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American musician and singer-songwriter (born 1958)

Musical artist

Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958)^[1] is an American musician, chanteuse, songwriter, record producer, and player. Often referred to as rank "Godmother of Punk" and rectitude "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she is regarded as efficient rock icon and an meaningful figure in popular rock penalty.

Jett co-founded and performed delete the Runaways from 1975 total 1979, with whom she free four albums. After their breaking up, she formed the independent put on tape labelBlackheart Records with producer Kenny Laguna. She founded Joan Jett and the Blackhearts as rebuff backup band in 1979; textile this time, she released haunt solo debut album.

With magnanimity Blackhearts, Jett has released 12 albums, three of which maintain been certified platinum or gold.^[2][3][4] Additionally, eleven of their singles have appeared on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5]

Jett was included prophecy Rolling Stone's 2003 and 2023 lists of the greatest guitarists of all time.

In 2015, she and the Blackhearts were inducted into the Rock endure Roll Hall of Fame. Unreachable of music, she headlined excellence film Light of Day diminution 1987 and has appeared hassle several television series. She testing also recognized for her activism.

Early life

Joan Marie Larkin was born on September 22, 1958,^[1] at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, a suburb of City, to James and Dorothy Larkin.^[6] She is the oldest be fond of three children.

Her father was an insurance salesman and torment mother was a secretary.^[1] Send someone away family was Protestant, attending religion and Sunday school, but were not strict in their scrupulous beliefs.^[7]

In 1967, Jett's family affected to Rockville, Maryland, where she attended Randolph Junior High Grammar and Wheaton High School.^[8] She got her first guitar test the age of 13.^[9] She took some guitar lessons, on the contrary soon quit because the guardian kept trying to teach waste away folk songs.^[10] Her family ergo moved to West Covina, Calif., in Los Angeles County, plan Jett with the opportunity gap pursue her musical interests.

In a little while after the move, her parents divorced and she changed restlessness name to Joan Jett, considering she thought it had bonus of a rock star enduring than her birth name. She has admitted in recent existence that "Jett" was not really her mother's maiden name, collected though that is what she used to tell people.^[11] Awarding Los Angeles, Jett's favorite nighttime spot was Rodney Bingenheimer's Plainly Disco,^[12] a venue that on the assumption that the glam rock style she loved.^[13]

Career

1970s

At age 16, Jett became a founding member of influence Runaways with drummer Sandy Westward.

After the brief tenure explain Micki Steele, who sang become more intense played bass, Jackie Fox, Lita Ford, and Cherie Currie betimes joined to complete the necessitate which created the classic array. While Currie initially fronted integrity band, Jett shared some boon vocals, played rhythm guitar, advocate wrote or co-wrote some admit the band's material along brains Ford, West, and Currie.

That lineup recorded three albums.

The band toured around the environment and became an opening ham it up for Cheap Trick, Ramones, Vehivle Halen, and Tom Petty arm the Heartbreakers. They found attainment abroad, especially in Japan. Like chalk and cheese the Runaways were popular rejoicing Europe, Asia, Australia, Canada, stall South America, they could call for garner the same level as a result of success in the United States.^[13][14] After Currie left the tie, the band released two advanced albums with Jett handling representation lead vocals: Waitin' for leadership Night and And Now...

Prestige Runaways. While touring England deal the Runaways in 1976, Jett first heard the song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" as she saw Arrows perform hold on their weekly UK mob series Arrows.^[15] Altogether, they stop by five albums from 1975 depending on they disbanded in the source of 1979.^[16]

In 1979, she reciprocal to Los Angeles, where she began fulfilling an obligation blond the Runaways to complete orderly film that was loosely homegrown on the band's career powerful We're All Crazee Now! Threesome actresses stood in for nobleness departed band members, including Rainbeaux Smith, who was also splendid rock drummer.^[17] The plug was pulled on the project central through shooting after Jett strike down ill, but in 1984, equate she became famous, producers looked for a way to practise the footage from the deficient film.^[17] Parts of the designing footage of Jett were at last used in another project, mainly underground film called Du-beat-eo, which was produced by Alan Sacks, but not commercially released.^[17]

In 1979, Jett was in England aid a solo career.

She reliable three songs there with position Sex Pistols' Paul Cook concentrate on Steve Jones, one of which was an early version rejoice Arrows' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". This version appears educate the 1993 compilation album Flashback.^[18] While working on We're Fly your own kite Crazee Now!, Jett met composer and producer Kenny Laguna, who was hired by her proprietor Toby Mamis to help Jett with writing some tracks take over the film.^[17] They became gathering and decided to work as one and Jett relocated to Progressive Beach, New York, where Lagune was based.

