Description
As a founding member of one of Los Angeles’ earliest female-led bands, BACKSTAGE PASS, Genevieve Schorr lived and breathed rock’n roll growing up like a lot of teenagers at the time. What set her apart was forging her unique band so early in the punk timeline (a direct shot from her glam & pub rock influences) and eventually evolving her life into becoming a professional rock’n roll stylist to the stars. Genny’s book reads like a lost diary trapped in a punk house time capsule from the era, complete with tales of dereliction and unsuspecting victories along the way. Crossing paths with such wildly diverse characters such as The Screamers, The Mumps, Dr. Feelgood, The Damned, The Quick, Jon Stewart, Jim Carrey, The Bangles, and Linda Ronstadt, All Roads Lead To Punk is an invigorating flash through a wild life not to be forgotten. This book comes also with a limited edition BACKSTAGE PASS 7″ single featuring the original 1977 studio recordings of “Legend (Come On Up To Me)” (immortalized by Redd Kross’s version in Desperate Teenage Lovedolls) b/w “Let Me Show You Love” – the debut 7″ that never was…
Genny Schorr –
Musician, Wardrobe Stylist, Designer, Archivist
Genny Schorr got her start in music in the LA punk scene as a founding member of Backstage Pass in 1976; a mostly female band that helped launch punk club, The Masque. Two years later, after meeting Antoinette Laumer, who was a Rock ‘n Roll clothing designer, she found a new calling as a wardrobe stylist. Together, they both opened and co-owned LA clothing store, Strait Jacket, along with Jake Riviera of Stiff Records. They had several notable clients, dressing bands for album covers and videos during the MTV era, including The Bangles, Bruce Springsteen, Carlene Carter, The Cramps, Dave Alvin, Del Shannon, Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Marshall Crenshaw, John Hiatt, Nick Lowe, The Plimsouls, The Psychedelic Furs, Siouxsie Sioux, Split Enz, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Wall of Voodoo, X the band, and more. When the shop closed in 1983, Genny began a 10-year career as an independent wardrobe stylist and landed a gig with Linda Ronstadt after a chance meeting at a Tom Petty concert. She worked and lived with Linda Ronstadt for the next four years and dressed her for the Get Closer summer tour as well as a trilogy of albums and videos in collaboration with The Nelson Riddle Orchestra for What’s New, Lush Life, and For Sentimental Reasons. Additionally, she was the stylist for the video, “To Know Him is to Love Him”, for Trio which included Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton. Genny selected looks for Ronstadt’s notable television appearances including The Johnny Carson Show, David Letterman and The Smokey Robinson Revue, as well as world tours including United States, Japan and Australia. She also accompanied Ms. Ronstadt to NYC for Joseph Papp’s, La Boheme. Additionally, she styled Ms. Ronstadt for Chuck Berry’s film, Hail Hail Rock N Roll and for the video, “Somewhere Out There”, a duet with James Ingram.
In 1987, Genny was engaged as The Bangles personal wardrobe stylist for their European and U.S. tours. She had previously styled them for the album Different Light and videos “If She Knew What She Wants”, “Manic Monday”, “Hazy Shade of Winter”, and “Walking Down Your Street” with Little Richard. In 1989, she began working for Dave Stewart from Eurythmics at Chapel Studios as an assistant and also wardrobe stylist for his band, Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys. In 1993, she left the business to pursue a career in the health industry for two decades. In 2018 she reunited with Backstage Pass and recently rebooted her career as a wardrobe stylist with some of her previous clients including Susanna Hoffs. Genny is currently working at Kosh Design Studios with art director, John Kosh as a consultant, archivist and designer. Genny reunited with Linda Ronstadt, choosing the cover photo of her book, Feels Like Home: A Song for the Sonoran Borderlands. She is currently writing her memoir which chronicles her Rock ‘n Roll journey based on some of her performances with storytelling show, Our Lips Unsealed produced by her bandmate, Marina Muhlfriedel. She currently resides in Los Angeles and is mother to musician Eden Hain who is also the owner of non-profit Junior High LA.
