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You better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.

Janis Joplin

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
I can’t talk about my singing; I’m inside it. How can you describe something you’re inside of?
JANIS JOPLIN

Describe Inside Singing Something Talk
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
Singing, it’s like it’s like loving somebody, it’s a supreme emotional and physical experience.
JANIS JOPLIN

Emotional Experience Love Music Singing Somebody Supreme
They threw these musicians at me, man, and the sound was coming from behind. The bass was charging me.
JANIS JOPLIN

Behind Charging Coming Man Musician Sound Threw
It’s that point two people can get to they call love, when you really touch someone for the first time, but it’s gigantic, multiplied by the whole audience. I feel chills.
JANIS JOPLIN

Call People Point Someone Touch
Maybe they’ll have a second thought – that they can be themselves and win.
JANIS JOPLIN

Ideas Second Themselves Thought Win
Freedom is just another word for when you have NOTHING left to lose.
JANIS JOPLIN

Another Freedom Left Lose Nothing Word
I’m one of those regular weird people.
JANIS JOPLIN

Being Weird Kind One People Regular
If someone comes along, gonna give you some love and affection, I say get it while you can.
JANIS JOPLIN

Affection Attachment Giving Love Philosophy Someone
The consequences, [screw] the implications of the actions, to hell with it all… whatever happens as a result is better than the nothingness that is inevitable with silence.
JANIS JOPLIN

Action Consequence Happen Implication Result Screw
I think I think too much. That’s why I drink!
JANIS JOPLIN

Drink Thinking Too Much
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
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.
JANIS JOPLIN

Always Beer Couple Except Somewhere Sudden Voice
You’re only as much as you settle for. If they settle for being somebody’s dishwasher that’s their own f***ing problem.
JANIS JOPLIN

Dishwasher Fighting Only Problem Somebody. Settle Want
Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz.
JANIS JOPLIN

Benz Buy Car Dream Lord Materialism Mercedes Benz Passion

You better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.

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