Joan Jett
Joan Jett
Joan Marie Larkin known professionally as Joan Jett, is an American rock guitarist, singer, songwriter, producer and occasional actress, best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, preceded by success with The Runaways, including their hit song "Cherry Bomb". The Blackhearts' record "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 from March 20 to May 1, 1982. Their other popular recordings include "Crimson and Clover", "I Hate Myself for Loving You", "Do...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth22 September 1958
CountryUnited States of America
Joan Jett quotes about
I learned how to scream from Marc Bolan.
Shaving my head was a millennium ritual, to not let it pass as just another New Year's Eve. A lot has happened to me in the last couple of years, personally and spiritually. I wanted to mark it for myself.
Before I settled on music, I wanted to be an archaeologist, an astronaut, all sorts of really diverse things.
It's easier to sit there and say you don't like feminists because they don't have a sense of humor.
I'm not a list person.
I like to hang out with my friends. I love music. I like to go to the movies. I like to eat. I like to cook.
Even though everybody's lives are different, in general we're all human beings, and we go through the same things: disappointments, the pleasures of life, life and death. That's always been a really big part of the show to me, making sure the audience feels connected, and that carries through to the album.
We always play clubs. It's not something that I feel above. Those are my favorite shows because they're intimate, they're tight, their sweaty, they're hot. You're close to the people. Those are my favorites.
I know music is subjective.
I do not knowingly kill any living thing - including insects or rodents - and I thank my food for sustaining me.
There's nothing wrong with being single and not getting married and being, you know, just an old single lady. Who cares?
It's hard to have a dialogue when you're name-calling.
Something happens, you can't even put your finger on it, and then you don't quite feel the same way anymore. All of a sudden, there's fights or something and you are going "who is this person?" I've seen this happen to other people and it has happened to me.
A lot of the touring stuff has become a drag. Traveling itself is a drag. Anyone who's been to an airport knows that.