She returned back to music in the mid-‘90s when she released the punk/hard rock single “Retrosexual” and formed The Bebe Buell Band. Buell spent this time managing Liv Tyler’s acting/modeling career, as well as the career of her friend Debbie Harry for a short while. Nevertheless, news about Steven Tyler’s paternity with Buell broke out in 1991 and forced Buell to back off from the public to focus on her daughter. Buell established a great musical name for herself with The Gargoyles as they toured throughout the United States and The UK, eventually opening up for The Ramones for numerous shows. She then broke musical boundaries of the time with The Gargoyles, a hard rock band she fronted during an era where women leading edgy bands was a rare commodity. They kept the date, and Buell persuaded Elvis to smoke pot. Two years later, Buell formed a group called The B-Sides and released A Side Of The B-Sides which was produced by her former lover Todd Rundgren. After the show, Elvis was introduced to Bebe at the Whisky-A-Go- Go club, and was dazzled. In 1981, Buell finally released her debut EP Covers Girl, produced by Ric Ocasek of The Cars and Rick Derringer, with The Cars backing each of the four songs. Buell and Patti Smith had formed a close friendship and spent wine-filled nights writing poetry and singing together which was why Buell called Smith one of her biggest inspirations. Throughout Buell’s entire journey, her true goal was to become a singer from the very beginning.
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