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
I learned how to scream from Marc Bolan.
When I met you you were oh so sweet, now you give me the bread and you take all the meat.
I have a tough time judging myself.
I don't like to say where I'll be in 10 years.
You follow any family around, you're going to see elation, you're going to see disharmony.
I've been able to do a lot of things a lot of people haven't, that other people would dream of. I've been able to live out my fantasies, and dreams! So, I'm real lucky.
A lot of the songs I've recorded are songs I write.
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.
Performance-wise, you really need to be down in the trenches; you need to do the hard work, for a lot of reasons: To build yourself as a performer, to get a sense of the audience, to work hard and to wonder, 'Do I really want to do this?'
It's easier to sit there and say you don't like feminists because they don't have a sense of humor.
I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music.
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.