The song was definitely autobiographical." They weren't supposed to play instruments. They were supposed to be dainty, wear dresses.
When she was singing those lyrics, it was radical because there were no girls doing anything other than what they were supposed to do, they were all supposed to be like the girl groups. Her co-writer Kenny Laguna told us: "'I don't give a damn about my reputation, it's a new generation,' that was the whole thing, a girl could do what she wants to do. This song made a very bold statement, establishing Jett as an independent-minded rocker with no concern for traditional gender roles in rock.One day Joan said something and I said, 'You shouldn't do this.' I was trying to give her the advice of an old man, but she was a teenager at the time, and she says, 'Look, I don't care about my bad reputation.' I said, 'Whoa, there's the song.'" It was so frustrating, we thought we should write a song about it. In our interview with Laguna, he said: "It's about Joan having been kind of a wild woman in The Runaways, and us trying to make a record deal, going around having people say, 'No, she's too crazy, like the punks and nazis.' Joan had this bad reputation, no label would sign her - that's why we own the records. Jett wrote this with Kenny Laguna, who produced the album and helped her establish a solo career after her group, The Runaways, broke up.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Writer/s: JOAN JETT, RITCHIE CORDELL, MARTIN KUPERSMITH, KENNETH BENJAMIN LAGUNA I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation Never said I wanted to improve my station You're living in the past it's a new generationĪ girl can do what she wants to do and that'sĪn' I don't give a damn 'bout my Bad ReputationĪn' I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation Joan Jett - Bad Reputation Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos
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