I knew that Joan Jett was one of the early defining forces of women in rock and roll but I don't think I realized how driven she is, what a single-minded focus she's had for music and feminism since she was thirteen years old. Joan Jett is a real musician but she's also an astute business woman who is essentially married to her job, and she's had her hands in numerous projects throughout the years for other bands including The Germs and Bikini Kill.
She wasn't just a beautiful and sexy young performer with a hard edge that wasn't really seen prior to the Runaways and the Blackhearts, she's been a voice for queer people and she's mentored other women, gay men and trans people in a subtle, matter-of-fact way since she disappeared out of the top ten music charts. Joan has been behind the scenes, in small venues, on tour with rookie bands and generally being the guardian angel of younger performers, while continuing to make music and rock as hard as ever.
