More than a decade ago, Taylor Momsen shocked fans when she traded in her
Gossip Girl character Jenny Humphrey s signature preppy beret and plaid school skirt for a smoky eye and fishnets as she started her band, The Pretty Reckless.
Her new look and rock and roll attitude led some to call her a wild child a label Momsen, 27, now admits wasn t too far off from the truth. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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was a little wild, Momsen tells PEOPLE in this week s issue, on newsstands Friday. But I don t think I was the ass that everyone made me out to be. I was young, and I was going through my rebellious teenage years.
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When the coronavirus pandemic sent the country into lockdown a year ago, Taylor Momsen felt oddly prepared. Before quarantine started, I d intentionally spent the past few years isolated, the Pretty Reckless front woman tells PEOPLE in this week s issue, on newsstands Friday. In a way, it feels like just an extension of what I was already doing. I m used to being alone, and I m good with it. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Momsen, 27, first made the decision to step away from the spotlight in May 2017, after Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell died by suicide at the age of 52 while she was out on tour with him.
Growing Pains star Alan Thicke, was a major turning point in his life.
The singer tells PEOPLE in this week s issue, on newsstands Friday, that losing his father due to a heart attack in 2016 made him decide to put everything aside in order to focus on his then 6-year-old son Julian, whom he shares with ex-wife Paula Patton. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. I wasn t in a good place when he passed, and I wasn t in a better place right after, Thicke says. However, a few months later, I decided to dedicate my time to raising my son, and that really was a big turn for me. Instead of focusing on my music, I focused on my son. That s how I got through that period.