Joan Jett

Joan Jett

30 quotes

Since 1958, American singer and guitarist Joan Jett has given the world some of its most quotable lines. Whether reflecting on Music or Women, Joan Jett brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Browse 40 quotes by Joan Jett that cover ground from Music, Women, Family, Age, and Time. Readers often gravitate to this one: "People don't want to see women doing things they don't think women should do."

“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

Nature

All Quotes by 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

Sports

“Cutting meat out of your diet is the best thing you can do for animals and your own health.”

— Joan Jett

Diet

“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

Music

“I do not knowingly kill any living thing - including insects or rodents - and I thank my food for sustaining me.”

— Joan Jett

Food

“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

Movies

“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.”

— Joan Jett

Music

“I've done some acting and a lot of different things, but mostly it's the music.”

— Joan Jett

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.”

— Joan Jett

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.”

— Joan Jett

Music

“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

Music

“Factory farming is one of the biggest contributors to the most serious environmental problems. The meat industry causes more greenhouse gas emissions than all the cars, trucks, planes and ships in the world.”

— Joan Jett

Environmental

“It's easier to sit there and say you don't like feminists because they don't have a sense of humor.”

— Joan Jett

Humor

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

— Joan Jett

Music

“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

Music

“Well, I'll tell you, I don't know how aware teenagers are of me. I think it really depends on the teenager and how well-versed in music they are and what kind of music they like.”

— Joan Jett

Music

“Women are still second-class citizens.”

— Joan Jett

Women

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

— Joan Jett

Women

“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

Nature

“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

Strength

“Rock 'n' roll music is what gets me off.”

— Joan Jett

Music