That was exactly why people didn't want to give us any kind of life, because we were threatening their status quo, and… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
The thing that sometimes gets lost is people look at the harder edge of me ... the leather jacket and the tough… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I think the media has got into this Enquirer mentality. Years ago, legitimate press didn't really concern itself with sordid details of… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
People don't want to see women doing things they don't think women should do. — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
Something happens, you can't even put your finger on it, and then you don't quite feel the same way anymore. All of… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I think it's what the times are demanding. If you're talking about the popular artists, they collaborate with a lot of different… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
A lot of people would say "well that's not a bad reputation. you sound like a pussy" and I would say yea.… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
So now 20 years later people want us to get together so they can take shots at all these old babes trying… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I tend to keep my private life private. I think it's important to have mystique. It's important to keep people thinking and… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
The most important thing is being genuine, and real, and not getting caught up in the "Star-Ness" of it. You don't want… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I consider that success for anything, whether it's being a musician or a writer. As long as you can support yourself, you're… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
That's the sad thing about it, is that you don't know. And you certainly don't know when you quickly meet somebody. But… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
You gotta not care about what people think in general about you. I'm not talking about bad stuff, if you're a nasty… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
A lot of people ask me why I don't expand and explore other musical areas, but I like the plain three- and… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
The follow your dreams thing is really important because so many people are railroaded into taking other paths by their family, their… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I don't know if I get recognized necessarily, though I do get looked at a lot - but I don't know if… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
A girl playing rock and roll, it's saying I own my sexuality and I'm going to tell you what I'm going to… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
You can never say never. I'm not sure if I even want to. I just don't know. Some of it is just… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
It's just hard to look at yourself and guess how you're going to be perceived by other people sometimes. I do my… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
People like to tear you down. People are always going to take shots. You've just got to go for it. — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
And you have a record company behind it, this is a key too, you need people to fight for your records, at… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
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… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
As a kid, in the Runaways, I would see the interviewers start to ask about our personal lives and what we did — and… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
When I met you you were oh so sweet, now you give me the bread and you take all the meat. — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
When I came back to it, we amicably separated from Warner Bros. I just picked up where I left off, trying to write the… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
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… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
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… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
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… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
The thing that sometimes gets lost is people look at the harder edge of me ... the leather jacket and the tough rock 'n'… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
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… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