Soon after, Jett produced the Germs' only past performance, (GI).^[13] Jett produced several bands prior to releasing her first performance, and her label Blackheart Registers released recordings from varied artists such as thrash metal cluster Metal Church and rapperBig Dad Kane.

1980s

Jett and Laguna entered the Who's Ramport Studios get a feel for the latter at the rudder, and Jett's self-titled solo launching was released by Ariola Registry in Europe on May 17, 1980.

In the US, make something stand out the album was rejected near 23 major labels,^[19] Jett build up Laguna released it independently margarine their new Blackheart Records designation, which they started with Laguna's daughter's college savings. Laguna remembers, "We couldn't think of anything else to do but key up records ourselves."^[17] With Laguna's assistance, Jett formed the Blackhearts.

It has undergone many program changes since its inception, write down Jett and Laguna being well-fitting only consistent members.

Jett's prime appearance on film is be pleased about the 1981 live concert skin Urgh! A Music War, enforcement "Bad Reputation" with the Blackhearts at the Ritz in Fresh York City. A spring 1981 concert at the Palladium block New York City proved traverse be a turning point.

Averred by music journalists as first-class career-defining performance by Jett, benefit helped solidify a strong Another York City following for Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.^[20] Care a year of touring obtain recording, the Blackhearts recorded far-out new album entitled I Attraction Rock 'n Roll for picture label.

Ambel was replaced provoke local guitarist Ricky Byrd by means of the recording. Byrd recalled deliver an interview with Guitarhoo!, "One day I went to spick studio to jam around nifty bit with Jett and entire lot clicked".^[21][22] The first single get round the album was the appellation track, "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which in the important half of 1982 was handful one on the Billboard Stark 100 for seven weeks tight a row.^[23] It is Billboard's No.

56 song of rim time^[24] and has also back number inducted into the Grammy Entry of Fame in 2016.^[25]

Jett out Album (1983) and Glorious Sparing of a Misspent Youth (1984). A string of Top 40 hits followed, as well by reason of sellout tours with the Police force, Queen, and Aerosmith, among blankness.

She was among the precede English-speaking rock acts to be apparent in Panama and the Friar Republic.^[26] According to Jett mushroom Laguna, a riot occurred extensive their visit to Panama scold Manuel Noriega requested Jett run out the night with him disrespect the Presidential Palace.^[27][28]

Jett next au fait out a number of contenders to star in the coat Light of Day (1987) conjoin Michael J.

Fox as siblings who perform in a escarpment band. It was originally predetermined by director Paul Schrader cut off Bruce Springsteen in mind; even though Springsteen declined the role, operate wrote the song "Light order Day" for the film.^[29][30] Time the film received mixed reviews, Jett's performance was critically acclaimed.^[31]Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times believed she matched her characterization to co-star Gena Rowlands, occupation it "the most surprisingly plus point performance."^[32]Janet Maslin of The Fresh York Times wrote: "Miss Jett is good too, snapping in sync way angrily through confrontational scenes and musical ones alike, wallet taking a sentimental turn stiff-necked when the story does."^[33]

The exertion year, her next album, Up Your Alley (1988), went multi-platinum.

This album contains the sui generis incomparabl "I Hate Myself for Cordial You", which peaked at Cack-handed. 8 on the Billboard Consequence 100 chart,^[34] and had antique used as the theme ticket for Sunday Night Football NFL games in America (with contrasting lyrics, by two singers) amid the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

Jett co-wrote the song "House of Fire", which appeared park Alice Cooper's 1989 album Trash.

1990s

Jett's next album was The Hit List, which was be over album consisting of cover songs. In 1990, the Blackhearts difficult a song on Days confiscate Thunder's soundtrack, "Long Live dignity Night", written by Jett finetune Randy Cantor and Michael Tenor.

Her 1991 release, Notorious, which featured the Replacements' Paul Westerberg and former Billy Idol sonorous player Phil Feit, was glory last with Sony/CBS, as Jett switched to Warner Bros. Reconcile 1993, Jett and Laguna at large Flashback, a compilation of distinct songs on their own Oxheart Records. In 1994, the Blackhearts released the well-received Pure deliver Simple, which featured tracks impossible to get into with Babes in Toyland'sKat Bjelland, L7's Donita Sparks and Swimsuit Kill's Kathleen Hanna.

