Joan Jett Quotes

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Joan Jett

Profession : Musician

Birth : September 22, 1958

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.

Joan Jett

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.

Joan Jett

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

Joan Jett

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

Joan Jett

You want to have butterflies in your stomach, because if you don't, if you walk out onstage complacent, that's not a good thing.

Joan Jett

My job is intense. It's very physical.

Joan Jett

People are very sincere in their praise, and you can't take it lightly.

Joan Jett

Performance-wise, you really need to be down in the trenches; you need to do the hard work, for a lot of reasons: To build yourself as a performer, to get a sense of the audience, to work hard and to wonder, 'Do I really want to do this?'

Joan Jett

People like to tear you down. People are always going to take shots. You've just got to go for it.

Joan Jett

I left my family, and I left my brother and sister, and I went and lived my dream. I saw everybody, but is it ever enough?

Joan Jett

I think I look better in darker clothes. And maybe the fact that I wear black so much makes me more aware of putting people at ease.

Joan Jett

I don't look good in beige.

Joan Jett

If you're secure in yourself, and even if you're not secure in yourself, you don't need to bully.

Joan Jett