Lita Ford

Lita Ford earns my respect less for the chart numbers and more for the timing of her arrival. Picking up a guitar as a teenager in the Runaways, then carving out a glam-metal solo career in an era that gave female instrumentalists little room, took real nerve. "Close My Eyes Forever" is the song everyone cites, but I'm more drawn to the grind that preceded it. Her playing never sounds like it's asking permission, and that unapologetic edge is what keeps me coming back. She made space where there wasn't any, and that legacy outlasts any single hit.

Name (English)

Lita Ford

Name (Japanese)

リタ・フォード

Reading

りた・ふぉーど

Born

September 19, 1958 (age 67)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dog

Origin

London, Roman Empire

Occupation

singer / guitarist / songwriter / recording artist / actor

High school

Long Beach Polytechnic High School

• Official sitehttps://www.litafordonline.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/litafordofficial/
• Xhttps://x.com/litaford
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lita%20Ford
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q163211

Tags

• singer
• guitarist
• songwriter

Last updated

2026-06-17

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