Patti D'Arbanville

Patti: (about the song "Lady D'Arbanville") I cried when Cat first sang the song for me. I was flattered, of course, but the song is about the death of our relationship. I much prefer "Wild World," the song he wrote for me in happier days.

Patti: I grew up on Bleecker and Macdougal. The Figaro was right across the street. One time I asked my mother if I could stay out until midnight, and I was sure she'd say no, but she said, 'Well, of course, it's only across the street.' So I used to stay out every night until midnight, then it got to one. I would fall asleep at school. I couldn't stand it. So I quit... I was fourteen when I quit. I stuck it out for two years afer I started going out, but when they started telling me they were going to take me away from my parents if I didn't come to school more often, I had it.

Patti: I call it "Guiding Lights" because it's freezing in the studio and nobody wears a bra.