One was beloved on her local music scene, and through her own drive, determination and talent stood on the door of stardom. The other, exploited by the industry as a teen, kicked in the door to her own stardom in the face of resistance by the same industry that had exploited her.
One had no other choice, and I honor her for putting all she was and everything she had into what she did. The other had all the choices in the world by that point, and I honor her for stepping in and picking up the torch anyway.
A bit of the history of Mia Zapata:
Below, some of Mia's music. As she did it with The Gits, and then as done by Joan Jett, with the same bandmates, as Evil Stig (read it backwards). With love for both of them, great rockin' souls.
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