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I think I think too much. That’s why I drink!

Janis Joplin

I don’t know what happened. I just exploded. I’d never sung like that before. I used to stand still and sing simple, but you can’t sing like that in front of a rock band.
JANIS JOPLIN

Before Exploded Happened Moving Rock Simple Sing Sung
They asked me, How did you learn to sing the blues like that? How did you learn to sing that heavy? I just opened my mouth and that’s what I sounded like.
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Asked Blue heavy Like Mouths Opened You
Freedom is just another word for when you have NOTHING left to lose.
JANIS JOPLIN

Another Freedom Left Lose Nothing Word
People, whether they know it or not, like their blues singers miserable. They like their blues singers to die afterwards.
JANIS JOPLIN

Afterward Blue Die Like Miserable People Singer
At least we know we tend to be afraid. If you object to my plural noun, I’ll retract it.
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Know Least Nouns Object Objects Plural Retract
You know why we’re stuck with the myth that only black people have soul? Because white people don’t let themselves feel things.
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Black False Myth People Racism Soul Stuck Themselves White
If you’ve got a today, don’t wear it tomorrow. Tomorrow never happens. It’s all the same day.
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Day Happen Same Today Tomorrow Wear Wisdom
That story hit me right, man. I know no guy ever made me feel as good as an audience. I’m really far into this now, really committed.
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Audience Feel Good Guy Made Man Right Story
When everything is together – the band, me, the audience, it’s boss! It’s just like magic.
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Audience Band Boss Everything Like Magic Together
All any girl really wants is just love and a man. But what man can put up with a rock-n-roll star?
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Girl Love Man Rock Roll Star
I’m not really thinking much… Just sort of, trying to feel.
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Feel Really Sort Think Thinking Trying
Wait a minute, maybe I can do anything.
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Anything Ca Happen Minute Minutes Waiting
You better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.
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Better Compromise Got Happen Honesty
Like most girls I’m always really self-conscious about do I look fat, if my legs are short, if I’m weird shaped, but when I go on stage, man, it never occurs to me. I think I look beautiful.
JANIS JOPLIN

Beautiful Conscious Fat Girl Leg Man Most Self Shaped Short
That’s what I’m trying to do mostly in the whole world, is not bullshit myself and not bullshit anybody else.
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Bullshit Inside Mostly Person Trying World
I don’t know, I just want to feel as much as I can, it’s what ‘soul’ is all about.
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Feel Feeling Much Soul Think

I think I think too much. That’s why I drink!

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