That was to be true to myself, to be the person that I…that was on inside of me and not play games.
JANIS JOPLINMaybe my audiences can enjoy my music more if they think I’m destroying myself.
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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Guess what, I might be the first hippie pinup girl.
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People, whether they know it or not, like their blues singers miserable. They like their blues singers to die afterwards.
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You better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.
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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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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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If someone comes along, gonna give you some love and affection, I say get it while you can.
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Singing, it’s like it’s like loving somebody, it’s a supreme emotional and physical experience.
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You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow.
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This whole thing that’s happened to me, you see, this whole success thing..it hasn’t yet really compromised the position that I took a long time ago in Texas
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I gotta go on doin’ it the way I see it…I got no choice but to take it like I see it. I’m here to have a party while I’m on this earth..
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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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I won’t quit to become someone’s old lady.
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You know you’ve got it, if it makes you feel good.
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I’m one of those regular weird people.
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The more you live, the less you die.
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