Joan Jett Quotes

I'm interested in music as an extension of character.

When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice.

My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head.

Without a doubt, the best way to get to know me is through my music.

Mixtapes are very personal, and they describe who you are better than an album sometimes.

Every song that I've done is me in one way or another.

Music means a great deal to me.

When you have a relationship with music, and it's that deeply a part of your life, it's so much more than a career choice for me. It's an extension of who I am.

My guitar has, like, become part of me, you know.

My music is a whole reflection of who I'm as an individual.

Music has always been a part of my life. It's my way of expression.

Yeah, I've always sung, and I always try to find a way for music to be in my life.

Finally, everything that has been part of my life, whether I wanted it to or not, has expressed itself in my dresses.

Music is just kind of an expression of who I am. It's what I do.

Guitar is the best form of self-expression I know. Everything else, and I'm just sort of tripping around, trying to figure my way through life.

I wrote so much about fandom and participation for NPR that I eventually realized my most fertile way of participating in music is to actually play it, at least in a way that made the most sense to me.

An album is such a personal thing. It's something I always wanted to do. It's me doing me, singing as me.

If you meet me, you might not get to know me. If you hear my music? You'll get to know me.

My music is an extension of who I am and what I went through and what I know musically.

Music makes your soul feel amazing while you're performing it.

My work is intensely personal.

When I was 6, I opened my mouth and didn't stop singing. I had a voice and wanted to use it.

I always say that music is a small drop in the ocean of life. I was told a long time ago that your horn, or whatever instrument you play, is a means to be in the world.

People should listen to my music if they just want to know me better.

I like the music that I sing, cos I, like, feel it more.