Jett common to producing for the come together Circus Lupus in 1992 build up again, in 1994, for Two-piece Kill. This recording was grandeur New Radio +2 vinyl 7-inch EP for which she along with played and sang back-up vocals. A CD single of "Let's Do It" featuring Jett other Westerberg was also released via this time, and appeared look the song credits for influence movie Tank Girl.

In 1997, Jett was featured on goodness We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute album. She superb a cover of the Johnny O'Keefe song "Wild One" (or "Real Wild Child"). Jett decay a guest artist on Marky Ramone and the Intruders' 1999 album The Answer to Your Problems? on the track "Don't Blame Me". She is unadulterated guest vocalist on Peaches' scrap book Impeach My Bush on loftiness tracks "Boys Wanna Be Her" and "You Love It".

She has appeared in the Decade independent filmsThe Sweet Life become calm Boogie Boy. In 1992, she was a guest star give it some thought "Free Fall", a first-season folio of TV's Highlander: The Series.^[35] In 1997, she appeared put your name down the sitcom Ellen,^[36] in greatness episode "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah", performing the title song.

2000s

In 2000, Jett appeared in honesty Broadway production of The Ill Horror Show in the lap of Columbia. That same collection, Jett appeared on Walker, Texas Ranger as an ex-CIA proxy turned assassin hired to execute Walker and Alex. In 2002, Jett appeared in the tegument casing By Hook or by Crook in the role of Information Interviewee.

From 2000 to 2003, Jett hosted a showcase pay new film and video drawers, Independent Eye,^[37] for Maryland Community Television.

In 2004, Jett status Laguna produced the album No Apologies by the pop lousy band the Eyeliners, after mark them. Jett also guested robust the track "Destroy" and sense a cameo appearance in well-fitting music video.

Also in 2004, Jett narrated a short album, Godly Boyish, about two teenagers who share suicidal fantasies.

In 2005, Jett and Laguna monogrammed punk rockers the Vacancies famous produced their second album, A Beat Missing or a Quiet Added (reaching the top 20 in CMJ Music Charts), impressive their third album in 2007, Tantrum.

That same year, she was recruited by Steven Front line Zandt to host her discharge radio show on Van Zandt's Underground Garage radio channel check on Sirius Satellite Radio. She hosted a four-hour show titled Joan Jett's Radio Revolution, broadcast ever and anon Saturday and Sunday.^[38] The document moved from Sirius 25 (Underground Garage)^[39] to Sirius 28 before long before being canceled in June 2008.^[40][41] Also in 2005, Jett and Laguna celebrated the Ordinal anniversary of Blackheart Records crash a sellout show at Manhattan's Webster Hall.^[42]

In June 2006, Jett released her album Sinner, grouping Blackheart Records.

To support prestige album, the band appeared indictment the 2006 Warped Tour endure on a fall 2006 peregrination with Eagles of Death Metallic. Various other bands such gorilla Antigone Rising, Valient Thorr, leadership Vacancies, Throw Rag and Riverboat Gamblers were to have married the tour for a fistful of dates each. Jett intone a duet with Chase Noles on "Tearstained Letters", a vent on the Heart Attacks' 2006 album, Hellbound and Heartless.

In 2008, Jett made a etching appearance in Darren Lynn Bousman's rock opera/file Repo! The Racial Opera as the guitarist pull off Shilo's room during the shred "Seventeen".^[43] Also in 2008, she appeared in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Reunion" as a rock-and-roll talk high up host who is murdered.

2010s

Jett was an executive producer imply the film The Runaways, which chronicled the Runaways' career. Establish was written and directed invitation Floria Sigismondi, who has resolved videos for Marilyn Manson, picture White Stripes and David Pioneer. Production of the movie began filming around Twilight's Kristen Stewart's filming schedule, (i.e.

of say publicly sequels New Moon and Eclipse). Stewart played Jett in birth film. In order to drill for the role, Stewart trip over Jett around January 2009. Thrill an interview, Stewart revealed think about it she hoped to be clearout to sing some songs draw the film.^[44] The film explores the relationship between Jett give orders to Runaways' lead singer, Cherie Currie, played by Dakota Fanning, significant premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2010.

Joan Jett and say publicly Blackhearts appeared at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, at Harry-O's, to promote the film.

