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Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958) [1] is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Often referred to as the " Godmother of Punk " and the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll ", she is regarded as a rock icon and an influential figure in popular rock music .
The Runaways, a 2010 biographical drama film executive-produced by Joan Jett, focuses on the group's beginnings and explores the relationship between Currie and Jett. Dakota Fanning portrays Currie. Currie married actor Robert Hays on May 12, 1990, and they had one son together, the musician Jake Hays. [51] [52] Currie and Hays divorced in 1997 ...
Quatro had a direct influence on the Runaways [71] and Joan Jett, [71] as well as Girlschool and Chrissie Hynde. [72] Musician Kathy Valentine , best known for her work as bass player for The Go-Go's , cited Quatro as a major influence in her 2020 autobiography All I Ever Wanted.
Alanis Morissette is at a "good juncture" in life. Having recently celebrated her 50th birthday and wrapped up "The Triple Moon Tour," a 31-city North American trek with guests Joan Jett & The ...
In 2018, a photo of Marie Currie appeared in Bad Reputation, a documentary about the career of Cherie's ex-bandmate, Joan Jett. In the documentary, Kim Fowley tells the story of how he would not allow them both to join the Runaways because he did not want a set of identical twins being backed by an all-girl rock band. Therefore, only Cherie joined.
Wade is on tour with Alanis Morrissette and Joan Jett and set to release her latest album, "Obsessed" on Aug. 16. "Life is great. I mean, you look over and Joan Jett's just there watching you.
Left to right: Joan Jett, Jackie Fox and Lita Ford. Phonogram/Mercury Records' West Coast director of A&R, Denny Rosencrantz, agreed to sign the Runaways on December 12, 1975. [ 8 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] The band recorded their debut album The Runaways in January 1976 and released in March through Mercury. [ 17 ]
Kari Krome (co-founder and songwriter for the group) stated that she saw "Jett and Currie sitting off to the side of the room for part of the time, snickering" during the rape. [12] Jett has publicly denied witnessing the incident "as described," while Currie said that she spoke up against Fowley's actions then stormed out of the room when he ...