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I figured out it was a social thing, what women were allowed to do. At a very young age, I decided I was not going to follow women's rules.

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Joan Jett
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: September 22
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I consider that success for anything, whether it's being a musician or a writer. As long as you can support yourself, you're successful. People need to change their idea of what success is.
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The Runaways' audience was 90 percent male. That was kind of depressing...Why don't women-our own gender-come out and support us?
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