joan jett But when we speak, she’s at home in New York. Having just woken up, she’s reading the newspaper and playing with her cats.Joan loves animals, but says as far as pets go, she had to stop at her three ex-shelter cats. ‘I’d love to have tons, but I’m away so much that it’s hard to give them all enough time,’ she tells me.If there’s one thing you learn immediately about Joan, it’s that – whatever else she may be – she is always considerate and principled.This is why she recently turned down the chance to appear on both American Idol and Dancing with the Stars.Joan explains.
‘I was extremely honoured to be asked. It’s a really big platform for people who feel that’s right for them.‘But for me a lot of things on music television seem very schticky.‘For me, it doesn’t feel genuine to go on those shows and play my music.‘It’s not that I didn’t appreciate the offer, it just didn’t feel right for me.’ So she opted out of the cash-cow that would be appearing on two of America’s top grossing shows shortly after releasing her Greatest Hits.She was more tempted by an invitation from a Washington school for students with behavioural problems and learning disabilities, which she visited last week. Jett talked to the youngsters about how she overcame adversity to become one of the first female rock ‘n’ roll artists and about how, after hits with her seminal 1970s all-girl punk group The Runaways, she decided to go back to school.Then, as the leader of the hard-rocking Blackhearts, Jett (real name Joan Marie Larkin) has had eight platinum and gold albums and nine US Top 40 singles, including Bad Reputation, I Hate Myself For Loving You, and Crimson and Clover.
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