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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.

Joan Jett

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Joan Jett
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: September 22
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Philadelphia
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Joan Marie Larkin
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