Joan Jett Did Not Want “The Runaways” Made
Everyone is all abuzz about the soon to be released biopic about the first all girl real rock-and-roll band, The Runaways. Joan Jett talked with Interview magazine to talk about the upcoming movie which is based on the legendary girl group she was in with Cherie Currie, Lita Ford, Sandy West and Jackie Fox. Joan shared that she wasn’t too keen on having this movie made at first.
Well, not me so much-I think that’s true more so for the other girls. I was always pretty resistant to both a Runaways reunion or just any sort of movie situation. I guess I was afraid that the only thing that could happen is that things could go wrong. Maybe it was a way to protect it for myself because The Runaways was so special to me and meant so much, beyond just girls playing rock ‘n’ roll. I think it represented a lot to me about following your dreams, about not being dictated to about what your life is going to be. Girls see these defined roles they’re supposed to follow in life, but when I was a young child, my parents told me I could be anything. Before I settled on music, I wanted to be an archaeologist, an astronaut, all sorts of really diverse things.
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