JOAN JETT - JETT CONSIDERED JOINING MILITARY

JETT CONSIDERED JOINING MILITARY

Rocker JOAN JETT considered joining the military after she was left shaken by the split of her first band THE RUNAWAYS. Jett regularly plays for soldiers in combat zones and insists she feels a very deep connection with US troops. She explains, "We've done several of those trips - we've been to Bosnia, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan - right after 9/11, too. "It was so intense, they wouldn't really let the whole band in the first time, so I just went by myself. "I think part of it is just recognising that these are just people that love music, too. "When my first band, The Runaways broke up, I was in a really bad place and for a very brief moment I thought about maybe joining one of the branches of the military just to maybe get myself together. "(Playing for the troops is) really rewarding. It made me realise that all the people that serve are just regular people like us. I was just drawn to bring them a little piece of home."