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.
JANIS JOPLINHippies 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.
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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Oh, Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz – My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
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I won’t quit to become someone’s old lady.
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The more you live, the less you die.
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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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Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz.
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You better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.
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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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Except I knew I had a good voice and I could always get a couple of beers off of it. All of a sudden someone threw me in this rock ‘n’ roll band.
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The older the grapes, sweeter the wine.
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You got to get it while you can.
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You are what you settle for. You are only as much as you settle for.
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Don’t compromise your self, you’re all you got.
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You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow.
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My father wouldn’t get us a TV, he wouldn’t allow a TV in the house.
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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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