Haircut Introduces 9-Year-Old To Rocker Joan Jett

And Women Empowerment

I took my nine-year-old granddaughter to get a haircut a few weeks ago. She wanted a short hairstyle with bangs. She often wears a choker necklace. When the hairstylist was finished. It turned out to be a layered shag with fringed bangs. I told her the hairstyle reminded me of Joan Jett.

“Who is Joan Jett?” She asked. I was happy to introduce her to one of the most influential rockers of my teenage years! I can’t count how many times I sang I Love Rock N Roll at karaoke. It was required listening on sultry summer nights when I felt invincible.

I knew Joan Jett was a teenager when she started an all-girl band called The Runaways. What I didn’t know until I watched her Bad Reputation documentary was all the hell she went through to be a female punk-rocker in the 70s.

I’m so glad Joan Jett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. She earned it and still uses her influence to fight the good fight.

My favorite part of her speech is when she shares her interpretation of rock and roll.

I come from a place where rock and roll means something. It means more than music, more than fashion, more than a good pose. It’s a language of a sub-culture of integrity, rebellion, frustration, alienation, and the glue that sets several generations free of unnatural societal and self-suppression. Rock and roll is political. It is a meaningful way to express dissent, upset the status quo, stir up revolution, and fight for human rights. ~ Joan Jett

When I picked up my granddaughter from school the other day, she said she wished they would let her play music in class while she does her homework. I asked her what song she would play? She said, “Cherry Bomb.”

My work here is done.

We are passing the baton to the next generation of world changers. Long live Joan Jett’s rock and roll spirit and rebel girls!

WriterKat, aka Kathy Chaffin Gerstorff, is an indie author into personal development, holistic health, music, poetry, and nature photography. If you are curious about these topics and her other creative projects, visit writerkat.com.

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