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Joan Jett, born on September 22, 1958, is a renowned guitarist. Known for her unique musical style and strong personality, she is one of the pioneering female rock musicians. Joan Jett holds a significant position in the music industry, and her band Joan Jett & The Blackhearts has produced many classic rock songs.

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“The better your base is, and the more you know from experience, the better off you'll be when you try and make the big move.”

Knows Trying Bigs Moving Better Off

Author:Joan Jett

“I know that sounds cliché, but mostly from my own experiences and things I see around me. We're all human beings, and a lot of the things I write about are pretty universal things.”

Knows Writing Humans Sound My Own Human Beings Universal

Author:Joan Jett

“A lot of the touring stuff has become a drag. Traveling itself is a drag. Anyone who's been to an airport knows that.”

Knows Stuff Drag Airports Touring

Author:Joan Jett

“Well you know I've been in that place too where you worry about what everybody thinks of you, am I popular, do people care, are they looking at me, all that stuff. That's a drag, man. Having to worry about fitting in, am I cool enough to ANYTHING.”

People Thinking Knows Men Wells Enough Care Stuff Worry Drag Fitting Think Of You

Author:Joan Jett

“You gotta not care about what people think in general about you. I'm not talking about bad stuff, if you're a nasty person, because I don't consider myself a mean person, I consider that I know what i want and I'm tough. But I'm very emotional and un-tough on a lot of levels, I cry very easily, I'm sensitive and I don't think that's a bad thing.”

People Ifs Thinking Knows Want Mean Persons Care Stuff Levels Talking Cry Emotional Tough Sensitive Bad Things Nasty Not Talking Bad Stuff Mean Person

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“If you are gonna live your life, just try to not be crazy, have fun but have some focus and some purpose and try to know what that is. If you don't know now, try to figure it out.”

Ifs Knows Trying Purpose Fun Focus Crazy Figures Having Fun Live Your Life Being Crazy

Author:Joan Jett

“You can never say never. I'm not sure if I even want to. I just don't know. Some of it is just not able to be reached, you can't remember some of it and the people that could help you remember have passed away. It might have to remain a remain.”

People Ifs Knows Want Helping Might Able Remember Not Sure Passed Away Never Say Never

Author:Joan Jett

“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 even as you know somebody longer, it's really hard to know. Obviously you go on your gut feeling but that can be wrong too. ANd it's terrible to have to be wary about people, because it is not my nature, but I've been burned a few times and you just have to careful.”

People Knows Hard Feelings Goes On Terrible Careful Guts Burned Sad Things Gut Feelings

Author:Joan Jett

“To reach the highest level you have to not just have a dream and focus but you also have to make sure you are writing great songs, and if you feel they're what you want to represent you, that is key. But getting out on the road is key. And get your music out there. Maybe something catches, maybe it gets picked up and used on television, you just never know.”

Ifs Knows Want Feels Writing Dream Used Song Levels Focus Television Keys Highest What You Want

Author:Joan Jett

“Get a book, so you know where to put your fingers. Otherwise it would be tough to learn. Also you have to fight through getting callouses on your fingers because it hurts, you are pressing your fingers on metal strings, they will hurt at first until you start building up callouses.”

Knows Firsts Book Would Be Fighting Hurt Building Tough Fingers Strings Metals It Hurts Building Up

Author:Joan Jett

“Egotistical people are not pretty. We all know that, I'm sure everybody knows an egotistical person someplace.”

People Knows Persons Egotistical Not Pretty

Author:Joan Jett

“Anyone who wants to know who I am can just read my lyrics - I've always written about who I am.”

Knows Want Written Who I Am

Author:Joan Jett

“Nobody knows what anticipation is anymore. Everything is so immediate.”

Knows Anticipation Nobody Knows

Author:Joan Jett

“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.”

Thinking Knows Wells Kind Know How Depends Teenager

Author:Joan Jett

“You know I don't care if the world thinks I'm smart or not.”

Ifs Thinking Knows World Care Smart Don't Care I Don't Care

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“I know music is subjective.”

Knows Music Is Subjective

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“I'm not necessarily intimidated by really jocky guys. I can talk football with them, you know what I mean?”

Knows Mean I Can Guy Football Intimidated

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“You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands.”

Knows Band Findings Tough Tough Times

Author:Joan Jett

“I don't know if I miss it per se, but I do miss the fact that there just doesn't seem to be any rock 'n' roll out there anyplace. Everything does seem kind of tame. It's even hard in Manhattan to go out and find a good band to go see.”

Ifs Knows Kind Doe Hard Facts Seems Rocks Missing Band Rock N Roll Manhattan Good Bands

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“I don't know if I get recognized necessarily, though I do get looked at a lot - but I don't know if it's because of who I am, or if people just think I look weird.”

People Ifs Thinking Knows Looks Who I Am

Author:Joan Jett

“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.”

Knows Made Kids Saws Fans Autographs

Author:Joan Jett

“So now 20 years later people want us to get together so they can take shots at all these old babes trying to get back some youth. I mean come on; I've been there. I know what the press would do.”

People Knows Want Trying Years Mean Together Youth Shots Presses Get Back Babe Get Together

Author:Joan Jett

“We all make judgments on people, but some are much more brutal than others. It's easy to say, 'Ya know, I'm not crazy about what she's wearing,' but you don't have to be nasty about it, and you don't have to be public about it.”

People Knows Easy Crazy Judgment Brutal Nasty

Author:Joan Jett

“There's nothing wrong with being single and not getting married and being, you know, just an old single lady. Who cares?”

Knows Care Married Who Cares Being Single Getting Married Single Ladies

Author:Joan Jett

“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 the way I've handled myself.”

Thinking Knows Way Littles Protect Details Privacy

Author:Joan Jett

“It's just hard to look at yourself and guess how you're going to be perceived by other people sometimes. I do my best to let people know that I'm approachable, but I'm a human being just like anybody else. Sometimes people forget that. They forget that you're a person and they treat you like this celebrity thing. But I have to be patient with that, and I try to be.”

People Knows Trying Humans Looks Persons Sometimes Hard Human Beings Forget Treats Patient Be Patient Look At Yourself

Author: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”

Knows World Want Kids Sports Animal Save The World Animal Love Kids Love

Author:Joan Jett

About the Author

Born: September 22, 1958
Known for: Guitarist
Quotes: 161

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