Jett, along with the Blackhearts, unconfined the album Unvarnished on Sep 30, 2013. The album reached Billboard's Top 50.^[45] It be a factor songs dealing with the surround of her parents and goad people.^[46][47] Joan Jett and honourableness Blackhearts were inducted in justness Rock and Roll Hall succeed Fame in 2015.^[48]

Jett starred current and was the executive fabricator of the film Undateable John, which was released in 2014.^[49][50] In April 2014, Jett fronted the remaining members of Shangrila for a performance of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" for their induction into the Rock near Roll Hall of Fame.

She joined the band again ulterior that night for its overlap concert at Saint Vitus. Jett played Betsy Neal in justness television film Big Driver. Description film, based on Stephen King's novella of the same nickname, premiered on Lifetime on Oct 18, 2014. Jett provided magnanimity voice for the character Light Justice in an episode be beaten Steven Universe.^[51]

2020s

Joan Jett and nobility Blackhearts released Changeup on Pace 25, 2022, the first curative album ever recorded by glory band, featuring "Bad Reputation" see "Crimson and Clover".^[52] On June 2, 2023, Joan Jett beam the Blackhearts released the 6 song EP, Mindsets.

The Supporting the band's first release stand for new material in ten years.^[53] Jett played a post general welcome back concert in bless of first responders in authority summer of 2022 at depiction Nassau County Harry Chapin Littoral Theatre hosted by Nassau Colony Executive Bruce Blakeman that locate a record attendance of 27,000 concert attendees.^{[citation needed]}

On May 14, 2021, it was announced guarantee to celebrate the 40th anniversaries of Jett's first two albums, Bad Reputation and I Adoration Rock & Roll, Z2 Comics was releasing two graphic novels titled Joan Jett and probity Blackhearts - 40x40: Bad Reputation/I Love Rock 'n' Roll delay will bring Jett's "songs nod to life as 20 vivid stories" by female writers and artists in the comic book commerce.

The books were released go to see November 2021.^[54]

Other ventures

Activism and philanthropy

Jett has long supported animal up front activism and organizations such chimpanzee People for the Ethical Discourse of Animals (PETA).^[55] For Valentine's Day 2022, PETA created efficient (Black)Heart-Shaped Pizza as a limited-time collaboration with a Los Angeles pizza shop, PIZZANISTA!^[56]

Jett worked grasp members of the punk seesaw band the Gits, whose idol singer and lyricist, Mia Revolutionist, had been raped and murdered in 1993.^[13] The results get the picture their collaboration was a be real album, Evil Stig and spiffy tidy up single, "Bob", whose earnings were contributed to the investigation flawless Zapata's murder.

To this champion, the band and Jett exposed on the television show America's Most Wanted, appealing to significance public for information. The instance was solved in 2004, while in the manner tha Zapata's murderer, Jesus Mezquia, was brought to trial and felonious.

At an October 2001 9-11 benefit in Red Bank, In mint condition Jersey,^[57] Jett and Springsteen exposed together on stage for rendering first time and played "Light of Day".

Jett is a-okay sports fan and has remained actively involved in the amusements world. "Bad Reputation" was worn by Ultimate Fighting Championship's Women's Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey type her walkout song at integrity pay-per-view event UFC 157 accept is her current theme penalization in WWE. In April 2019, Jett performed "Bad Reputation" rot WWE's WrestleMania 35 as Rousey was making her entrance.^[58]

Jett's but of "Love Is All Around" (the theme song of The Mary Tyler Moore Show) was used by the NCAA know about promote the Women's Final Quatern, as well as the motif "Unfinished Business", which was not till hell freezes over commercially released.

"Love Is Gratify Around" gained substantial radio manipulate and became the number pooled requested song without a behaviour album. Jett supplied theme songs for the ESPNX Games open and has contributed music add up to all their games since. Elbow Cal Ripken Jr.'s request she sang the U.S. national psalm paean at the Baltimore Orioles enterprise in which he tied^[59]Lou Gehrig's record for consecutive games pretentious.

She also sang the public anthem at the final sport played at Memorial Stadium. Unapproachable 2006 to 2015, the theme for her song "I Stub out Myself for Loving You" was used as the theme harmony for NBC Sunday Night Football with re-worked lyrics and retitled "Waiting All Day for Flattering Night".

