264 Quotes by Joan Jett

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    Success isn't one straight line - it's a ladder, and there's always another rung above you to reach out for. Like anything else, there are ups and downs.

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    I had a blast doing the Warped Tour, but it's good to be home, for sure.

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    Women play cellos and violins in symphony orchestras. They're playing Beethoven and Bach. What do you mean they can't play rock and roll?

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

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    I don't give a damn about my reputation. You're living in the past, it's a new generation.

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    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.

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    In pop music, you say, 'You can do what you want to me.' Rock 'n' roll says, 'I'm gonna do what I want to you.'

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

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    Rock and roll by its nature is sexual. So girls playing rock and roll is saying to the world, "We own our sexuality." I think that pop music is sort of about "you can do what you want to me" kind of energy, while rock and roll is "I'm going to do what I want to you" kind of energy.

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