we had going for us but things ended dramatically when I was leaving for Seattle in late 1989. It was a live show that we were playing in some tattered hole in the wall bar.  I was the lead vocalist and guitarist.  Rose, Lilly, Erin and myself all stood in back getting ready to preform.

     "Are you ready Claire?" Lilly asked her high pitched soprano voice rang out almost like a jingle bell.

     "Yeah I'm ready, just a little nervous but ready none the less." I told her with a smile.

     "Claire this is a good thing that we can all do this together." Rose said as she put an arm around me and kissed my cheek like she always did.

     "I agree, if it weren't for the four of us this band wouldn't exist. I love you girls." I said with a smile that was larger than life itself at that point.

      We walked out on the stage and people welcomed us as well as just stared because we were a band on women. It was quite a rush, in a lot of ways I didn't want the set to end because I was having too much fun getting to do what I loved for an audience. The gig didn't pay too well but it paid well enough that none of us had a problem doing it. The crowd seemed to love what we were doing so that became the way our live shows worked. We tried to put so much energy into our music and our playing to create the best experience for the audience possible.

    When the show was over, I looked like I walked into a shower with my clothes on. I just wanted to maybe drink a beer and chill the fuck out because I had like zero energy left after that particular show. 

     "We did it Claire!" Erin cheered as she hugged me once we were off stage. It felt like we were all sisters. Like nothing would separate the four of us.

      "Yes we did, I'm proud of all of us." I told them grinning ear to ear. That was truly the best  night of my life and sometimes I regretted making the choice to leave the band like I did. 

     There was so much that happened when I was in Truth or Lie, and there was so much that happened after I left the band. Like when I left they replaced me with this guy named Rod. Rod was a nice guy and seemed to fit well with them so I didn't say a word. I wanted them to go on and make music and be happy even if I at the time no longer wanted that dream for myself. I still feel I did the right thing by letting them continue on with the name and get a new vocalist and lead guitarist. Even though they never did the original three albums that I was with them for live because Rod couldn't do my vocals. Truth or Lie was the best times of my life.