I grew up in a world that told girls they couldn't play rock 'n' roll.

Quote by Joan Jett

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

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

I had a blast doing the Warped Tour, but it's good to be home, for...

I had a blast doing the Warped Tour, but it's good to be home, for...

I've been doing this stuff for so long it's the one aspect of my life...

I've been doing this stuff for so long it's the one aspect of my life...

I think what I'm going to do is get more balance in my life to...

I think what I'm going to do is get more balance in my life to...

I think I was born strong-willed. That's not the kind of thing you can learn....

I think I was born strong-willed. That's not the kind of thing you can learn....

Shaving my head was a millennium ritual, to not let it pass as just another...

Shaving my head was a millennium ritual, to not let it pass as just another...

I figured out it was a social thing, what women were allowed to do. At...

I figured out it was a social thing, what women were allowed to do. At...

I'd like to just be a little bit more open to making mistakes and not...

I'd like to just be a little bit more open to making mistakes and not...

I really wanted it to be organic and coming from my heart. So, I think...

I really wanted it to be organic and coming from my heart. So, I think...

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

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

My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who...

My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who...

I know who you are, and I am not impressed.

I know who you are, and I am not impressed.

You got nothing to lose. You don't lose when you lose fake friends.

You got nothing to lose. You don't lose when you lose fake friends.

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

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

Blackheart Records being 25 years old represents staying power and the fact that we weren't...

Blackheart Records being 25 years old represents staying power and the fact that we weren't...

Def Leppard is obviously a different band that we are, but the music work well...

Def Leppard is obviously a different band that we are, but the music work well...

And you have a record company behind it, this is a key too, you need...

And you have a record company behind it, this is a key too, you need...

So it was out of necessity that Blackheart was born. I think it's great that...

So it was out of necessity that Blackheart was born. I think it's great that...

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

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

Girls have got balls. They're just a little higher up that's all.

Girls have got balls. They're just a little higher up that's all.