Lita Ford News & Updates

Why Lita Ford Wanted Fans to Spit on Her

Lita Ford explained why, in the early days of the Runaways, she wanted fans to spit on her. The band...

Aug 27, 2023 • Ultimate Classic Rock

Cherie Currie + Lita Ford Talk The Runaways, Joan Jett + Influencing Women in Rock

While there are plenty of women in hard rock today, they definitely owe a bit of gratitude to The Ru...

Apr 27, 2014 • loudwire

Lita Ford had her prized Mockingbird stolen – but crossed paths with it in the most bizarre circumstances

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Apr 30, 2025 • Yahoo

Lita Ford Recalls Passenger Flying Out of Her Car After Sharon Osbourne Phone Call

Rock legend Lita Ford has been a professional musician since the age of 16, when she became a part o...

Oct 30, 2013 • loudwire

Lita Ford Reminisces About Guitars During Shopping Trip

Lita Ford recently went with Metal Injection to Matt Umanov Guitars in New York City to look at guit...

Jul 25, 2013 • Noisecreep

Lita Ford Gets a Job as a Music Teacher in Indeed Commercial

In the spot, called "Celebrate: Music Teacher," we see Ford dressed conservatively with her hair tie...

Feb 01, 2016 • Ultimate Classic Rock

Lita Ford Opens Up About the Runaways, Her Estranged Children, and Her Rock ‘n’ Roll Life

Lita Ford picked up the guitar when she was 11 and has been shredding the hell out of it ever since....

Feb 29, 2016 • Phoenix New Times

Lita Ford Claims Tony Iommi Was An Abusive Cokehead in Her New Memoir

In Tony Iommi’s book Iron Man, the Black Sabbath guitarist claims his marriage with Lita Ford ende...

Feb 15, 2016 • MetalSucks

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When Joe Walsh and Lita Ford Teamed Up for a 'RoboCop' Theme Song When Joe Walsh and Lita Ford Teame...

Jun 19, 2012 • Ultimate Classic Rock

Lita Ford: People Just Saw the Runaways as ‘T–s and A–‘

Lita Ford has looked back at her early days with the Runaways, noting that the all-female band had t...

Aug 24, 2023 • Ultimate Classic Rock

Lita Ford's upcoming shows might be a girl's night out, but boys are welcome too

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Jul 22, 2025 • Yahoo

Lita Ford: Still Living Like A Runaway

In the ’80s, Lita Ford was one of the most prominent female voices in hard rock. With hits such as...

Aug 30, 2012 • Houston Press

Halestorm Reunite With Lita Ford + Dorothy for Fall 2016 North American Tour

If something feels right, why wouldn't you want to do it again? So with that in mind, Halestorm have...

Jun 06, 2016 • loudwire

Lita Ford Divorce Gets Creepier Somehow

The 1994 marriage of hair metal queens Lita Ford and Jim Gillette was a bit queasy from the start, a...

Jan 21, 2015 • MetalSucks

Lita Ford has a real ear for playing guitar

So here’s the weirdest thing today. “Queen of Metal” Lita Ford has been shredding loud guitar ...

Nov 30, 2014 • Las Vegas Review-Journal

Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford's 'Close My Eyes Forever' Hit No. 8 in 1989

In 1989, two of hard rock's biggest stars collided when Ozzy Osbourneand Lita Ford teamed up for a d...

Jun 04, 2026 • AOL

How Lita Ford rediscovered her stolen B.C. Rich Mockingbird — and then let it go again

Among the better-known recovery stories is George Harrison's Cherry Red "Lucy" Gibson Les Paul, hear...

May 31, 2026 • Yahoo

Lita Ford Accused of Abuse by Son: “Thankfully We Never Have to See Our Mother Again”

In January, we learned that not only does former Nitro vocalist Jim Gillette now have sole custody o...

Jul 27, 2015 • MetalSucks

Ozzy Osbourne Recalls His Accidental Hit With Lita Ford

We tend to focus on the wild extracurricular shenanigans Ozzy Osbourne got up to during his drinking...

Oct 23, 2014 • Ultimate Classic Rock

Hair Metal Reigns With Warrant and Lita Ford at Warehouse Live

Jani Lane, Warrant’s original lead singer, said in a 1995 interview with Musician magazine that he...

Jun 25, 2021 • Houston Press

Lita Ford on the Runaways, rock and roll — and what happens to hecklers who get in her face

Back in the early 1980s, there were no other girls out there that could play like I could play,” L...

Feb 07, 2026 • Yahoo

Lita Ford & Five Other ’80s Hard-Rock Hotties

Best known for her stint all-girl proto-punkers The Runaways and her bitchin’ solo career, Lita Fo...

Sep 15, 2011 • Houston Press

I kicked him in the wrist as hard as I could. I know I broke it

Lita Ford on the Runaways, rock and roll — and what happens to hecklers who get in her face ......

May 23, 2026 • Guitar Player on MSN

Lita Ford is Almost Done With Her New Album

It’s been 12 years since the release of Living Like a Runaway, the last true studio album from ’...

Nov 11, 2024 • MetalSucks

Lita Ford is Coming to Rhythm City Casino in Davenport, Iowa

Enjoy Lita Ford in the Rhythm City Casino Event Center on Friday, January 23, 2026 at 8 PM! Tickets ...

Jan 22, 2026 • The National Law Review

Lita Ford, Vindys to play Rich Center benefit at Youngstown amp

Lita Ford, former Runaway and Ozzy Osbourne collaborator, and Youngstown’s The Vindys will play a ...

Dec 09, 2024 • The Vindicator

Lita Ford's Heartfelt Ozzy Osbourne Tribute Proves Rock Legends Never Truly Die

Lita Ford's Heartfelt Ozzy Osbourne Tribute Proves Rock Legends Never Truly Die originally appeared ...

Jul 24, 2025 • AOL

Concert Photos: Warrant and Lita Ford Brought the 1990s to MGM Northfield Park

A trifecta of disparately different bands took the stage at the MGM Northfield over the weekend for ...

Nov 17, 2024 • Cleveland Scene

Lita Ford teases new record ahead of Riviera Theatre show

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Lita Ford, founding guitarist of the Runaways, will be bringing her electri...

May 07, 2025 • WIVB-TV

Warrant, Firehouse, Lita Ford ‘Let the Good Times Rock’ in central Pa.: Tributes, double rainbows and headbanging

Rock fans pilled into the outdoor venue at the Hollywood Casino Friday for a night of good music and...

Jun 08, 2024 • Penn Live