Maybe my audiences can enjoy my music more if they think I’m destroying myself.
JANIS JOPLINYou are what you settle for. You are only as much as you settle for.
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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It’s not what isn’t, it’s what you wish was that makes unhappiness.
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You can’t stay in your home town and play because the two people will get tired of seeing you.
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Wait a minute, maybe I can do anything.
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I’d rather not sing than sing quiet.
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They asked me, How did you learn to sing the blues like that? How did you learn to sing that heavy? I just opened my mouth and that’s what I sounded like.
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I’m just doing what I wanted to and what feels right and not settling for bullshit and it worked. How can they be mad at that?
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Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.
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You are what you settle for.
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You’re only as much as you settle for. If they settle for being somebody’s dishwasher that’s their own f***ing problem.
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You got to get it while you can.
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I think I think too much. That’s why I drink!
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When you hold somebody, you gotta hold them like it’s the last minute of your life.
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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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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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Don’t go looking for Mr. Right. Look for Mr. Right Now.
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