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I started singing rhythmically, and now I’m learning from Otis Redding to push a song instead of just sliding over it

Janis Joplin

Honey, if you’ve had your eye on a piece of talent and that chick down the road has been getting all the action, then you know what you gotta do… Try A Little Bit Harder.
JANIS JOPLIN

Action Chick Eye Getting Honey Piece Trying
If I hold back, I’m no good. I’m no good. I’d rather be good sometimes, than holding back all the time.
JANIS JOPLIN

Back Good Hold Holding Rather Sometimes
What we’ve had to do is learn to control success, put it in perspective, and not lose the essence of what we’re doing – the music.
JANIS JOPLIN

Control Essence Learn Lose Perspective Succes
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.
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Before Exploded Happened Moving Rock Simple Sing Sung
Wait a minute, maybe I can do anything.
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Anything Ca Happen Minute Minutes Waiting
Freedom is just another word for when you have NOTHING left to lose.
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Another Freedom Left Lose Nothing Word
It’s hard to be free but when it works, it’s worth it!
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Free Work Working Hard Worth
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
Don’t compromise your self, you’re all you got.
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All Compromise Freedom Got Self
I’d rather have ten years of superhypermost than live to be seventy sitting in some goddamn chair watching TV.
JANIS JOPLIN

Goddamn Seventy Sitting Superhypemost Watching Tv Year
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.
JANIS JOPLIN

Asked Blue heavy Like Mouths Opened You
All my life I just wanted to be a beatnik. Meet all the heavies, get stoned, get laid, have a good time. That’s all I ever wanted.
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Beer Couple Good Heavies Life Man Stoned Time Wanted
That’s what rock and roll is for, turn that switch on, and man, it can all be.
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All On Rock Roll Switch Turn
I talk to the audience, look into their eyes. I need them and they need me.
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Audience Eye Look Need Talk
When I sing, I feel like when you’re first in love. It’s more than sex.
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Being First Love Music Point Sex Sing
I can’t talk about my singing; I’m inside it. How can you describe something you’re inside of?
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Describe Inside Singing Something Talk

I started singing rhythmically, and now I’m learning from Otis Redding to push a song instead of just sliding over it

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