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Man, there ain’t gonna be nothing left for Janis.

Janis Joplin

Why should I hold back now and sound mediocre, just so I can sound mediocre twenty years from now?
JANIS JOPLIN

Mediocre Now Sound Twenties Twenty Year
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.
JANIS JOPLIN

Back Loud Move Perform Sing Way Wild
All any girl really wants is just love and a man. But what man can put up with a rock-n-roll star?
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Girl Love Man Rock Roll Star
I’d rather not sing than sing quiet.
JANIS JOPLIN

Bad Good Passion Peace Quiet Rather Sing Sound
After they see me, when their mothers are feeding them all that cashmere sweater and girdle [expletive deleted by the New York Times]
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Cashmere Country Feeding Grdle Mother Sweater Winning
I love being a star more than life itself.
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Fame Itself Life Love More Star
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
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.
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Before Exploded Happened Moving Rock Simple Sing Sung
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?
JANIS JOPLIN

Good Long Matter Now Road Scary Truth Yeah
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
When I sing, I feel like when you’re first in love. It’s more than sex.
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Being First Love Music Point Sex Sing
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
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
Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.
JANIS JOPLIN

Compromise Encouraging Get Life Positive Yourself
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 can’t stay in your home town and play because the two people will get tired of seeing you.
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Home People Play Seeing Stay Tired Town

Man, there ain’t gonna be nothing left for Janis.

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