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Five questions with JOAN JETT
from: www.suburbanchicagonews.com
Hailed by the New York Times as "godmother to female musicians with loud guitars and idealistic dreams," hard-edged JOAN JETT sets the stage on fire with the hits that defined rock 'n' roll. Featuring the famous I Love Rock 'n' Roll, Bad Reputation, and I Hate Myself for Loving You, Jett's concerts are as intense and edgy as the the diva herself. She comes to the Paramount Theatre for one performance, on Jan. 31.
Jett helped open the doors to the music industry to future female rock starts. For this inspiring groundbreaking, fellow musicians from Lilith Fair and the Nine Inch Nails have cited her as an inspiration and as "the backbone of today's rock 'n' roll feminist revolution." Jett hit the scene in the late '70s in The RUNAWAYS. This start helped her define the original sound that would later help break Jett out on her own, finding success with a solo career and eventually as front woman for the BLACKHEARTS. With an international fan base craving her notorious sound, Jett formed her own independent label, BLACKHEART RECORDS.
1. Who are your musical influences and why?
Jett: The first concert I ever saw was the New York Dolls, when I was 12. I was in the front row, between where Johnny Thunder and David Johansen were standing. It was sensory assault on every level. I remember taking David Johansen's beer can off the stage. That was right when I was becoming a rock fan, coming into being a teenager and getting turned on to music. Once I saw that, there was no question what I wanted to pursue.
2: How have you sustained your career for 20 years?
Jett: Because I love it. I don't think like, "I could make money doing this", because there are no guarantees in this business. It's such a difficult business that if you're not doing what you love then what's the point."
3: How does it feel to be a female in a mostly male dominated business and genre of music?
Jett: At first it was hard to be both sexual and still play hard rock. You couldn't have both. When I was playing in the RUNAWAYS people called us whore, sluts and dykes. People said, "Why don't you get off the stage? You're going to get hurt."
4: What tends to be your inspiration for your lyrics?
Jett: My life experiences are the inspiration for my lyrics. The themes of independence and being yourself are always there. There are other things, but I'm not taking you there. Like my fans, everyone has to figure that out for themselves.
5: What kind of guitar do you use?
Jett: My first guitar was a blonde Les Paul and it was getting really heavy, so I saw the Melody Maker. It was Eric Carmen's. I bought it off one of his roadies. It's a really unique guitar, a California style, so its got two pick-ups, which Melody Makers usually don't.
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