“Twin Life” – Q&A
What’s it like being a twin?
Today, we answer all your questions about what it’s like to grow up with a twin and working together as closely as we do.
After 28 years of living together and making a living together we think we can consider ourselves experts on the subject! 😉
The older we get the more we understand how valuable and special our bond is, and we loved your various questions on what it’s truly like to live lives so closely connected to each other. Your questions helped us reflect on the whole subject, and some of the answers even surprised ourselves!
If some of you have a twin yourselves or a sibling you are really close with we’d love to hear about your experience, too!
We send you all big hugs,
Mona & Lisa
Mona, Lisa, this was beautiful.
I got a lot of belly laughs and an education at the same time.
I am the oldest of three with two younger sisters. At home, I was the family scapegoat and at school, I hung out with the peaceful nerds so when the school bullies were looking for a victim, there was no-one aggressive enough to defend me. At home, it was four against one and at school, pretty much the same.
So, from this interaction and many others, I get to look at more or less the opposite of what is or seems to be by now, pounded into my brain and to some extent, hard wired. I get to see from your relationship with each other and with your dad and step-mum, how good family life can and some would say, should be.
I find this very helpful in understanding where my own weirdness or oddities came from, in forgiving myself for some social incompetence and in having some idea not only of what I can do better but also how to do better. You show such a great example that at least some of it must rub of on me. We can find what comes naturally to you in self help books but the lessons are clearer and a lot more fun when you demonstrate them.
I guess this is an unintended benefit of satisfying the curiosity of others but hey; why not?
I have been surprised at the absence of young people in the MLT Club. I introduce younger folks to you and your work as often as I can as I feel you offer so much of value.
MLT gives a lot more than just music.
It was a happy accident that brought me here.
Thank you both. 🙂
Man this was such a lot of fun to watch! It’s like being a fly on the wall listening to you 2! Watching you interact is really a joy! Time goes by so fast, you and we have to enjoy this as much as we can while we still can. Thank you girls.
I thoroughly enjoyed that (watched it 4 times so far). My guess is that you are identical twins. Maybe, you just had some epigenetic marks attached to your chromosomes that turned specific genes on or off. This would account for some slight feature differences.
Hi Mona Hi LisaLisa. Thank you so much for answering all our questions it was a video that showed a lot how nice and fun you guys are and how your life has always been good, a lot of union with a lot of love between you., the more we know about you, the more we are amazed. Stay Groovy dear girls.
I’m sure you know that it is quite easy to get your DNA tested to determine if you are identical or fraternal twins. You can order a kit and easily take the DNA samples at home. I think you mentioned before that you really weren’t interested in doing a test as adults to confirm whether you are identical or fraternal. I mean what difference would it make really?
When you were asked the question about if when a fellow was interested in possibly dating one of you they seemed to be awkward at asking just one of you and usually ended up inviting both of you out together. That got me wondering if either of you have had a serious boyfriend which possibly drove a bit of a wedge between the two of you and how did you handle that kind of situation? Trying to split twins up for a romantic relationship I imagine comes with problems especially for you two since you are presented as a pair in nearly everything you do because of your musical business. Great love songs often come from telling the tale of one’s own romantic experiences and I think fans do wonder how that works out when you are twins with a business connection that could get in the way. Have any of your songs come from the joys and/or heartbreaks of a romantic relationship? I hope you don’t stay “married” to the business and the world doesn’t get to enjoy a new generation of musical Wagner children.
By the way, I am almost an “Irish Twin” since I have a brother that was born 12 months and 12 days before I was. Close but no cigar.
Piece of furniture! I was laughing out loud when Lisa referred to Mona as a piece of furniture. I have to say that watching this video was incredibly fun. It has always been clear that you get along very well but this was the closest, intimate even, that I have ever seen you together. Very detailed and thoughtful answers to so many questions. I’ve got to say you’re adorable. Two peas in a pod. So lucky to have each other and we are so lucky that you share so much time and of yourselves for us. It’s easy to see why you have such avid fans. Love the matching outfits! Thank you for this, truly.
I absolutely love this kind of interaction between the two of you…Mona how’s it feel to be a piece of furniture …I laughed on that one …it’s was beautiful and of course you are the “foot stool” in I Bought Myself a Politician….one of the “many faces” of Mona.????????????????????????????????I LOVE YOU GIRLS….you make my day EVERYDAY❤️????
Thanks for this video girls. I am the father of fraternal twin girls and Ill assure you that you are identical. My girls are polar opposites literally. One blonde and the other brunette. One favors me and the other their mother. By the time they were middle age teens they both had gravitated to a totally different sets of friends. They told me “we can’t have the same friends!” As adults they talk often and are pretty close but nothing like the two of you are. It would have been wonderful to have them as close as the two of you. Im thankful you two have been connected by your love of music and helped to develop each others talents. The thing about music is you touch people that you will never meet, or know, or even be aware of. The joy you provide to many thousands of people or millions of people, will be forever. Thank you for all that you do being song writers and performers. Lisa and Mona (I did that on purpose…lol) thank you for all the hard work you put into the great music you share with the world. Stay groovy
Very good questions and as always excellent answers
I love this type of interaction with you
Great questions and answers again! I was especially interested in the “identical vs fraternal” question. If I was in your shoes I would have to know, but we are all different about things like that.
