“And you have a record company behind it, this is a key too, you need people to fight for your records, at least a little bit. So if you have a great song, it's catchy, and you've got a little bit of help, I think that's all you need. But there hasn't been that in music.”
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“You follow any family around, you're going to see elation, you're going to see disharmony.”
FamilyAll Quotes by Joan Jett
“The media says that equality for women has arrived, but if you look around, you still don't see girls playing guitars and having success with it.”
Equality“I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music.”
Music“The follow your dreams thing is really important because so many people are railroaded into taking other paths by their family, their friends, people who should be supportive going, 'What are you talking about?' Even just seemingly regular career paths, but if it's not what people expect for you they kind of react funny.”
Dreams“Pop music is not a threatening style of music.”
Music“Women are still second-class citizens.”
Women“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.”
Age“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.”
Music“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.”
Music“I do not knowingly kill any living thing - including insects or rodents - and I thank my food for sustaining me.”
Food“You follow any family around, you're going to see elation, you're going to see disharmony.”
Family“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.”
Music“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.”
Music“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.”
Nature“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.”
Movies“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.”
Music“I plan to stay in music. I plan to keep making records.”
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.”
Strength“I had a blast doing the Warped Tour, but it's good to be home, for sure.”
Home“Rock 'n' roll music is what gets me off.”
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