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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.

Janis Joplin

That’s what I’m trying to do mostly in the whole world, is not bullshit myself and not bullshit anybody else.
JANIS JOPLIN

Bullshit Inside Mostly Person Trying World
I won’t quit to become someone’s old lady.
JANIS JOPLIN

Lady Old Quit Quitting Someone
Man, there ain’t gonna be nothing left for Janis.
JANIS JOPLIN

Left Man Nothing People Person
If you can get them once, man, get them standing up when they should be sitting down, sweaty when they should be decorous, smile when they should be applauding politely-
JANIS JOPLIN

Down Man Rock Roll Sitting Smile Sweaty Thinking
Wait a minute, maybe I can do anything.
JANIS JOPLIN

Anything Ca Happen Minute Minutes Waiting
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
Hippies believe the world could be a better place. Beatniks believe things aren’t going to get better and say the hell with it, stay stoned and have a good time.
JANIS JOPLIN

Beatnik Believe Better Get Hippie Place
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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Control Essence Learn Lose Perspective Succes
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.
JANIS JOPLIN

Beer Couple Good Heavies Life Man Stoned Time Wanted
Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers. You can fill your life up with ideas and still go home lonely.
JANIS JOPLIN

Answer Create Home Idea Intellectual Lonely Question Strong Women
In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn’t like me. It’s silly.
JANIS JOPLIN

Feeling Hurt Inside Like Really Silly Story
I think I think too much. That’s why I drink!
JANIS JOPLIN

Drink Thinking Too Much
I would trade all my tomorrow’s for one single yesterday.
JANIS JOPLIN

Mine Single Tomorrow Trade Yesterday
Why should I hold back now and sound mediocre, just so I can sound mediocre twenty years from now?
JANIS JOPLIN

Mediocre Now Sound Twenties Twenty Year
After they see me, when their mothers are feeding them all that cashmere sweater and girdle [expletive deleted by the New York Times]
JANIS JOPLIN

Cashmere Country Feeding Grdle Mother Sweater Winning
I don’t know, I just want to feel as much as I can, it’s what ‘soul’ is all about.
JANIS JOPLIN

Feel Feeling Much Soul Think

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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