Girls Don’t Play Rock n’ Roll
On Christmas of 1971, 13-year-old Joan Jett wished for nothing more than a guitar. Her parents thought it was a strange request for a girl but decided to give their daughter what she asked for anyway. It was a cheap buy at Sears, $30 for both the guitar and the amp. Pumped and ready, Jett plugged it in and strung for hours (driving her parents insane).
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She didn’t know how to play, so she went ahead and took a lesson. Her teacher, though, was willing to teach her only light-hearted, sweet, folk songs, not heavy rock. According to him, “Girls don’t play rock & roll.” She left him shortly after and taught herself the songs she truly wanted to play.