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Joan Jett on the end of The Runaways – and why she nearly gave up on a solo career: “I was devastated. My dream was over. I felt we had failed”

When the trailblazing band called it quits in April 1979, it felt like a huge blow to Jett – so much so that she even considered quitting music altogether and joining the military

Guitar World · Aug 24

“There’s nothing more threatening than a girl with a guitar”: The classic ’80s hit that topped the US chart for seven weeks and turned Joan Jett into a rock icon

“If people want to call the song an anthem, I think it’s wonderful”

MusicRadar · Aug 24

“I asked what the artist’s name was. He said, ‘Meat Loaf.’ I thought he was joking. He said, ‘Just show up at the studio tomorrow…’” Bass journeyman Kasim Sulton on Meat Loaf, Todd Rundgren, Joan Jett, the New Cars, and the hand he never got to shake

Keeping his bass rig simple for the most part, he recalls the fun of overplaying on Bat Out of Hell while thinking it would sink without trace, and writing Utopia’s only hit in 20 minutes after reality struck

Guitar World · Aug 14

Joan Jett explains why she will never drop Gary Glitter song from her shows

Rock veteran Joan Jett has explained why she has no plans to drop Gary Glitter song Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah) from her shows.

BANG Premier · Jun 22

"It's been too long since we've been in the UK!" Joan Jett And The Blackhearts announce first UK headline tour in 16 years

Warning: rock 'n' roll icon incoming

Louder · Apr 20

"I finally had to ask the road crew to get him off the stage, he was messing it all up." Suzi Quatro's stories of Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Joan Jett, Phil Lynott, Peter Frampton, Chrissie Hynde and more

Suzi Quatro shot Alice Cooper, sang with Donovan, starred on Happy Days and toured with Noddy Holder and Phil Lynott: These are just a few of her stories

Louder · Apr 15

“I took the one lesson and left and never went back. I got to learn how to play guitar by myself”: Joan Jett on defying stereotypes and teaching herself guitar by playing along to Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath records

The Godmother of Punk recalls being told by her guitar teacher that she could only play folk music on acoustic guitar – and that rock was strictly out of bounds

Guitar World · Mar 2

"We don't accept the brutality, the lies, the loss of our simplest pleasures": Joan Jett joins growing list of musicians to voice solidarity with anti-ICE protesters

Jett read a prepared statement during a show in New Zealand

Louder · Jan 31

"I liked her masculinity. I liked that she wasn’t embarrassed to have that side of her as a woman, and she was also very sexy" Hayley Williams has revealed the first female figure she found herself looking up to when Paramore started touring

In an incredibly male-dominated scene, Hayley Williams found solace in a certain rock and roll legend whilst out on Warped Tour

Louder · Dec 3, 2025

"We can't wait to see you all" Skunk Anansie, Joan Jett, Interpol & more have been announced as the supports for My Chemical Romance's shows in the UK and Europe next Summer

"We can't wait to see you all" Skunk Anansie, Joan Jett, Interpol & more have been announced as the supports for My Chemical Romance's shows in the UK and Europe next Summer

Louder · Nov 26, 2025