Man, there ain’t gonna be nothing left for Janis.
JANIS JOPLINI can’t talk about my singing; I’m inside it. How can you describe something you’re inside of?
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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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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When everything is together – the band, me, the audience, it’s boss! It’s just like magic.
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At least we know we tend to be afraid. If you object to my plural noun, I’ll retract it.
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People, whether they know it or not, like their blues singers miserable. They like their blues singers to die afterwards.
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You better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.
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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
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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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You can feel all things at once, so why not wear all things at once?
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Don’t compromise your self, you’re all you got.
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I’d rather have ten years of superhypermost than live to be seventy sitting in some goddamn chair watching TV.
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Why should I hold back now and sound mediocre, just so I can sound mediocre twenty years from now?
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Guess what, I might be the first hippie pinup girl.
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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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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.
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It’s hard to be free but when it works, it’s worth it!
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