“Nowadays, I feel more sure of myself than I did five or six years ago. When I came back on the scene, everything was shocking. I thought I was going crazy for a moment there. I said ‘Are these real people or did Phil Spector hire them?’ ”

It has taken Veronica Bennett Spector the better part of a decade to re-establish her identity as a rock artist—an identity she says she lost when she married producer/ boy genius Phil Spector and assumed the role in a classic rock ’n’ roll fantasy. Now, with a new solo album, Siren, and plans for live performances, she seems determined to carve out a new image for herself and reclaim her place in the rock hierarchy. Ronnie’s past is perfect soap opera material. She is in the process of writing an autobiography; I think she should skip the book and get a made-for-TV miniseries into production. Picture this: