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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.

Joan Jett

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Joan Jett
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: September 22
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I don't like to say where I'll be in 10 years.
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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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Egotistical people are not pretty. We all know that, I'm sure everybody knows an egotistical person someplace.
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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 learned how to scream from Marc Bolan.
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My parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be.
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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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