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I grew up in a world that told girls they couldn't play rock 'n' roll.

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Joan Jett
Age: 65
Born: 1958
Born: September 22
Actor
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Philadelphia
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Even though everybody's lives are different, in general we're all human beings, and we go through the same things: disappointments, the pleasures of life, life and death. That's always been a really big part of the show to me, making sure the audience feels connected, and that carries through to the album.
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Egotistical people are not pretty. We all know that, I'm sure everybody knows an egotistical person someplace.
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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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I love school. I was a great student.
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I love to engage with people who come to see us.
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Other people will call me a rebel, but I just feel like I'm living my life and doing what I want to do. Sometimes people call that rebellion, especially when you're a woman.
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Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do something. Make your own victories. Make your own mistakes.
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I don't really care if you think I'm strange--I ain't gonna change!
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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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The thing I get out of it is the connection. I remember going to shows as a kid and meeting eyes with the people in the band, and knowing they are meeting eyes with you, and that moment, that smile, and that's your moment. I want to create millions of little moments for other people.
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I feel like it's my job to carry the torch.
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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.
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I don't like to say where I'll be in 10 years.
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If you are having trouble making a chord, get a book, that is how I learned. There are guitar tuning apps so you can tune your guitar, and just learn how to play along with your records. And it's great to be able to play along with another musician. That is like trial by fire.
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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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We always play clubs. It's not something that I feel above. Those are my favorite shows because they're intimate, they're tight, their sweaty, they're hot. You're close to the people. Those are my favorites.
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A lot of the touring stuff has become a drag. Traveling itself is a drag. Anyone who's been to an airport knows that.
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Happiness doesn't necessarily lie in material things. You just have to put yourself in a position to be happy. If you can do what you love for a living, that's a good start.
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Well before I was in a band, I wanted to be everything from a vet, an astronaut, an archeologist was a big one. It could be very wide-ranging because I had a lot of different interests including music so I'm very happy where I wound up.
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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.
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