They threw these musicians at me, man, and the sound was coming from behind. The bass was charging me.
JANIS JOPLINLike, I don’t think I’d go off the road for long now, for life with a guy no matter how good. Yeah, it’s the truth. Scary thing to say though, isn’t it?
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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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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When I sing, I feel like when you’re first in love. It’s more than sex.
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You are what you settle for. You are only as much as you settle for.
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That’s what rock and roll is for, turn that switch on, and man, it can all be.
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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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Gimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer.
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Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz.
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I believe the only people who truly experience and test the application of equality are twins.
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It’s hard to be free but when it works, it’s worth it!
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You have to sing loud and move wild with all that in back of you. Now, I don’t know how to perform any other way.
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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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When you hold somebody, you gotta hold them like it’s the last minute of your life.
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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.
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The older the grapes, sweeter the wine.
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Hippies 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.
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