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Joan Jett

Joan Jett

Birthday: 22 September 1958, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth Name: Joan Marie Larkin
Height: 166 cm

Joan Jett rose to fame in the 1970s all-girl rock band The Runaways. Her cover of "I Love Rock and Roll" was a number one hit in 1982; "Crimson and Clover" was another hit for her. ...Show More

Joan Jett
I don't want to lessen my own achievements, but it's just not that difficult [to play in a band]. If Show more I don't want to lessen my own achievements, but it's just not that difficult [to play in a band]. If you're in good health and like to travel, I don't see why more women don't automatically want to do it. Hide
[on her refusal to appear in Edgeplay: A film about the Runaways] To me, the Runaways is my baby, so Show more [on her refusal to appear in Edgeplay: A film about the Runaways] To me, the Runaways is my baby, so you have to understand my perspective. If there's gonna be a Runaways movie, it should be about what we accomplished, the tours we did, the bands we played with, the people we inspired. I'm not gonna participate in a Jerry Springer fest, bottom line. With any band, you're gonna have interpersonal conflicts, but if that's what they thought the Runaways were about, about breaking a bass or putting on make-up, well, it's very disappointing. Very, very disappointing. I wanted nothing to do with it because that's not the band I was in. [The film] was a totally different take on what went down. Hide
[When asked what would people find unique about her] That I'm not mean. [When asked what would people find unique about her] That I'm not mean.
[on the symbolism of two of her tattoos in Budget Living magazine] The triangle on my chest represen Show more [on the symbolism of two of her tattoos in Budget Living magazine] The triangle on my chest represents the divinity of myself and others. The band around my arm represents the creative essence of life in a swirl of positive and negative forces. Hide
I think there's nothing better than seeing a three-chord straight up rock 'n' roll band in your face Show more I think there's nothing better than seeing a three-chord straight up rock 'n' roll band in your face with sweaty music and three minute good songs. Hide
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