The Runaways - Interview

[xTheQueensOfNoise]

I like how when asked about some of her influences, Lita mentions Jimi Hendrix and says, "Jimi Hendrix before he died." ...Oh, I love her :D

Oh, and Jackie in particular looks especially nice in this interview. Although I did notice that she mentions about how when they arrive back in America they're gonna do another studio album...Too bad she quit before the tour was even finished...

And last, I like how the audience got the most excited about Joan :)

(R.I.P. Sandy)

[runawaysgurl1]

I wonder where I can find a DVD of this

[ahadnagy167]

this must be the interview before Cherie comes out to sing Cherry Bomb

[Lucybella17]

*sigh* Joan Jett is just too sexy

Such a beautiful woman.

[washbrook45]

I wish I was a girl so I could lezz out with Joan Jett back then! ;)

[Sk8erGirl2k8]

where's Cherie? :L probley changing into her corset

[nevers4yforever]

Damn I wish I could've been alive then. It's been 40 odd years and there still isn't many all girl rock bands. Pretty sad.

And: Kristen did an incredible job portraying Joan. She got all her little mannerisms, her body language and the way she talks. Everything.

[pixelated111]

@nevers4yforever I know!! Even the way Joan slouches a little, and how she tends to move her feet around from time to time.

[juleisha123]

I'm sorry but this has to be said.

At 1:39 onwards, Joan Jett's resemblance to Kristen Stewart in the movie The Runaways is ridiculously striking! Have to say Kristen did a great job portraying Joan in the movie & Joan made the right decision in getting Kristen to play her.

I love them both, but Joan more so because like mentioned, she is the hottest and coolest fucking thing on this earth. ;)

[Lena111ful]

Joan is the best!!!

[VampirePip]

omg i love this video!!

[SamanthaCarterFan01]

What does that guy do at 1:42 :O ?

[shelski72]

the hair is so uncool, yet hot !

[LinCat16]

What i don't get is why Cherie isn't there yet Jackie is...because Jackie left before Cherie

Vicki Blue was in the band when Cherie left o_O

[taysuess]

@LinCat16 my guess is that she was doing a wardrobe change...but yeah, you're right, Cherie had to of been there.

[xxx1v3tt3xxx]

@LinCat16 yea true im guessing she was changing but there's another clip b4 their about 2 perform n they just interview Cherie im guessing cuz the press had already interviewed the rest of the girls.

[gyt97]

what i would give for joans everything.

[nnat15and17]

im a girl and im just gonna say it joan jett is just......hot! just look at her and how she dresses omg!!!

[runawaysluver70]

these girls are HOT!

[flares]

How gorgeous is Lita Ford?. She's definately the hottest member of the band.

[OMGStephanie]

joan, marry me.

[TheFORDFAN86]

I wonder if this the performance on when Lita found the magazine article and pics that Cherie had done and Lita threw the magazine at her and called a bitch as mentioned in the movie and on Edgeplay. Or did Cherie leave the stage to do costume change.Cherie still had to be w/the band during this interview because Jackie is still there.Jackie left before Cherie did.

[xPourxMexOutx]

Sandy.. :(

[emily00894]

@SaveTheZebra...that is false Cherie left the band after Japan...it was JAckie who was kicked out in Japan and Joan had to take over bass....Cherie was probably suiting up in the corset :)

[NOcomunismo92]

Joan is SO CUTE :D

[lovelylittlegirl7776]

where was cherie during this interview?? lol and holy crap from far away i actually felt like i was watching kristen stewart as joan jett. it's amazing how much she looks like joan did back then!!

[SaveTheZebra]

@lovelylittlegirl7776 Cherie left the band when they were in Japan. This must have been just after she left. Joan had to take over vocals in that tour. You should take a look at the documentary Edgeplay about the runaways. Its here on youtube

[lovelylittlegirl7776]

@SaveTheZebra oh i didn't realize they were in japan when she left. so yeah, that would make sense that that would be why she wasn't there. i didn't even think about that, i kind of just figured it was the same show as the one they showed in the movie.

[BLOODTheChosenOne]

@SaveTheZebra Listen up. You need a history lesson. I am your instructor. Cherie left AFTER they got back from Japan. You should take another look at the documentary Edgeplay... Obviously you missed something when you watched it. Jakie was the one that left while they were in Japan, not Cherie. Now you know.

