Quotes by Joan Jett

About Joan Jett:

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 You Wanna Touch Me", "Light of Day", "Love Is All Around" and "Bad Reputation".
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I've always got something to say.

Joan Jett

I was in drama, wanted to be an actor.

Joan Jett

I'm not necessarily intimidated by really jocky guys. I can talk football with them, you know what I mean?

Joan Jett

I bought one of those Learn How to Play Guitar Chords By Yourself and it shows you the diagram where to put your hands and I took that in my room, sat with my singles and learned how to play guitar.

Joan Jett

I'll be working until I die.

Joan Jett

I'm not a list person.

Joan Jett

My job is intense. It's very physical.

Joan Jett

I really wanted it to be organic and coming from my heart. So, I think maybe the initial thought of wanting to go in that direction, I had to wait until things happened in our world and in our country that fired me up enough where the words came out ...

Joan Jett

A lot of the songs I've recorded are songs I write.

Joan Jett

Disharmony is natural in any band.

Joan Jett

I don't know if I get recognized necessarily, though I do get looked at a lot - but I don't know if it's because of who I am, or if people just think I look weird.

Joan Jett

A lot of people ask me why I don't expand and explore other musical areas, but I like the plain three- and four-chord rock-and-roll that I call the the semi-blues.

Joan Jett

One of the mistakes I made was believing that the rock n' roll genre as a genre was much more free than the whole pop or R&B scene.

Joan Jett

Only because The Runaways were my baby and there's no reason to get it back together except to totally have fun. If that's not the goal, then I don't want to do it.

Joan Jett

Girls have got balls. They're just a little higher up, that's all.

Joan Jett

I have a tough time judging myself.

Joan Jett

You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands.

Joan Jett

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.

Joan Jett

Blackheart Records being 25 years old represents staying power and the fact that we weren't able to get a record out through conventional means, so we had to create this record company to put out our records if we wanted to be a band that had records...

Joan Jett

I think I was born strong-willed. That's not the kind of thing you can learn. The advantage is, you stick to what you believe in and rarely get pushed out of what you want to do.

Joan Jett

Rock 'n' roll music is what gets me off.

Joan Jett

Author Bio

  • NameJoan Jett
  • DescriptionAmerican rock musician, former member of The Runaways
  • AliasesJoan Marie Larkin; Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
  • BornSeptember 22, 1958
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionGuitarist; Singer; Composer; Actor; Musician; Singer-songwriter