The working title for her memoirs and EP is Kari Krome is Teenage Frankenstein, also derived from her past when at 15 she survived an accident that necessitated her face and jaw be bolted back together. Krome never stopped creating and has amassed a body of work of poetry, lyrics, art, photography and recordings. Another of Fowley’s manipulations was taking credit for Krome’s brainchild, the formation of an all girl band, and not attributing her for songs she penned as he claimed them for himself. She walked away from her songwriting career and work with The Runaways as a result of Fowley’s abuse. Her epiphanies and her ‘post-Fowley confidence’ motivated her to make public the work she has held back as Fowley destroyed most of her trust and confidence in her work with clichés such as, “You will be nothing without me.” “I recognized that until speaking with Cherkis, I had not yet even cried about what happened,” Krome said, “nor was I aware of just how much she had been effected by Fowley. She realizes that the damage of Fowley’s attempts to control her by degradation, which chipped away at her self-esteem, has been lifted. For as much pain caused by Fowley, coming forward with the truth has also been freeing for Krome. Krome wants to take this opportunity to stand by her statements and her solidarity and support for Jackie Fuchs. She is now ready to answer any questions that have been stirred by the article. Runaways’ bassist Jackie Fuchs and Krome came forward to break the 40 year silence of Fuchs’ rape and Krome’s molestation at the hands of their Producer/Manager, Kim Fowley. In response to the recent media frenzy in regards to the Huffington Post article by Jason Cherkis entitled The Lost Girls, Kari Krome has been contacted by an array of people with an overwhelming amount of questions and comments. Krome Issues Statement Following Article in Huffington Post About Jackie Fuchs’ Breaking 40 Year Silence of Fowley’s Sexual Misconduct RUNAWAYS’ CO-FOUNDER AND SONG WRITER, KARI KROME, ON LIFE DURING AND AFTER PRODUCER/PREDATOR, THE LATE KIM FOWLEY Here is Krome’s first statement post-Huffington Post article release: As a young songwriter with The Runaways, she was also sexually abused by Fowley. Krome has been named in the article as one of the only persons in The Runaways’ camp to bravely speak out against Fowley in the immediate aftermath of the rape. Kari Krome, co-founder and songwriter for The Runaways, introduced Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Joan Jett to Fowley when they were young teenage women, kickstarting Jett’s career in rock. Fowley passed away last January 15 in Los Angeles of bladder cancer. A groundswell of support has erupted for Fuchs and Krome in the wake of the release of this article. The rapist: Kim Fowley, the impresario of The Runaways whose Svengali hold on young women hoping to have a career in the rock music industry enabled him to perpetuate sexual abuse and this horrific rape in The Runaways’ camp. The article by Huff Post writer Jason Cherkis, has sent shock waves through the music industry as decades later people try to come to terms with how and why this painful story took decades to be told by Jackie Fuchs. Last week The Huffington Post released a story about the shocking 1975 rape of Jackie Fuchs aka Jackie Fox of the ’70s band The Runaways.
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