[culturevulture123]

AWESOME.

[ladytiger015]

Wow i cant believe how much Kristen Stewert really looks like Joan when she was younger

[maria1993jp]

This translator made several mistake in thid interview especially with Lita.

She said she started her guitar when SHE was 10 and had been playing for

8 YEARS, but he said the exact opposit.

My mother tongue is Japanese ad I can guarantee that he is not professional

[CheRRyBomB931]

I heart Lita<3

And Joan jett :D

[avrilissoamazing]

im really impressed by the way this guy can translate on the spot

[maria1993jp]

@avrilissoamazing NO he has made alot of errors

[awesumazn88]

Aw they loved Joan and Jackie alot :)

[mrtamberineman123]

I <3 Sandy =)

[Sheblet]

Wow they love them some Joan Jett. But so do I. :P

[pedro702lv]

i just watched the movie its amazing how perfect the cast was kristen looks so much like joan jett

[balliro1997]

joan is so hot

[XXhurlgurlXX]

i love how nice they all are :D

[blazak]

I remember getting the import copy of the live album in 1978 and just thinking it was the rawest rock ever.

[rockerforlife2001]

This is a cool interview. And I also don't understand why Jackie Fox didn't want her name and likeness to be in the movie. After all, she can't erase history. She was in the band whether she likes it or not.

[wearedeadya2]

they all screamed the loudest for joan

[SoAdoreblyClueless]

@wearedeadya2 haha can you blame them ;)?

[1999XP]

lita ford badass!!!!!!!!!!!

[gvader]

Lita Ford and Joan Jett is like King Kong verses Godzilla! Fucking awesome!

[misterALICE888]

Jimi Hendrix!.... before he died... lol

[minotaur1231]

what was he saying no for when jackie threw her pick out in the audience..........Jackie Fox and Joan Jett are freaking smoking hot!

[ChArLiEtheuniiicorn]

Joan here reminds me of ann wilson in the 70's .... for some odd reason...weird right?

[skipp10467]

Joan has the cutest drawl :-)

[brabon1]

where is cherie?

and way to go joan...leaving out kari who introduced you to fowley

[fluffybunny360]

@brabon1 costum change

she would do it in btw sets

[78JayBird78]

no Cherie interview ? lol

[roxeteluver90210]

joan jettttt

[Elisee013]

Kristen looks a LOT like Joan!

[dgrrrl]

Joan Jett!!!

[ratzinator1]

wow Lita is such a doll face at 18 - she's gorgeous

[brabon1]

ya....much cuter here than when she became a heavy metal vixen

[mickeyitaliano]

It pisses meoff that Jackie is not in this film...she was my favorite

[littlewing1975]

Don't even get me started on how much I hate "Slutty Robin" in this movie.

[sunglasseskid11]

she is but they named her 'robin'

[xFANPiREbabex]

love when they scream more for Joan x]

[tulipchic34]

Wow, Kristen Stewart has gotton Joan Jett down patt. She's done a great job portraying her from what I have seen.

[boitoi06]

that's a shame how jackie fox did not want to be a part of the film but from watching the clips from edgeplay: a film about the runaways, its understandable. but i still love the original line up.

[HYfilms]

From 1:38 on, I can't believe how much Joan Jett and Kristen Stewart are alike. Almost exact mannerisms!

[HYfilms]

I have a question...I know Alia Shawkat plays Robin...who/where is Robin?

[neonangelbomb]

@HYfilms

in theory.. jackie fox... robin represents her cause they can use jackies name or life without getting sued

[HYfilms]

@neonangelbomb Okay, I thought something was off. Lol

[fallspeed]

@HYfilms LOL!! I KNEW that new Runaways fans were going to be confused by this "Robin" character! :-)

She's a composite of all five bass players they had - Micki Steele, Peggy Foster, Jackie Fox, Vicki Blue, Laurie McAllister.

[HYfilms]

@fallspeed Lol yeah. I'm new!

[ILUVNY1994]

@HYfilms they made up the name because jackie DID NOT want to be a part of the film. she almost sued, i believe.

[HYfilms]

@ILUVNY1994 I heard about that I think. Lol. I think also because there were like 7821064081723650875 bassists. Lol

[ColdplayBeatlesFan]

they came up with a robin because jackie fox said she didn't want anything to do with the movie and so they had to make up a fictional character.

