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> [People don't connect the girl that sang 'Mickey' with the girl who was one of the seven original Lockers or the same…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/people-don-t-connect-the-girl-that-sang-mickey-with-the-girl-who-was/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/toni-basil-20249_easy_people-don-t-connect-the-girl-that-sang_253676.jpg)

> [Mickey' is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a one-hit wonder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/mickey-is-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-as-a-one-hit-wonder/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/169/toni-basil-20249_fame_mickey-is-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-f_1940289.jpg)

> [Some guy decided that it would be funny to put that in my Wikipedia entry. He was adamant that 'Mickey' was about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/some-guy-decided-that-it-would-be-funny-to-put-that-in-my-wikipedia/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e5/toni-basil-20249_better_some-guy-decided-that-it-would-be-funny_2770888.jpg)

## Other authors on Mickey

## More by Toni Basil

> [I grew up thinking of show business as a business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/i-grew-up-thinking-of-show-business-as-a-business/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [I'm surprised by the success of anything I do, but it's gratifying when the public approves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/i-m-surprised-by-the-success-of-anything-i-do-but-it-s-gratifying/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [People don't connect the girl that sang 'Mickey' with the girl who was one of the seven original Lockers or the same girl who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/people-don-t-connect-the-girl-that-sang-mickey-with-the-girl-who-was/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [I think, actually, I was the first person to ever sign a simultaneous video and recording deal with a record company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/i-think-actually-i-was-the-first-person-to-ever-sign-a-simultaneous/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [It never dawned on me I would do anything but show business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/it-never-dawned-on-me-i-would-do-anything-but-show-business/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [I've always been a dancer, and I will always be a dancer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/i-ve-always-been-a-dancer-and-i-will-always-be-a-dancer/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [I grew up in show business, so I always knew I was going to be a dancer or a performer. I knew that was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/i-grew-up-in-show-business-so-i-always-knew-i-was-going-to-be-a/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [I have an inspired career other than just singing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/i-have-an-inspired-career-other-than-just-singing/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [On my 'Mickey' video, I was the director, producer, choreographer, editor, singer - everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/on-my-mickey-video-i-was-the-director-producer-choreographer-editor/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [Start dancing immediately. Run to the closest dance studio, and study the style of dance of the music you love. If you love hip-hop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/start-dancing-immediately-run-to-the-closest-dance-studio-and-study/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [I don't mind having a one-hit wonder as long as I have a career in show business, which has been fabulous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/i-don-t-mind-having-a-one-hit-wonder-as-long-as-i-have-a-career-in/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [I come from a very vaudevillian family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/i-come-from-a-very-vaudevillian-family/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [I love street and I love ballet and I love to convey what I can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/i-love-street-and-i-love-ballet-and-i-love-to-convey-what-i-can/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [On a TV show, for instance, dancers have to be paid for a week and a half rehearsal time. So unless they're vital to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/on-a-tv-show-for-instance-dancers-have-to-be-paid-for-a-week-and-a/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

> [Mickey' is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a one-hit wonder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/toni-basil/mickey-is-in-the-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-as-a-one-hit-wonder/)

[Toni Basil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/toni-basil/)

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