Gone the Knack

2 years ago by Jeff Woods | February 16, 2010 3:37 pm

"I had never met a girl like her – ever … she induced madness. She was a very powerful presence. She had an insouciance that wouldn’t quit. She was very self-assured. She also had an overpowering scent, and it drove me crazy."

Sounds like the kind of girl that would inspire a song.    Sure enough, Sharona did just that, a #1 hit for 6 weeks in 1979.

Doug Fieger met Sharona Alperin (who was 17 at the time) and she inspired a two-month-long run of songwriting. "It was like getting hit in the head with a baseball bat; I fell in love with her instantly. And when that happened, it sparked something and I started writing a lot of songs feverishly in a short amount of time."

31 years later, the leader of the band The Knack, has died at the age of 57. 

Another taken by the ‘C’ word.

For detailsclick HERE

Cheers,

Jeff.

p.s. Sharona Alperin is now working in real estate with Sothebys, in fact you can see for yourself by clicking HERE

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  • Lola
    February 17, 2010 at 11:30 am

    Terrible c-word – That’s sad to hear. So what became of Sharona – did date or marry her?

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  • johnny d
    February 17, 2010 at 11:54 am

    What happened to her? What an amazing inspiration for him!

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  • Lola
    February 18, 2010 at 12:33 pm

    Thanks for that Jeff. I think it’s really cool that they reference her connection to My Sharona in her bio. To be the girl who inspired one heck of an earwig song … it’s been in my head for two days now!

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  • DouglasM
    February 22, 2010 at 11:08 pm

    Sharona was on the cover/sleeve for the single. I don’t have my copy of it any more (damn!), just the album (vinyl, of course). I recall that she looked, erm…inspiring to a musician.

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