They threw these musicians at me, man, and the sound was coming from behind. The bass was charging me.
JANIS JOPLINPeople, whether they know it or not, like their blues singers miserable. They like their blues singers to die afterwards.
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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Freedom is just another word for when you have NOTHING left to lose.
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Distance cannot kill this relationship. Time cannot breakdown anything we have. This is a relationship that I am ready to sacrifice and stand up for.
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You are what you settle for. You are only as much as you settle for.
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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.
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You can’t make up something that you don’t feel. I didn’t make it up. I just opened my mouth and it existed.
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That’s what rock and roll is for, turn that switch on, and man, it can all be.
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My business is to enjoy and have fun. And why not, if in the end everything will end, right?
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If I hold back, I’m no good. I’m no good. I’d rather be good sometimes, than holding back all the time.
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I think I think too much. That’s why I drink!
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Audiences like their blues singers to be miserable.
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When everything is together – the band, me, the audience, it’s boss! It’s just like magic.
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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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In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn’t like me. It’s silly.
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I had a lot of hurts and confusions. You know, it’s hard when you’re a kid to be different. You’re all full of things, and you don’t know that it’s about.
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After they see me, when their mothers are feeding them all that cashmere sweater and girdle [expletive deleted by the New York Times]
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