Joan Jett

I was in drama, wanted to be an actor.

You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands.

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.

I'm not necessarily intimidated by really jocky guys. I can talk football with them, you know what I mean?

I wouldn't say no to other kinds of musical opportunities. I guess that it just depends on what it was or what it required me to do, and if I felt that it compromised my own soul.

And you have a record company behind it, this is a key too, you need people to fight for your records, at least a little bit. So if you have a great song, it's catchy, and you've got a little bit of help, I think that's all you need. But there hasn't been that in music.

Women are still second-class citizens.

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.

I left my family, and I left my brother and sister, and I went and lived my dream. I saw everybody, but is it ever enough?

I have a tough time judging myself.

I plan to stay in music. I plan to keep making records.

Disharmony is natural in any band.

If you're secure in yourself, and even if you're not secure in yourself, you don't need to bully.

A lot of people ask me why I don't expand and explore other musical areas, but I like the plain three- and four-chord rock-and-roll that I call the the semi-blues.

I think what I'm going to do is get more balance in my life to still be able to go out and play the hard rock 'n' roll and do what I like to do in music.

My parents taught me I could be anything in the world I wanted to be.

Pop music is not a threatening style of music.

I think there's nothing better than seeing a three-chord straight up rock 'n' roll band in your face with sweaty music and three minute good songs.

I bought one of those Learn How to Play Guitar Chords By Yourself and it shows you the diagram where to put your hands and I took that in my room, sat with my singles and learned how to play guitar.

You know I don't care if the world thinks I'm smart or not.