Joan Jett & The Blackhearts

(Joan Jett/Jim Vallance/Kenny Laguna)

Maybe I was lonely or a little bit crazy
Weird interaction excited me so
I could see the danger made it more intriguing
I was bound for touble when I let myself go, yeah

What kind of fool would keep hangin' around
While you treat me this way

Torture - me n' you it's
Torture - what we do is
Torture - yeah it's true an'
It hurts so bad but I love it, yeah

I was just a tumble went a little too far
The fun an' games were getting outta control
Took it to the limit now there's no escapin'
This deviation has taken its toll, ow

Torture - we can't hide this
Torture - my hads are tied it's
Torture - I'll survive but
It hurts so bad an' I love it yeah

I been up against the wall so long
And the bonds that hold me here are strong
Yeah it hurts but this is where I belong

Torture - me n' you it's
Torture - what we do is
Torture - yeah it's true an'
It hurts so bad but I love it, yeah

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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