Texas is OK if you want to settle down and do your own thing quietly, but it’s not for outrageous people, and I was always outrageous.
JANIS JOPLINI won’t quit to become someone’s old lady.
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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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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You are what you settle for. You are only as much as you settle for.
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I think I think too much. That’s why I drink!
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You got to get it while you can.
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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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In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn’t like me. It’s silly.
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The older the grapes, sweeter the wine.
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They threw these musicians at me, man, and the sound was coming from behind. The bass was charging me.
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I read, I painted, I didn’t hate niggers.
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You better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.
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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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To be true to myself, to be the person that was on the inside of me, and not play games.
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I’d rather not sing than sing quiet.
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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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Life is too damn short and [screwed] up to go through it silently loving someone and never telling them how you feel. [Screw]
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