Kayla’s been singing ever since she was a little girl, just like her Mother. Here’s what Stacy said about her:
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“She is me all over again. She sings and plays the piano and my son is making tracks [and he writes songs]. These kids are something else.”
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Stacy and her husband are adamant about their kids enjoying their youth though. She explained why she doesn’t want them to have to experience the same things she did:
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Lattisaw experienced bullying at every level of school she attended, from boys making fun of her looks, to girls pulling her hair, to teachers that gave her a hard time. “It was jealousy,” Lattisaw said. “It came with the territory, but you wouldn’t think that an adult would treat a child the same way.”
“Those years were not good for me. I would never put that type of stress and pressure on either of my kids. Those are supposed to be the best times of your life.”
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In 1981, Stacy opened up for the Jacksons on the ‘Jacksons Triumph Tour.’ The Jacksons were already a multi-platinum selling recording group and get this- Lattisaw actually didn’t want to go on tour with the legendary Jacksons at first. It was because of her experiences of being in the industry so young she says:
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“I was 15 when [the Jacksons’] management called my manager and I said no. At 15 you’re not thinking about going on the road. You just want to stay home and play with your friends. I just wanted to be a normal child.” Lattisaw, with pressure from her parents, eventually did say yes and went on the road for 13 weeks with the Jacksons.
She toured 38 states and every night would spend the evening talking with fellow child star Michael Jackson in his dressing room. He would be someone that Lattisaw finally could relate to.
“Most [of what people] see [is] the glamour and glitz of it, but I had so many things I dealt with,” Lattisaw said about her career. “[Michael Jackson] would pretty much have to disguise himself when he went out. He had to come out of school at an early age.” Lattisaw remembered. “People don’t really understand the type of pressure and stress that you are put under at that young age.”
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It looks like Stacy is going to be there every step of the way for her young adult children as they take on the music world.
Now as far as Stacy Lattisaw’s music, you’ve probably heard by now, there will
