I LOVE YOU LITA!!

She’s disgusted by a thousand dollar offer for her life story but freely lends her voice to a video game.

Oh…I somehow doubt she did a voiceover on a video game cause she “just likes them.” I’m sure she got paid well for her effort. It’s not like she has a house in the Caribbean thanks to her last album sales.

I’m sure the video game voice work pays far more than $1k.

…what it boils down to is money.

I have been a loyal fan of both Lita Ford and Joan Jett since the Runaways and I must say that I am disgusted. If a movie about the Runaways is being made, it should have been cleared through the other members before going into production. The fact that they only offered 1000 for the rights to her life story is insulting. Joan Jett should be ashamed to have her name anywhere associated with this movie. The manager that was responsible for the Runaways break-up should have his balls pressed in a vice. All in all, I think that no matter what you think of any of the women that were in that band, you should have more respect for them than to make rude comments about what they are doing in their life now. And who cares if she got paid to do the v/o in a video game? Do you really think that all the people that lend their voices to a video game do it for free? Get real people!

I hope this record offers some real grittiness. When I watch her videos from her career high, in the 80s, I want to root for her, but at the same time her music was no different than the glam metal bands at that time. She didn’t stand out, except for the fact that she’s a chick. So no wonder she only had 2 hits. Being a woman in rock music is hard enough, at least prove that you can rock hard like all the rest, albeit in a unique way. Cause look at Joan Jett. She’s more of a badass rocker than most of the guys out there.

Then don’t EVER call any other band or artist a sellout.

I am really glad someone is fimnally making the story of the rinaways film, and the actors look REMARKABLY like the Ruanaways in the pics. I am Sad that Jackie Fox and Lita Ford are somewhat cut out of the movie, i.e. the basic story line is based on Cherie Currie’s autobiography, but they aren’t using any of the 5 or so bass player’s real names due to the movie “Edgeplay” made by two of them. Now Lita has no input either. Sad.

I love you to. Duet with ozzy again?

OMFG!
she looks horrible

Lita looks fantastic!! She was never some half-assed Madonna-wannabe, she was a Rock Chick. She’s a trailblazer, a hellraiser, and she led the way for all the other Rock Chicks. I wish she was more involved with the film, and I wish she and Cherie Currie had a better relationship after all this time, but just because you’re in a band together doesn’t make you family. I want Lita to have only the best and hope “Wicked” tears it up!!!!

Lita looks like a tranny….
She should have taken that thousand bucks, because no one will ever make a film about her life story.

Yikes, tell those in charge to lay off the Photoshop…look at her jaw line!

I’ve give ol’ Lita a shove.

She’s not looking so hot these days, Pshop or not; time has not been kind.

Lita is cool. who cares what someone thinks about her looks. When anyone thinks of a woman in heavy metal…its always Lita. Enough said.

1,000 dollars for rights for her life for the movie offer, what the beep beep, is Kenny thinking???
It should of been more than a million, since The Runaways are responsible for breaking barriers, and bringing more women into playing guitar , etc for the past three decades. I know cause Im one, if it werent for Them, The Runaways, I wouldnt be singing and playing guitar for my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Raven

i have read that “they” have tried to make this movie for years. were ready to go, then production halted. the money then went to make “josie and the pussycats” because industry experts said it was the right time for a “girl rock” film.

I Love Herman Munster…er, I mean Lita Ford. Yikes!

hey, being in a band the manager takes control of your brain, example: Simon C,
so, Joan is just a body do all sad, I wont go see the movie,unless the two get back together.

hey, being in a band the manager takes control of your brain, example: Simon C,
so, Joan is just a body do all sad, I wont go see the movie,unless the two get back together.

Lita was good in the 80’s but get real,she’ll never have another hit.

I think Lita was obviously exaggerating when she said “a thousand bucks”. Lita has her own issues with control and I think that’s where the rift with her and Kenny come from. There are a LOT of stories about Lita being extremely nasty and bitter regarding Joans success and Kenny’s involvement. Joan went through an extremely rough time when she was booted from the Runaways. Reports of suicide and very heavy drug use and incoherent acts and careless behavior pop up every little while and I am buddies with her roommate after the Runaways broke up. I wonder if the movie will focus accurately on those tragic issues and the pitiful ion Joan was in. She was so sick from drinking and Quaaludes that she had to stay in the hospital for a “Heart Valve Infection” in 1978. I hope the film is humble.

I ran security for a Joan Jett show once when she was still fairly popular solo. Now granted that doesn’t make me an expert, but that day she took my top prize for ‘Worst Most Bitchy Star Ever!” We all referred to her as the Warthog, given how she was looking, but her constant ridiculous and impossible to meet demands and nasty attitude, and temper tantrums were what really sunk her rep with us. Her manager was even worse. Frankly if they both fell off the planet never to reappear, I’d be quite happy.

