Kathryn "Kathy" Valentine (born January 7, 1959, Austin, Texas) is an American bass guitarist. She was the original bassist for the all-girl rock band The Go-Go's, but she left the band on March 8, 2013 due to "irreconcilable differences."
She began playing at age 16 in her hometown of Austin, and joined a fledgling Girlschool in London, England in 1975. In 1978, Valentine relocated to Los Angeles, California and co-founded The Textones with Carla Olson. She joined the Go-Go's on New Year's Eve 1980, as a substitute for an ailing bassist, but was asked to remain as a permanent member shortly thereafter. She wrote "Can't Stop the World" on the Go-Go's debut album, and co-wrote the hit singles, "Vacation" and "Head over Heels", which appeared on subsequent releases. After the Go-Go's disbanded, Valentine played guitar in the World's Cutest Killers with former Girlschool guitarist Kelly Johnson, The BlueBonnets and The Delphines.
In 2005, she released a solo recording, Light Years, that she co-produced, wrote, arranged and performed the guitar and vocal tracks. She now resides in her hometown of Austin with her husband and young daughter. Valentine performs regularly with the Go-Go's, the Impossible, and a new line-up of BlueBonnets.
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Kathy is married to, and has a daughter with Steven Weisburd, who was a drummer with Los Angeles rock bands such as Fields Laughing, Pop Art, Breakfast and Grady before becoming an attorney. In 2007 they sold their home in Studio City, California to move back to Austin, Texas.
Former Go-Go's bassist Kathy Valentine is suing four of her former bandmates, claiming they are attempting to "deprive her" of her full stake in the l...