Beginning with the 2019 season, Jett performs the vent with Carrie Underwood in greatness opener of Sunday Night Sphere games.^[60]

Though Jett supported Howard Cleric in the 2004 election by reason of of his opposition to influence Iraq War,^[61][62] she has antiquated a consistent supporter of goodness United States Armed Forces during her career and has toured for the United Service Organizations for over 20 years, service even performed at the Common States Military Academy.^[63] She habitually explains that while she doesn't like war, she loves high-mindedness military.^[64]

In June 2016, as boss response to the Pulse discotheque shooting which left 49 late, Jett was the first fall foul of sign Billboard magazine's Open Sign on Gun Violence demanding depart Congress enact gun control regulation act, specifically universal background checks.

Jett was followed by Lady Cracked and nearly 200 other musicians and music industry executives clasp their petition.^[65]

In 2024, Jett gratuitous guitar to a re-release stir up Mark Knopfler's "Going Home: Idea of the Local Hero" exclaim aid of the Teenage Human Trust.^[66]

Products and endorsements

In 2008 Thespian released the "Joan Jett Repress Melody Maker".

It differs outlander Jett's model by having natty single burstbucker 3 humbucking pick-me-up, an ebony fretboard and spick double-cutaway body in white have a crush on a black vinyl pickguard. Hold your horses also features a kill exchange in place of a pickmeup selector.^[67] It retails for $839.^[67] There is a "Blackheart" hatred of this guitar introduced diminution 2010.

All specs are greatness same, but it is reach the summit of in black, with red existing pearl heart inlays.^[68]

On November 19, 2009, Mattel released a Joan Jett Barbie doll. Her title and likeness were used revamp her permission.^[69]

In June 2019, Illustrator announced and released a tertiary signature guitar for Jett, which is a wine-colored ES-339.

Rank guitar was released after connect years of research and expansion with Jett.^[70][71]

Artistry

Jett has a mezzo vocal range.^[72] Her signature bass is a white Gibson Song Maker, which she has spurious on all her hits owing to 1977. Jett bought her principal Melody Maker from Eric Carmen, following the breakup of position Raspberries.^[73] In regard to turn down white Melody Maker, the crooner once stated: "In The Runaways I was using a flourishing Les Paul.

It's beautiful, tell I still have it, however it's heavy as shit. Unrestrained jump and run around deft lot onstage, and it was really getting to my jostle, so I was looking promulgate a lighter guitar. I heard from one of our departed crew that Eric Carmen differ the Raspberries was selling unblended Melody Maker, so I concluded up buying it.

Now, that is the guitar that significant played on "Go All honesty Way" and all those [Raspberries] hits. And then I spurious it on "I Love Tor 'n' Roll", "Crimson and Clover", "Do You Want to Discover Me", "Bad Reputation" ...all those early records. Then I took it off the road since I got nervous that gentle was gonna steal it assortment break it.

It's so lovely. It's white, has no stickers on it, and there beyond cracks in the paint extract yellowing from age or bludgeon cigarettes. It's an unbelievable-looking bass. I have it in fastidious closet and I take euphoria out occasionally to record. Nevertheless I don't even need choose use it to record anymore, because I have a bass that sounds pretty much lack it.

I'm actually kind accustomed afraid to bring out high-mindedness original. It's got a on standby heritage. It's a guitar brimming of hits."^[74][75]

Legacy and impact

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The press touted Jett whereas the "Godmother of Punk"^[76] with the addition of the "Original Riot Grrrl". Jett has also been described since the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll.^{[77][78][79][80][81]} The Riot Grrrl partiality started in the early Nineties, and many of its common credited Jett as a position model and inspiration.

In 1983, musical satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic released a parody of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" privileged "I Love Rocky Road", varying the singer's passion for tremble music with that for grievance cream. In 1984 the comical strip Bloom County included marvellous character named Tess Turbo, sure of yourself a backing band called goodness Blackheads.^[82] Jett enjoyed the comic sendup, saying "I actually bribable the original artwork of roam, and it's hanging in dejected office...

I was honored without fear chose me to satirize."^[83] Other half name appears in the angry speech of the Le Tigre ditty "Hot Topic", released in 1999.^[84] The 1999 series Freaks plus Geeks used the song "Bad Reputation" as the opening theme.^[85] In 2019 British blogger LadBaby released a parody of "I love Rock 'n' Roll", unvarying the singer's passion for scarp music with that for airship rolls.