Manipulating, egomaniacal conservative boys like Kim Fowley don’t like it when their girls leave town, go lesbo. Lita Ford’s always been a dame, and who can’t love Joan Jett?

alot of comments on how bad Lita looks. That’s because they slathered her face with makeup and pulled her hair way back trying to give the illusion of “youth” Her natural beauty is superior to the touch of that nasty makeup person.

I am very excited about The Runaways movie. The photos I’ve seen have captured the ’70s perfectly. Joan is actively invovled on set with Kristen Stewart, so it will most likely be her version of the story.

Lita is smart to have a new CD out to promote when the movie comes out. Lita is a 50 year old mother of two. She looks FABULOUS! And I’m sure she’ll still kick down the walls when she plays live.

Lita’s a living legend!
She rocks harder than most guys!
Show some respect for the Queen!

“Edgeplay” was fantastic, in spite of J.Jett tring to sabotage it by blocking access to the Runaway’s music. It’s just so sad they couldn’t have done a reunion while Sandy West was still alive.

Grow up Lita.

Its not like they’re buying her life…its just the details of her life during the 70’s. She should grow up.

Joan Jett is one of rock’s unsung great stars who, despite being popular, should’ve garnered much more in regard to record sales and critical acclaim. I saw her open for the Police in 1982 at the mid-south Coliseum in Memphis and she owned the crowd so much so that when the Police appeared the crowd shouted for Joan. When I was in the military she did a number of USO shows long before the military became popular. If she comes to your town go and see her. You’ll get to see one of the rock greats up there with The Stones and Zep.
Lita is interesting but I don’t think Joan has ever gone out of print, been forced to ride a trend, or adopt one of those air brushed-sexual poses that are forced on female rockers. Jett oozes sex just by blowing her nose. She can come to DC when she’s 80 and I’ll still be there with the ladies in leather fighting for my share.

“The new album is extremely heavy, extremely sexual.”

A 50 year old verses a 20 year old….sexual turn on? I think not. Bag it…keep raising da kids.

Sounds like someone is running low on cash.

Why doesn’t Rolling Stone hire Beltway Greg?

lita,we love ya baby!

Lita looks like Blackie Lawless.

mcgYzs

I saw Lita play a show at an amusement park in El Paso Tx back in the early 90’s. It was her and CC Devile from Poison. She was god damn awful!
Joan Jett however kicks ass every time. I’ve seen Joan 3 times and every time she didn’t disappoint.
The truth is this, Lita became a hairband supermodel in the 80’s. No one ever really took her music seriously because she never took her music seriously. She just followed what was popular. I can only imgaine the turd of a CD she’s going to release.
She should have done the Runaways reunion when she had the chance!

They can have my life story for a $1000!

Trust me. It’s more interesting than any rock stars. Sex, drugs, rock and roll, ghosts. (long story).

If I were behind “Kiss Me Deadly” and “Close My Eyes Forever”, I’d have hidden away for a decade too. And please, Lita, let your album be better than your something-about-Mary hair or the cake your makeup guy baked on your face for that shot above. The Lita we loved was the hard-edged, no-nonsense gal like the one that just said (correctly) that Joan Jett’s manager hurts her career daily. More smash less flash please.

Joan Jett’s manager has a bad name for his reputation.
Nasty Bastard!!

The Runaways had a wonderful legendary history after all. Who cares about just Cherie’s story?
It shouldn’t be called “The Runaways” movie. It’s Cherie Currie story, and everyone should have their own stories.

C’mon, Kenny laguna, stop being so greedy. The Runaways ain’t just about Joan Jett. There were 5 of them!!

Joan’s manager is just way too greedy!

Lita always thought she was this badass rocker but her albums (especially her later work) were nothing but sappy AOR-type ballads. I hope her new album does kick ass, but for now the Queen Of Heavy Metal is still Doro Pesch.

Lita rules – always has – always will!

Lita didn’t think she was a badass rocker.
She IS a bad ass rocker.
She is the ONLY female rocker inducted into the CIRCUS magazine hall of fame.
She was 7 years straight the Hit Parader Magazines #1 female rocker….
There’s plenty of room for both Lita and Joan. Hell – I like them both and I buy both of their albums. What’s up with this Kenny idiot?
He thinks if someone buys the Lita album they won’t buy the Joan album?

Lita kicks Joan’s ass all over the stage!
What little Joan can play – she learned from Lita.
Long live the Queen!

I’ve always loved Lita and Joan. I feel like they are both AWESOME at what they do. Sure , I’d love to see them together again. I’ll still buy both their CD’s anyway. Perhaps us Fans should just grow up and understand that things don’t always work out with Bands.

Lita’s alleged issues are nothing compared to the control issues from the Jett camp and the stories are legendary. Supposedly Jett’s management made demands that made a Runaways Reunion Tour impossible.

