Ione Skye on surrendering her past and forgiving herself
Gen X It girl, Ione Skye was named for the Scottish island where she was conceived, before her enigmatic folk singer father, Donovan abandoned the family before she was born.
A string of stepfathers couldn't remedy her fundamental abandonment and Ione grew up surrounded by creative types who flowed freely through her mother's house in Los Angeles.
Following her beloved older brother into the world of acting and modelling, Ione had an early start in Hollywood and it led her to a full, messy life in which she starred alongside the likes of River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves and John Cusack.
When she was only a teenager, she began a relationship with Anthony Keidis, the lead singer of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, who was addicted to heroin.
This dysfunctional relationship led to Ione's marriage to the first great love of her life, Adam Horovitz of The Beastie Boys, and a period of time she describes as her 90s daydream.
This happy period devolved as Ione joyfully and remorsefully explored her bisexuality and the infidelity eventually ended the marriage.
Today Ione is happily married to Australian musician, Ben Lee and has two daughters.
Further information
Say Everything is published by HarperCollins.
Find out more about Ione Skye and Ben Lee's creative project, Weirder Together, online.
Find out more about the Conversations Live National Tour on the ABC website.
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