I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL

JOAN JETT talks to TERRY STAUNTON on the making of The Runaways’ movie, and life after the band split.

You’re credited as executive producer of The Runaways, which is often little more than a courtesy or vanity title, but weren’t you more handson during the film’s production?

Myself and Cherie Curie were involved right from the beginning, deciding on what story the film should tell, so our rememberances were very important. Once Kristen Stewart was cast to play me, I had a great deal more input. We hung out together before rehearsals started, and she really impressed me. She was right in the middle of making the Twilight movies, which have made her a star, but there wasn’t even a hint of diva behaviour at any time. She didn’t think twice about chopping her hair off for the part, and there’s not many big starlets who’d do that without complaining!

We went into the studio to record the songs she was gonna be performing on the soundtrack – any scenes in the movie where you see her singing, I can assure you that it’s her voice. We had to get all the girls into rehearsals with instruments to make sure they’d look convincing on screen. Kristen was totally committed. I could sense her staring at me the whole time, which normally would be weird, but I knew she was studying my mannerisms, my posture, the way I walked.

She’d been listening to all …

by TERRY STAUNTON
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