Joan Jett Interview | The Runaways

With the debut feature film from photographer and video director Floria Sigismondi, The Runaways, is about to hit movie theaters very soon and it was a great pleasure to read through the very timely interview on Interview Magazine with co-founder, song writer and guitarist of the band, Joan Jett. Creating noise throughout the ledgendary glam rock scene which went down in Los Angeles in the 1970’s, the all girl band, The Runaway, consisted of Joan Jett and lead singer Cherie Currie (played by Dakota Fanning), guitarist Lita Ford, bassist Jackie Fox, and drummer Sandy West.

Joan Jett, who is played by Kirsten Stewart, shares her view on the film and the memories of playing in a rock band where she states, ‘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’.

Read the full interview here.

Enjoy the original music video for Cherry Bomb below!