David Arnoff documented some of punk’s biggest players as the style mutated beyond its mid-70s origins, from Patti Smith to Ian Dury and Nick Cave. Here, he photographed Joan Jett wearing a very naughty shirt at the Whisky, ca. 1978.
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| (Photo by David Arnoff) |
“I liked her image and attitude: a tough little chick,” Arnoff said. “Joan turned up at the Whisky all punked-up in her new leather jacket and confrontational T-shirt. But she also had these awful corporate minders watching over her who were quite straightforward in warning me they were there to ‘keep her out of trouble.’ It was an effort to get her away from them, even for a few moments. She just wanted to have fun and I sort of felt sorry for her. No drugs were involved. Honest, guv.”
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