--- title: "3 Astronaut Quotes By Joan Jett" description: "3 Astronaut quotes by Joan Jett. Plus more from Joan Jett and more Astronaut sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/joan-jett-2373_astronaut_well-before-i-was-in-a-band-i-wanted-to_1391806.jpg" --- > [Well before I was in a band, I wanted to be everything from a vet, an astronaut, an archeologist was a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/well-before-i-was-in-a-band-i-wanted-to-be-everything-from-a-vet-an/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cb/joan-jett-2373_astronaut_well-before-i-was-in-a-band-i-wanted-to_1391806.jpg) > [Before I settled on music, I wanted to be an archaeologist, an astronaut, all sorts of really diverse things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/before-i-settled-on-music-i-wanted-to-be-an-archaeologist-an/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/362/joan-jett-2373_archaeologists_before-i-settled-on-music-i-wanted-to-be_1688559.jpg) > [I wanted to be an actor, an astrologer, an astronaut; a lot of different things were going through my mind. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-an-astrologer-an-astronaut-a-lot-of-different/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/joan-jett-2373_actors_i-wanted-to-be-an-actor-an-astrologer-an_3198695.jpg) ## Other authors on Astronaut - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chris-hadfield-23473.jpg) Chris Hadfield 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/chris-hadfield/) - [Leroy Chiao 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/leroy-chiao/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sally-ride-82413.jpg) Sally Ride 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/sally-ride/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-michael-j-massimino-67182.jpg) Michael J. 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Grunsfeld 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/john-m-grunsfeld/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-edgar-mitchell-31467.jpg) Edgar Mitchell 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/edgar-mitchell/) ## More by Joan Jett > [As a kid, in the Runaways, I would see the interviewers start to ask about our personal lives and what we did — and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/as-a-kid-in-the-runaways-i-would-see-the-interviewers-start-to-ask/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) > [When I met you you were oh so sweet, now you give me the bread and you take all the meat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/when-i-met-you-you-were-oh-so-sweet-now-you-give-me-the-bread-and-you/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/when-i-came-back-to-it-we-amicably-separated-from-warner-bros-i-just/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) > [I don't really care if you think I'm strange--I ain't gonna change!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/i-don-t-really-care-if-you-think-i-m-strange-i-ain-t-gonna-change/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) > [That was exactly why people didn't want to give us any kind of life, because we were threatening their status quo, and they just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/that-was-exactly-why-people-didn-t-want-to-give-us-any-kind-of-life/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/i-m-concentrating-on-staying-healthy-having-peace-being-happy/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/only-because-the-runaways-were-my-baby-and-there-s-no-reason-to-get/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) > [If you really believe in yourself, you cannot listen to other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/if-you-really-believe-in-yourself-you-cannot-listen-to-other-people/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) > [The thing that sometimes gets lost is people look at the harder edge of me ... the leather jacket and the tough rock 'n'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/the-thing-that-sometimes-gets-lost-is-people-look-at-the-harder-edge/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) > [I love rock and roll, so put another dime in the juke box, baby.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/i-love-rock-and-roll-so-put-another-dime-in-the-juke-box-baby/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) > [Rock 'n' roll music is what gets me off.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/rock-n-roll-music-is-what-gets-me-off/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) > [When you're onstage and the audience is smiling and singing and bopping along and you're all on the same level, it's the best feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/when-you-re-onstage-and-the-audience-is-smiling-and-singing-and/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) > [For me the challenge isn't to be different but to be consistent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/for-me-the-challenge-isn-t-to-be-different-but-to-be-consistent/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) > [I think the media has got into this Enquirer mentality. Years ago, legitimate press didn't really concern itself with sordid details of people's personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/i-think-the-media-has-got-into-this-enquirer-mentality-years-ago/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) > [I was in drama, wanted to be an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joan-jett/i-was-in-drama-wanted-to-be-an-actor/) [Joan Jett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joan-jett/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/astronaut/joan-jett/#itemlist", "name": "3 Astronaut Quotes By Joan Jett", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Well before I was in a band, I wanted to be everything from a vet, an astronaut, an archeologist was a big one. 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