I grew up in a world that told girls they couldn't play rock 'n' roll. — Joan Jett Girl Copy Share Image
People don't want to see women doing things they don't think women should do. — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
God, I always just think of myself as a jeans and T-shirt kind of person. — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music. — Joan Jett Acting Copy Share Image
“I think there's nothing better than seeing a straight up three-chord rock and roll band in your face.” — Joan Jett Rock and roll Copy Share Image
Life is strong and fragile. It's a paradox... It's both things, like quantum physics: It's a particle and a wave at the… — Joan Jett Fragile Copy Share Image
In pop music, you say, 'You can do what you want to me.' Rock 'n' roll says, 'I'm gonna do what I… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I don't wait till stage to use my sexuality. My zipper's down right now. I mean, I use it all the time. — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I like to hang out with my friends. I love music. I like to go to the movies. I like to eat.… — Joan Jett Friends Copy Share Image
Egotistical people are not pretty. We all know that, I'm sure everybody knows an egotistical person someplace. — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I don't give a damn about my reputation. You're living in the past, it's a new generation. — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
Obviously, some people are thick, and they're not gonna see what they don't want to see. — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I know that sounds cliché, but mostly from my own experiences and things I see around me. We're all human beings, and… — Joan Jett Human beings Copy Share Image
The thing I get out of it is the connection. I remember going to shows as a kid and meeting eyes with… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
Performance-wise, you really need to be down in the trenches; you need to do the hard work, for a lot of reasons:… — Joan Jett Audience Copy Share Image
Well, I'll tell you, I don't know how aware teenagers are of me. I think it really depends on the teenager and… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I started The Runaways with Sandy West. We shared the dream of girls playing rock and roll. Sandy was an exuberant and… — Joan Jett Caliber Copy Share Image
To be so superfocused and honed in on one thing can be good because then you get what you're supposed to get… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
If you are having trouble making a chord, get a book, that is how I learned. There are guitar tuning apps so… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
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… — Joan Jett Authentic Copy Share Image
My parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be. — Joan Jett Father Copy Share Image
I don't really care if you think I'm strange--I ain't gonna change! — Joan Jett Care Copy Share Image
I had a blast doing the Warped Tour, but it's good to be home, for sure. — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
If you're secure in yourself, and even if you're not secure in yourself, you don't need to bully. — Joan Jett Bully Copy Share Image
Before I settled on music, I wanted to be an archaeologist, an astronaut, all sorts of really diverse things. — Joan Jett Archaeologists Copy Share Image
You want to have butterflies in your stomach, because if you don't, if you walk out onstage complacent, that's not a good… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
Aggressive, tough and defiant may describe me, but that leaves the impression I'm mean and I'm not. People expect me to have… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I think what I'm going to do is get more balance in my life to still be able to go out and… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
Women play cellos and violins in symphony orchestras. They're playing Beethoven and Bach. What do you mean they can't play rock and… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
One of the mistakes I made was believing that the rock n' roll genre as a genre was much more free than… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
Anyone who wants to know who I am can just read my lyrics - I've always written about who I am. — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
I fiercely protect my privacy. I just don't think it's everyone's business to know every little detail about my life. That's just… — Joan Jett Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
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… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
