But nearly a half-century later, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee is still pushing herself artistically, taking control of her post-Runaways narrative with 40x40, and embracing change. I didn't really get what was sort of threatening, initially,” she muses. “I didn't really get it, because we're just girls playing rock ‘n’ roll. Jett says with a smile, “This is kind of really stepping into the unknown for me and the band, but we're having a great time.” Jett really stepped into the unknown in 1975 - a time when she “could feel that there was this threat in the air” over what the Runaways were doing, and wen that teen band even “took s*** from feminists” for using their sexuality. The album features acoustic remakes of some of her biggest hits (“Bad Reputation,” “Fake Friends,” the Runaways’ rallying cry “Cherry Bomb”) as well as deeper cuts, with many of the lyrics taking on poignant new meaning amid such stripped-down arrangements. and New York premieres of her 2018 documentary, Bad Reputation. But now Jett is showcasing her softer side on Changeup, an unplugged album whose genesis can be traced back to the well-received acoustic shows she and the Blackhearts played at the L.A. “If you're a naïve, trusting person - which I tend to be - you gotta watch your ass,” she tells Yahoo Entertainment.
In fact, she says much of her reputation, bad or otherwise, is the result of her “armor,” which she “preemptively” built to protect herself during her fraught teenage years with trailblazing and controversial all-girl band the Runaways. Joan Jett talks anxiety, 'armor' and why ‘girls playing rock 'n' roll is sexual by its nature'Joan Jett talks anxiety, ‘armor’ and why ‘girls playing rock ‘n’ roll is sexual by its nature’ Joan Jett may have just released a graphic novel, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts 40x40, to commemorate the 40th anniversaries of her landmark Bad Reputation and I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll albums - but the rock ‘n’ roll superheroine insists that she’s not quite so badass, “mean,” or “scary” in real life.
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