Quotes By Joan Jett

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

My parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be.

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.

My job is intense. It's very physical.

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.

Things work in cycles.

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.

Yeah, I don't tend to do things half-way.

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

Pop music is not a threatening style of music.

I'm a good person.

A lot of people ask me why I don't expand and explore other musical areas, but I like the plain three- and four-chord rock-and-roll that I call the the semi-blues.

For me the challenge isn't to be different but to be consistent.

Obviously, some people are thick, and they're not gonna see what they don't want to see.

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

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

I bought one of those Learn How to Play Guitar Chords By Yourself and it shows you the diagram where to put your hands and I took that in my room, sat with my singles and learned how to play guitar.

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

When I came back to it, we amicably separated from Warner Bros. I just picked up where I left off, trying to write the rest of this record. It took awhile to get out.

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.

I remember times when I was at shows and the person onstage locked eyes with me. And in that moment, everything was right with the world. I think that's part of my job, to create these thousands of moments every night. And for the rest of their life, they can say, 'You guys looked at me,' or 'You sweated on me,' or 'I got your gum.'

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.

When you're onstage and the audience is smiling and singing and bopping along and you're all on the same level, it's the best feeling in the world. It may sound dumb and corny to say it, but it's like pure love.

I'll be working until I die.

You got nothing to lose. You don't lose when you lose fake friends.

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.

I know music is subjective.

You follow any family around, you're going to see elation, you're going to see disharmony.

I leave for the show at least an hour ahead, and I do some vocal warm-ups, and that's pretty much it.

I don't like to say where I'll be in 10 years.