Joan Jett quotes

Joan Jett, a rock 'n' roll icon, is known for her fierce attitude and pioneering spirit. As the frontwoman of The Runaways, she defied gender norms and blazed a trail for female rock musicians. With her band The Blackhearts, Jett achieved major success with hits like "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" and "Bad Reputation." Her signature jet-black hair, leather-wearing image, and raw, powerhouse vocals earned her a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Jett continues to inspire generations with her unapologetic, rebellious sound and remains an influential force in rock music.

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

I've been doing this stuff for so long it's the one aspect of my life that I've paid attention to and really sort of not paid attention to the rest of it.

- Joan Jett

You know I don't care if the world thinks I'm smart or not.

- Joan Jett

I figured out it was a social thing, what women were allowed to do. At a very young age, I decided I was not going to follow women's rules.

- Joan Jett

People don't want to see women doing things they don't think women should do.

- Joan Jett

You got nothing to lose. You don't lose when you lose fake friends.

- 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

I think what I'm going to do is get more balance in my life to still be able to go out and play the hard rock 'n' roll and do what I like to do in music.

- Joan Jett

I'm having fun opening up. Sort of struggling to get the audience into it. It's good. It makes you fight. Not fight like antagonistic. But fight for what you believe.

- Joan Jett

I had a blast doing the Warped Tour, but it's good to be home, for sure.

- Joan Jett

I grew up in a world that told girls they couldn't play rock 'n' roll.

- Joan Jett

My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who I am.

- Joan Jett

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.

- Joan Jett

I love to engage with people who come to see us.

- Joan Jett

I plan to stay in music. I plan to keep making records.

- Joan Jett

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.

- Joan Jett

I feel like it's my job to carry the torch.

- Joan Jett

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.

- Joan Jett

So now 20 years later people want us to get together so they can take shots at all these old babes trying to get back some youth. I mean come on; I've been there. I know what the press would do.

- Joan Jett

When I came back to it, we amicably separated from Warner Bros. I just picked up where I left off, trying to write the rest of this record. It took awhile to get out.

- Joan Jett

I sure saw a lot of kids that I'm sure didn't know a lot about us, or we were definitely new to them. The kids who came up to me afterward, we'd talk about music, sign a lot of autographs. So I'm sure we made a lot of new fans.

- Joan Jett

I love sports. I love animals. I love kids. I want to save the world. So how do I combine all those things? I don't know.

- Joan Jett

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.

- Joan Jett

My parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be.

- Joan Jett

I'd like to just be a little bit more open to making mistakes and not worrying about it so much.

- Joan Jett

I wouldn't say no to other kinds of musical opportunities. I guess that it just depends on what it was or what it required me to do, and if I felt that it compromised my own soul.

- Joan Jett

So it was out of necessity that Blackheart was born. I think it's great that now, 25 years later, we're not only putting out our own music, but are able to put out music by other bands. That's really exciting for us.

- Joan Jett

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

- Joan Jett

We were really grown up for our age and it was an incredible special band.

- Joan Jett

Def Leppard is obviously a different band that we are, but the music work well tighter. And the audiences seem work well together too. We are opening, but we're having a good time.

- Joan Jett