Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

(Joan Jett/Jim Vallance/Kenny Laguna)

It starts when I get close to you
I never know just what to do
So much I wanna say
But my nerves get in the way
An' I pray my fears ain't showin' thru

Insecure - it's strange when I feel it
Insecure - if I could feel I really had you for sure
I wouldn't be so insecure

I sit an' wonder what to do
Waitin' for my big time interview
As my palms start to sweat
'Bout this job I'm tryin' to get
Someone says "Hey, Jett, it's time for you"
(I bet they're right now)

Insecure - everybody feels a little
Insecure - tell ya one thing I know for sure
We're all a little insecure

You shouldn't care what people think of you
All you can do is be yourself
No matter how they see you
You really can't be somethin' else

You're not the only one that feels this way
Inside they look the same as you
When it seems never ending
Remember they're pretendin' too

Insecure - natural to feel a little
Insecure - everybody gets it an' there ain't no cure
We're all a little insecure

Insecure - natural to feel a little
Insecure - everybody gets it an' there ain't no cure
We're all a little insecure

After splitting with The Runaways, and releasing her first solo album, Joan Jett placed an ad in LA Weekly looking for bandmates. Gary Ryan, Eric Ambel, and Danny “Furious” O'Brien joined her, creating the orginial Blackhearts lineup.

After their initial tour though, O'Brien was replaced with Lee Crystal.

Early on, keeping the band afloat was not easy. Joan and producer Kenny Laguna struggled, sometimes selling copies of albums from the trunk of his car. Eventually unable to keep up with the demand for Joan Jett’s album, they signed with Boardwalk Records.

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Pure and Simple

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Pure and Simple (1994)

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