It’s amazing to me is how different either of you can appear from video to video by just changing your hair a bit, but if one looks closely, your eyes, noses, ears, mouths, natural hair, chins, and cheeks all look the same. The odds of a fraternal sister matching that closely are extremely unlikely. While Mona has grown a bit taller, your body styles are the same – I think your “California Dreaming” video is pretty convincing.
Whatever the answer is, I love your music and videos and look forward to the next one and more.
Mona and Lisa thank you so much for this wonderful insight of twins! I can tell how much you both love and support each other , when I watch the video’s of the cavern club just seeing you both support each other when one does a solo on guitar or lead singing, it is so beautiful to see the love you have for each other. And how much you care for us club members to share what you share with us!! Thank you so much
Bill and Maddie Isenberg Huge Fans from Pittsburgh PA USA
It warms my ❤️ to hear you say you’re each other’s best friend and to see you’re obviously as close as we all wish you to be! There are so many beautiful moments in this video that we can’t help but love you both even more, witnessing your amazing bond! I’ve never known any sets of twins closely enough to converse with them, so this vid, and many of your others, was very informative for me. Thanks so much for sharing! I got a nice chuckle when you both agreed you seldom dress alike as you sat there dressed identically!
That was great! It is a lot of fun getting to know you. We liked how when you want to be alone, it’s natural that you are both there being alone together. Thats very sweet, and admirable. When Lisa referred to Mona as a “piece of furniture” a footstool came to mind. Orange argyle socks kicking over a footstool. Coincidence? Perhaps not.
Those outfits are out of this world!
Marlo & JP
Baby’s in Black and I’m feeling good. Interesting to see how there are differences in your creative “strengths” and personalities, but they are oh SO subtle.
Thank you for the great answers, it’s so nice to see your personalities shine and how much you care for each other!
You two are so cute. I can see how the creative process goes so smoothly with someone as close as you two.
As far as I can see, you don’t have, any of both, any tatoo. Well done darlings!
So very cute, Ladies. One of the first things that I noticed was that you both seemed so excited to share in this interview that you talked much faster and over each other more than usual. I actually loved seeing this because it just showed how honest and spontaneous you both are… and the subject truly did excite you to talk about. I think you are both destined for great things in your lives including your music (which is already great) and your loving spirits that are infectious and so very positive in our challenging World. Although you are making a wonderful impact on humanity as artists, I believe that your ultimate life resume will reflect how many lives you have affected in a positive, loving way. Big hugs to both of you… Brian
Thanks for taking the time to answer all these questions so well. Some parts were almost like a therapy session! It seems to have reinforced your views on how lucky you are to have each other (if you didn’t know already). My brother has twins (a boy and girl) but they now lead more independent lives since starting full time jobs in different countries but I don’t think they were ever as close to each other as you two seem to be. I can see how people would maybe be upset if they saw you arguing but that’s just natural and also because you are both such creative people who are passionate about what you do. Great video as all always!
I imagine the artificial hair colors might draw out artificial stereotypes in some peoples’ minds (i.e., blondes are wrongly thought by some people as less intellectual and redheads are supposedly “hot headed”…these are definitely dated stereotypes from previous generations and might not still be relevant).
Great Qs and replies, thoroughly enjoyed, I thought I had submitted a Q for this themed Q & A but I guess it got lost in a tech glitch or inadvertently submitted elsewheres… I can’t even recall niw what I gad asked, probably something that was already asked on here …lol….
Though I will say, Twins run in in my family…My Grandma’s mom ( my Late Mom’s Mother), her Mom was an identical twin, and I have a younger cousin who has twins, a boy and girl, all my schooling years, there were always a set of twins or more at the school either identical or fraternal ( either fraternal girls or fraternal or boy/girl twins ….. and a former neighbour in my childhood years used to babysit identical twin girls and I’d get them mixed up ….lol
Hi ladies,
There is something I have been thinking about for a while. I was not going to say anything, cause it might be a little embarrassing. But someone asked you a question about guys maybe asking you out. And you could probably sometimes notice them trying to choose between the two of you. Lisa said that if a guy asked you both to go out all together that it would seem creepy or freaky?
Well, I was wondering – if I was ever lucky enough to meet you and if I was a lot younger than I am (lol), which one would I want to go out with, if I could?
It is a tough choice. You are both amazing, talented, and seem very sincere.
I’m glad that I don’t have to choose between you.
I know that you will choose good guys to be with.
Take Care,
Love & Peace,
Bobby S.
Hello Lisa and Mona,
Thanks for answering all those questions, some of which I was thinking of.