[fallspeed]

Jackie sure seems happy; doesn't act like she was about to quit the band.

[fallspeed]

Lita later dated Ritchie Blackmore, according to Jackie Fox.

What a shock it was for them to be treated like royalty in Japan, when back home the music press despised them, their albums didn't sell, and radio ignored them.

[steve89z]

music politics.thanks to the internet you can choose your own music.

[animaniaco]

The interviewer has a pretty good English

accent...

 Oh ,and the girls are H.O.T.!!!!!!!!!

[LiamS04]

Where is Cherie in that interview has she already left the band? Didnt Jackie and Cherie leave about the same time?

[muereme]

cherie was changing her costume..

[The24hrGaming]

When this interview was done, Cherie had already left the band. Jackie left shortly after this interview.

[MrsKrueger22]

here's whos playing who..

Dakota Fanning - Cherie Currie,

Kristen Stewar - Joan Jett,

Scout Taylor-Compton - Lita Ford,

Stella Maeve - Sandy West.

jackies not even in the fucking story.

bullshit I know.

[talladesesperada]

She asked not to be, didn't she? She asked to take her out of it ... but they got in a Robin who is pretty much the same

[MrsKrueger22]

yep.. and lita said joans manager asked for her rights for 1000 bucks or whatever..so she laughed & turned it down..but shes still in it..so i dont get it...lol. whatever.

[talladesesperada]

I think Lita let them use her name, Jackie didn't.

[Babaziba]

"....and Jimi Hendrix before he died..." Priceless! As opposed to AFTER he died. Lita rocks.

[ManufacturedAnger]

In Japan, for those women to see girls just like themselves who would have been seen as second class citizens taking charge of their own sexuality and playing in a rock band would have appeared very liberating.

Screaming for a rock band doesn't just mean you want them sexually. They might actually really enjoy the music and respect the girls, oh the horror!

Pull your head out of your ass and have a think before you post ridiculous comments.

[lighthouse2224]

Joan Jett is the hottest (and coolest) fucking thing on this earth.

[desamator11]

@lighthouse2224 i'll second that!!

[littlewing1975]

I love you Lita!

[ArcherofStars73]

LITA IS SO.FUCKING ROCK N ROLL. LOVE HER...Lita and Don Ho...awesome!

:)

[ChRiZzYaNdKaY]

they were the best all girl band!

[zedzero42]

did Joan say Kim Fowlet or Kim Fowly

[xoxpctxox]

Kim Fowlet.. :)

[MichelleDuMaine]

The very first post on this already referenced it but it was Joan who really got them screaming - it was really pointed up. And she even reacted - did you see her just bust out in big grin and look at the announcer? Very telling.

[iToyRobot]

haha they went nuts for Joan Jett

[DeadEndJustice13]

haha this is awesome thesw grrrls are the bomb

[juligirl00]

All of those girls are smoking hot!

[hobikko9tyan]

This interviewer is Mr.Syunichi Tokura.He is very famous musical composer in Japan!

[buddyboy55]

Jackie and Sandy are so HOT!

[DeadEndJustice13]

these grrrls rock they are my heros i love them and they are like the coolset they were underated too

[RhokNRhol]

those girls r my idols!!! love them 2 death!! god knows they will always be the queens of noise!!!!!!!!

[pegleyjr]

Very cool. Wish this Japan video could have an official release.

[starqz]

Hey, where the heck is Cherie Currie here?

[Beeea93]

cherie has her own interview here on youtube from 1977 to

[SugarRock]

wow, thanks Cherie! xxx

[BBQkrewe]

they always were, and always will be, SSSSSSSSSSMOKIN' HOTTTTTTTTT!!!!!

[ShatskyTheDestroyer]

Yea i would definately fuck Jackie.

[Beeea93]

wow. love them !! GO LITA!!!

[CACozmik]

Jackie Fox was hot.

[beowulven]

Amen.

[oceanstreat]

I dug Jackie from the beginning. I wish there were more footage of her, would love to see it in a big way.

[pekoe]

wow..Joan never changes,wow this is classic

[phonepkh]

there is a SANDY WEST Video on YOUTUBE, she is doing "Wild Thing" live.1983

here is a link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v­=XQL57Y9t0kI

thanks