Jan 23 2010
“ I love rock ‘n’ roll/Put another dime in the jukebox, baby. Ironic, really, that it finally took a woman to define rock ‘n’ roll, considering rock is such a patriarchal form. Jett’s Sex Pistols-produced debut solo album, Bad Reputation, was released on an independent label — corporate America ignored the singer after the breakup of her first band, the all-female Runaways. Jett is included here above other female rock icons such as Chrissie Hynde and Debbie Harry for her influence on the Riot Grrls of Olympia.
Everett True on Joan Jett, from his list of the Ten Greatest Female Singers of the 20th Century