I was thinking that you were fraternal twins, cause you do resemble each other, but we can tell you apart (I think? lol). I dunno? I am just thinking of a few identical twins I have known over the years and really can not tell them apart. I have a neighbor right now who has an identical twin sister who lives somewhere else and I can not tell them apart – maybe also cause they wear their hair exactly the same (most of the time). They also have a younger sister, who is a little shorter, who also resembles them a lot, but not exactly.
I have an older brother and sister who are twins. Fraternal naturally. He is 5 minutes older. They look nothing alike. Although when they were younger, she was very beautiful and he was very handsome.
It is sad to say that they never got along very well. They were never very close.
Anyway, I think you are both amazing and are very lucky to have each other.
Take good care and have a great weekend.
Cheers,
Bobby S.
I enjoyed watching your surprise reactions to a lot of the questions as they made you look at things you hadn’t considered. So much fun to watch you two together.
Can’t help but notice that the hair is becoming incrementally similar. Is there a practical joke in the planning stage? You could fool me.
Great questions, and great answers. If I had a twin like either of you, I wouldn’t complain at all about it.
You ducked my question about keeping secrets, I guess that is a yes????.
The way you were dressed for this video, you looked like Bond Girls. Hubba hubba.????
Hi Ladies,
Very interesting questions. Love the directness with which you answered the question. (One of the many things I love about you all) thank you so much for taking the time to answer my questions.
When Lisa tried to get Mona in trouble (imagine that) what you carved Mona’s name on is called, in English, a Bannister.
I absolutely love the “Stage Outfits” you had on today. If I’m not mistaken they were worn for your LAST CAVERN SHOW. They are what I imagine the Beatles would have worn if they had been female. I personally think that you based your stage outfits on the Beatles outfits. Even the ones with the jackets.
I have a brother 18 months younger and a sister 30 months younger. Three kids in 33 months, brother and sister are less than a year apart. (Let that one sink in) ????????????????????
My brother and I were quite close growing up until we hit high school. He was better in everything except art. Even the girls were all around him. They never paid any attention To me. ????. My sister and I never really got along. We are closer now, but still not that much.
I am pretty much a loner now, I’m considered a chaotic discipline. All over the board but structured about it.
Thanks again Ladies for such an interesting subject.
Maybe the next topic ” What do you Like and Dislike about being in a band.
Best always
Rick Ross.
Thank you for your answers. It make me understand twins a little more. What i like most is the wau you look at each other. It looks as if you are really fond of each other and care for each other !.
Wonderful to see grownups who can revert to being giddy little girls.
The questions kinda put you on the spot don’t they? Curious it’ so hard to describe your likes and dislikes – not something you ponder – you just live it. I think you compliment each other – your music proves it. As for who is more nurturing -ya’ll are both pretty good nurturers -just ask lil Neve. As little kids you did look alike – like Precious Moments. But your eyes are different and Mona is slightly taller – you both are quite stunning. But also quite humble and naturally funny. Muchos thanks for sharing sharing your life as twins. LuvYa Dubya. Peace be
Hi Mona and Lisa,
I LOVED watching this Q and A video! In addition to being extremely talented musicians, you guys are hilarious, adorable, cute as can be, beautiful and full of personality! It is so much fun to get to know you through your videos. Thanks so much for posting them. I can’t wait to see what you do next.
Hi Mona and Lisa, this was so much fun to watch. Some really heartwarming moments in some of the questions around that special twin bond between yourselves. That connection you both have, spills into your music when you play together, I think it is so very special. I think you both complement each other so wonderfully, like you do musically when you sing, you harmonize in life!
I really love these Q and As, and thanks for answering my questions, that shed a lot of insight into you both.
Although I am 7 years older than my little sister, growing up we were the closest I think. A lot of times, the age difference really didn’t matter. Maybe at times I acted her age. Sometimes we fought like cat’s and dogs, but would forget what we were mad at each about very quickly. I think if we were twins, it would have been even more special. Thanks again for this, really enjoyed it. ????❤
Bummed they didn’t use my question, but that was SO fantastic. I really love getting to know them both as people! And next time I go furniture shopping, I’m definitely going to look for a Mona recliner. LOL. That was a hilarious comment, Lisa.
Well-done! It is always great to see the bond between you two. It looked like you enjoyed doing this video (as you do in all videos). Not surprised by your answers; the non-verbal communication during each duo sessions always show the closeness that you have as both twins and as best friends.
Thank you for another fun Q and A.
Which one of you both is engaged?
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, experiences and feelings about being Twins! That was eye opening for me and maybe helps me to understand Twins better. Coincidentally, my brother who I am closer to than anyone else; and he knows me better than anyone else, has a daughter “Abbey” (He’s a big Beatle’s fan.) who is having twin girls. I just found out day before yesterday. I am so excited for her and her family… husband and three year old son.
As much as I love my Brother I can’t imagine what it is like to have a twin. You two are very lucky to have each other and we are very lucky to be a part of your journey!!