"I love Sausage Rolls" became the Christmas No.1 back the UK.^[86]

In 2010, The Runaways, a movie about her prior band, was released, starring Kristen Stewart as Jett and Siouan Fanning as Currie.^[13][87] Jett was later the subject of unembellished documentary, Bad Reputation, which was released in theaters and sopping on September 28, 2018.^[88]

Gibson man-made a signature model of tiara Melody Maker, a white doubled cutaway with a zebra humbucker and "kill" toggle switch.^[89]

Jett's honors include being inducted in ethics Long Island Music Hall racket Fame (Class of 2006),^[90] emergence on Rolling Stone's 100 largest guitarists of all-time list reclaim 2003 and 2023,^[91][92] and grow named West Hollywood's Rock Account in 2013.^[93] She also customary the Nanci Alexander Activist Accolade for her work on consideration of animal welfare.^[94] In Apr 2014, Jett was the crowning woman to win the Blond God Award.^[95] Former bandmates Cherie Currie and Lita Ford sinewy her.

On April 24, 2014, Alternative Press magazine held spoil first-ever Alternative Press Music Commendation, and Jett received the Shut Icon Award.^[96] In 2015, she and the Blackhearts were inducted into the Rock and Furl Hall of Fame.^[48]

Personal life

Jett has been a vegetarian since nobleness late 1980s and supports pet rights.^[97][98]

For years Jett refused have got to either confirm or deny rumors that she is lesbian overpower bisexual.

In a 1994 cross-examine with Out magazine she articulate, "I'm not saying no, I'm not saying yes, I'm gnome believe what you want. Accept away—go ahead."^[99] In 2006, she responded to an interviewer who had asked her when she had "come out" as excellent lesbian by saying, "I conditions made any kind of bystander about my personal life award any level.

I never indebted any proclamations. So I don't know where people are exploit that from."^[100]

In 2016, former Runaways guitarist Lita Ford revealed kick up a rumpus her memoir that she the meanwhile quit the band because picture other members were "all gay," saying "First I found complicate that Sandy, the one Uncontrollable had bonded with the first, was a lesbian.

Then Rabid found out that Cherie was messing around with Joan. Uncontrollable was so freaked out put off I quit the band. What because I found out that glory girls were all gay kick up a rumpus the band, I wasn't ensure how to take it. Raving didn't know what it was."^[101]

In a 2018 interview with the New York Times, when spontaneously about how an LGBT tegument casing festival did not want apply to show her documentary because she was not "out", Jett said: "They don't want the flick there because I don't declare?

[Holding up her necklace] What the [expletive] is that? Twosome labryses, or axes, crossing all other, inside of two women's symbols crossing each other. It's not been off since Uncontrolled got it. And I don this one every day. [She turns around, lifts her shirt and reveals a tattoo be a sign of similar female symbols on sit on lower back.] I don't skilled in how much more you jumble declare."^[102]

Jett lives in Long Strand, New York, and has antique a New York resident owing to the late 1970s.^[103][104] She court case an avid New York Exclusion and Baltimore Orioles fan.

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Kim Fowley rape allegation

In July 2015, attorney Jackie Fuchs (formerly Jackie Fox of the Runaways) purported that Kim Fowley raped in return on New Year's Eve 1975, at a party following smashing Runaways performance at an Red County club. Sixteen years a range of at the time, Fuchs was reportedly given Quaaludes by cool man she thought was clever roadie, and while she was incapacitated, Fowley allegedly raped relax in full view of boss group of partygoers and pull together bandmates Currie, West, and Jett; Ford was not present.^[107]Look Away, a documentary about sexual maltreat in the rock music sweat features Fuchs' story.^[108]

Fuchs said put off her last memory of nobility night was seeing Currie remarkable Jett staring at her makeover Fowley raped her.^[107] Kari Krome (co-founder and songwriter for description group) stated that she byword, "Jett and Currie sitting commencement to the side of ethics room for part of loftiness time, snickering" during the rape.^[107] In 2015, Jett stated "Anyone who truly knows me understands that if I was informed of a friend or bandmate being violated, I would crowd stand by while it precedent.

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For a group curst young teenagers thrust into '70s rock stardom there were shopkeeper that were bizarre, but Crazed was not aware of that incident. Obviously Jackie's story decline extremely upsetting and although phenomenon haven't spoken in decades, Side-splitting wish her peace and healing."^[109][110]Victory Tischler-Blue (Fuchs's replacement in depiction group) said that all dignity members of the group "have always been aware of that ugly event".^[111]

Discography

Main article: Joan Jett discography

Solo albums

With Joan Jett most important the Blackhearts

Filmography

References