I’m not sure who controls the band’s name but if it isn’t Joan the solution is simple. Since everybody will pay so much to her Lita and the girls put them out on the road without Joan. If Joan does indeed control the name you can call it something like the New Runaways sort of like the New Cars with Todd Rundgren. The kids really turned out to see that as Benjamin Orr and Ric Ocasek we pretty much the Cars. Either way put-up or shut-up.

I love Joan & Lita, but there will never be a Runaways reunion! Joan tours constantly and makes money from that and from her back catalog, which is constantly reissued. There is no reason for her to do it. Joan Jett and Kenny Laguna are executive producers on The Runaways movie, so Joan can ensure that it is done to her liking. Joan really was the star to emerge from the band.

Lita is smart to have a new CD out in time for the movie though. I bet Joan won’t. She doesn’t seem too interested in recording new material. Maybe she can make some money from touring too. Hey, Jackie Fox won’t even be depicted in the movie. They’re using a fictional bass player character named Robin!

Jim Gillette (Lita’s hubby) has made a TRUCKLOAD of money in the past few years (none of it in the music industry), so no one is short of money. Okay, maybe Cherie Currie…..(face it, “Neon Angel” didn’t exactly hit the bestseller list!)

As far as people taking Lita’s music seriously, a lot of us did. I loved her self titled CD, plus “Dangerous Curves.” I saw her in concert with Motley Crue back in 1990, and she did not disappoint at all. Grunge rock did a LOT of metal bands in during the 1990’s, and it was time for the party to stop.

As far as her album being more “sexual”, what of it? People in their 50’s aren’t exactly in wheelchairs lamenting their lost youth–look at Motley Crue, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, hell–the ROLLING STONES!! The pic of Lita here is not the best one taken. If anyone got to see her on Eddie Trunk’s radio show (see YouTube) or “That Metal Show” can see that Lita is as beautiful as ever. Being a wife and mom really agrees with her. She’s happy now and it genuinely shows.

Lita rules. Saw her at Monndance this year and she was incredible. Her new songs are great. She signed stuff for me and my friends and was very nice. Her hubby was very cool and her kids are adorable. Go Lita!

Joan Jett can’t play guitar – Lita plays the hell out of a guitar! Joan likes women – Lita’s married to a MAN! Jett has short black hair – Lita has long blonde hair. Lita has 7 Hit Parader female entertainer of the year awards – Joan has none. They’re polar opposites. Why would Joan’s manager mess with Lita – they’re apples and oranges! Couldn’t be more different if they tried!

all i can say is that
Lita Ford she is a goddess and
I am for 1 glad that she is back
Rockin and to kick ass into
rock – n – roll bands today
and i can’t wait to hear new
CD

Lita Ford
rocks!
forever!

i just want to say that lita is my favorite role model. she kicks ass in the rock and roll music. she is a badass chick and rocker and my favorite metal goddess i just love her to pieces.

“I have been a loyal fan of both Lita Ford and Joan Jett since the Runaways and I must say that I am disgusted. If a movie about the Runaways is being made, it should have been cleared through the other members before going into production. The fact that they only offered 1000 for the rights to her life story is insulting. Joan Jett should be ashamed to have her name anywhere associated with this movie. The manager that was responsible for the Runaways break-up should have his balls pressed in a vice. All in all, I think that no matter what you think of any of the women that were in that band, you should have more respect for them than to make rude comments about what they are doing in their life now.”

Well spoken.nuff said.

I was always enchanted with Lita while she was with the Runaways! Always made my heart flutter!

Lita, Nice to see you back, its’ been to long

lita you go girl, keep the rock alive.forget all the negative comments.do what you do best and give us the music.

I saw 2 shows in 1 w/e. Small club style. I will never Forget those shows. I love u. Cant wait for tour

Lita is the Queen!
Blackfart should give it up!

I’ve been waitin for this cd since forever,Joan Jett awesome rocker,my theme song has always been Bad Reputation,but Lita is the Queen of Metal and always will,her stuff from the early 80’s as Gotta Let Go,Hungry,and One Shot of Poison,hold up more than all this crap they call Metal All Hail the Queen of Metal.Lita is and always will be QUEEN OF METAL!

stop comparing the 2 ladies..both are 2 of the best woman in rock .getting older and still sound
great..both still are very pretty woman for thier age! i hope both keep rocking for a long time!hears some of litas new cd.its sounds great..crank it up folks!!

it was lita and joan that kept the runaways sounding good…they were by certain the most talented of the group…cheri lol is just trying to make a buck..her career went south after the runaways!

I think it’s a shame that no one could get all 5 members of The Runaways involved in the movie. I’ll still see it but I’m not so sure I trust Cherie’s solo point of view. She seemed to have different versions of nearly every story told in Edgeplay.

I WILL be getting Lita’s new album though. She’s been an idol of mine since I was a wee metal bitch. I’ll always have huge respect for her.

Joan who?