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    'We Had To Do It Ourselves': Joan Jett Looks Back On Being A Conduit For Women In Rock

    Joan Jett shredded her way through rock and roll's glass ceiling from the 1970s on. Jett and her longtime producer, Kenny Laguna, talk about leaving a rock legacy and the new documentary, 'Bad Reputation.'
    by Rachel Martin Sep 28, 2018 2 minutes
    Kenny Laguna and Joan Jett in a still from <em>Bad Reputation</em>.

    Growing up, Joan Marie Larkin had big dreams. She considered becoming an archaeologist or an astronaut, and she wasn't going to let society tell her what a girl could or couldn't do. She eventually turned to music and went on to be one of the most celebrated women in rock: . , a new documentary out now, traces her hard-fought rise to

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