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Rock Singer and Guitarist
About Joan Jett
In 1975, at just 16, she co-founded The Runaways, the first all-female teenage rock band to write their own songs, play their own instruments, and tour internationally without lip-syncing or choreography. When record labels told them to soften their sound or wear tighter clothes, she responded by writing 'Cherry Bomb' in under an hour, a snarling, unapologetic anthem that became a blueprint for punk attitude and DIY ethos. After the band dissolved, she bought back her master recordings, formed Blackhearts with handpicked session players, and released 'I Love Rock 'n Roll', not as a cover but as a declaration of ownership over rock’s narrative. Her leather jacket wasn’t costume; it was armor against gatekeepers who said women didn’t belong on stage with distorted guitars and Marshall stacks. She built her career on refusing compromise: no backing tracks, no vocal filters, no silence when sexism reared its head backstage or in interviews.
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- “What was it like recording 'Bad Reputation' after being dropped by three labels?”
- “How did you approach guitar tone on 'I Love Rock 'n Roll' to make it cut through radio static?”
- “What gear did you actually use on the 1981 'Flashback' tour — no nostalgia, just specs?”
- “Did the Runaways ever rehearse with actual amps turned up to 11, or was that myth?”