Joan Marie Larkin was born on September 22, 1958, to James and Dorothy Larkin, at Lankenau Hospital in
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At age 16, Jett became a founding member of the Runaways with drummer Sandy West. After the brief tenure of Micki Steele, who sang and played bass, Jackie Fox, Lita Ford, and Cherie Currie soon joined to complete the band w… See more

Jett's signature guitar is a white Gibson Melody Maker, which she has played on all her hits since 1977. Jett bought her first Melody Maker from Eric Carmen, following the breakup of the Raspberries. In regard to her white M… See more

Jett has been a vegetarian since the late 1980s and supports animal rights.
For years Jett refused to either confirm or deny rumors that she is lesbian or bisexual. In a 1994 interview with Out magazine she said, "I'm n… See more

In July 2015, attorney Jackie Fuchs (formerly Jackie Fox of The Runaways) alleged that Kim Fowley raped her on New Year's Eve 1975, at a party following a Runaways performance at an Orange County club. Sixteen ye… See more

• Long Island Music Hall of Fame (Class of 2006).
• Rolling Stone 100 greatest guitarists of all time (No. 87).
• Gibson manufactured a signature model of her Melody Maker, a white double cutaway with a zebra humbucke… See more