HURRAY!!
God bless Joan Jett. One of my favorite humans steps up and proves worthy YET AGAIN. I’m so happy to announce that Joan states there is “no point” in reuniting the Runaways. Thrilled,
When the girls gathered around and discussed the possibility they were all on board pending Joans word and luckily she has the common sense to know it was not a good idea. It, in fact, is an idiotic idea that in my opinion would kill the teenaged rebel girl image the band was all about. Who wants a 50 fucking year old ‘Cherry Bomb’ anyway.. ‘cept some creepy perv I suppose.
“I don’t really get why we should do it – the down side is bigger than the up side. It would be fun for people to see, but you’ve got to remember we’re not who we were in 1976.
“It’s not worth it to me. We had a great band that kicked ass for three and a half years. I’m very protective of it because it was very special to me.
“To come back and have the press judge us… Plus, you can’t gauge the dynamics of the band. I’m just not sure it would be the reunion the fans are looking for.”
Instead, Jett is concentrating on her new album Unvarnished. She explains: “It’s some of the better writing I’ve done in a long time.
“I called this ‘the decade of death’ because I lost a lot of people who were close to me. That changes your perspective on things.
“Losing my parents was big. They were very supportive, my biggest fans. It was harder than I would have imagined. That seeped into my writing a lot, and I thought about life’s fragility.”
Take that ya hags. Rock on Joanie!