I don’t know what happened. I just exploded. I’d never sung like that before. I used to stand still and sing simple, but you can’t sing like that in front of a rock band.
JANIS JOPLINThat was to be true to myself, to be the person that I…that was on inside of me and not play games.
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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Like, 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?
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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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I just want to feel as much as I can, it’s what soul is all about.
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I’m tired of all these hippie jack-offs
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You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow.
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Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.
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You know you’ve got it, if it makes you feel good.
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Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz.
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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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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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I’m not really thinking much… Just sort of, trying to feel.
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Guess what, I might be the first hippie pinup girl.
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I don’t know, I just want to feel as much as I can, it’s what ‘soul’ is all about.
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You better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.
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What we’ve had to do is learn to control success, put it in perspective, and not lose the essence of what we’re doing – the music.
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