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People, whether they know it or not, like their blues singers miserable. They like their blues singers to die afterwards.

Janis Joplin

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

Confusion Different Full Hard Hurt Kid Lot Thing
I’m one of those regular weird people.
JANIS JOPLIN

Being Weird Kind One People Regular
Freedom is just another word for when you have NOTHING left to lose.
JANIS JOPLIN

Another Freedom Left Lose Nothing Word
I believe the only people who truly experience and test the application of equality are twins.
JANIS JOPLIN

Application Believe Equality Experience People Test Truly Twin
Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer.
JANIS JOPLIN

Beer Bottle Gimme Humorous Pigfoot
I read a story about some old opera singer once, and when a guy asked her to marry him, she took him backstage after she had sung a real triumph, with all the people calling for her, asked, ‘Do you think you could give me that?’
JANIS JOPLIN

Asked Backstage Man Marry Old Opera Real Some Story Thinking Took
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 JOPLIN

Audience Feel Good Guy Made Man Right Story
I started out to be a person on the street, just like everybody else. I didn’t start out to be a singer. But I got sort of swept up in this singing thing, and after I got involved in it it got really important to me if I was good or not.
JANIS JOPLIN

Everywhere Important Out Person Singer Singing Sort Started Street
I’m tired of all these hippie jack-offs
JANIS JOPLIN

Hippie Jack Off Tired
I’m not really thinking much… Just sort of, trying to feel.
JANIS JOPLIN

Feel Really Sort Think Thinking Trying
.I’m gettin’ it now, today. I don’t even know where I’m gonna be twenty years from now, so I’m just gonna keep on rockin’, cause if I start saving up bits and pieces of me.
JANIS JOPLIN

Getting Gonna Keep Now Today Twenty Year
You better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.
JANIS JOPLIN

Better Compromise Got Happen Honesty
Honey, if you’ve had your eye on a piece of talent and that chick down the road has been getting all the action, then you know what you gotta do… Try A Little Bit Harder.
JANIS JOPLIN

Action Chick Eye Getting Honey Piece Trying
When everything is together – the band, me, the audience, it’s boss! It’s just like magic.
JANIS JOPLIN

Audience Band Boss Everything Like Magic Together
You know why we’re stuck with the myth that only black people have soul? Because white people don’t let themselves feel things.
JANIS JOPLIN

Black False Myth People Racism Soul Stuck Themselves White
I’d rather not sing than sing quiet.
JANIS JOPLIN

Bad Good Passion Peace Quiet Rather Sing Sound

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