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It was "Rock & Roll,
Hoochie Koo," and instead of "Rock & Roll,
Hoochie Koo," it was "Jesus Christ,
Hoochie Koo." My father always
had this philosophy of, "If they're a friend,
we will put it out." KENNY: You know, she was like,
"I'll stick around, but we've gotta treat this
like a real label." And she had grown up
in the business but also had the attitude
of a young person. Like, I didn't want iTunes.
iTunes to me was the enemy. I'm selling
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" for $17. I don't want to sell it
for a dollar. She finally talked me
into doing it, and the first month,
we sold 70,000 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
downloads, and we were in business
Hoochie Koo," and instead of "Rock & Roll,
Hoochie Koo," it was "Jesus Christ,
Hoochie Koo." My father always
had this philosophy of, "If they're a friend,
we will put it out." KENNY: You know, she was like,
"I'll stick around, but we've gotta treat this
like a real label." And she had grown up
in the business but also had the attitude
of a young person. Like, I didn't want iTunes.
iTunes to me was the enemy. I'm selling
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" for $17. I don't want to sell it
for a dollar. She finally talked me
into doing it, and the first month,
we sold 70,000 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
downloads, and we were in business
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It was "Rock & Roll,
Hoochie Koo,"
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and instead of "Rock & Roll,
Hoochie Koo,"
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it was "Jesus Christ,
Hoochie Koo."
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My father always
had this philosophy of,
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"If they're a friend,
we will put it out."
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KENNY: You know, she was like,
"I'll stick around,
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but we've gotta treat this
like a real label."
00:00:16.298 --> 00:00:19.001
And she had grown up
in the business
00:00:19.999 --> 00:00:21.999
but also had the attitude
of a young person.
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Like, I didn't want iTunes.
iTunes to me was the enemy.
00:00:25.001 --> 00:00:27.783
I'm selling
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" for $17.
00:00:27.785 --> 00:00:29.131
I don't want to sell it
for a dollar.
00:00:29.481 --> 00:00:31.238
She finally talked me
into doing it,
00:00:31.024 --> 00:00:33.606
and the first month,
we sold 70,000
00:00:33.608 --> 00:00:35.497
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
downloads,
00:00:36.329 --> 00:00:38.442
and we were in business.
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Movie Summary
Documentary about rock star Joan Jett.