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'm concentrating on staying healthy, having peace, being happy, remembering what is important, taking in nature and animals, spending time reading, trying to understand the universe, where science and the spiritual meet.
Just be yourself and everything will fall in line, the way it's supposed to be. If you're yourself, that's the best thing you can do, because you can never go "damn if I'd only been myself." Live an authentic life and you don't have to worry about your reputation.
My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who I am.
Factory farming is one of the biggest contributors to the most serious environmental problems. The meat industry causes more greenhouse gas emissions than all the cars, trucks, planes and ships in the world.
My parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be.
You want to have butterflies in your stomach, because if you don't, if you walk out onstage complacent, that's not a good thing.
Nobody knows what anticipation is anymore. Everything is so immediate.
You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands.
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.