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Like most girls I’m always really self-conscious about do I look fat, if my legs are short, if I’m weird shaped, but when I go on stage, man, it never occurs to me. I think I look beautiful.

Janis Joplin

People, whether they know it or not, like their blues singers miserable. They like their blues singers to die afterwards.
JANIS JOPLIN

Afterward Blue Die Like Miserable People Singer
Like most girls I’m always really self-conscious about do I look fat, if my legs are short, if I’m weird shaped, but when I go on stage, man, it never occurs to me. I think I look beautiful.
JANIS JOPLIN

Beautiful Conscious Fat Girl Leg Man Most Self Shaped Short
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
The more you live, the less you die.
JANIS JOPLIN

Death Die Less Life More
If you’ve got a today, don’t wear it tomorrow. Tomorrow never happens. It’s all the same day.
JANIS JOPLIN

Day Happen Same Today Tomorrow Wear Wisdom
Don’t go looking for Mr. Right. Look for Mr. Right Now.
JANIS JOPLIN

Finding Love Look Mr Now Right
Freedom is just another word for when you have NOTHING left to lose.
JANIS JOPLIN

Another Freedom Left Lose Nothing Word
That’s what rock and roll is for, turn that switch on, and man, it can all be.
JANIS JOPLIN

All On Rock Roll Switch Turn
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’m one of those regular weird people.
JANIS JOPLIN

Being Weird Kind One People Regular
In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn’t like me. It’s silly.
JANIS JOPLIN

Feeling Hurt Inside Like Really Silly Story
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 know why we’re stuck with the myth that only black people have soul? Because white people don’t let themselves feel things.
JANIS JOPLIN

Black False Myth People Racism Soul Stuck Themselves White
And I think you sort of switch on their brain, man, so that makes them say: ‘Wait a minute, maybe I can do anything.’ Whoooooo! It’s life.
JANIS JOPLIN

Anything Brain Man Minute Sort Switch
Maybe they’ll have a second thought – that they can be themselves and win.
JANIS JOPLIN

Ideas Second Themselves Thought Win
Oh, Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz – My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
JANIS JOPLIN

Amend Benz Buy Drive Friend Lord Make Porsche

Like most girls I’m always really self-conscious about do I look fat, if my legs are short, if I’m weird shaped, but when I go on stage, man, it never occurs to me. I think I look beautiful.

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Like most girls I’m always really self-conscious about do I look fat, if my legs are short, if I’m weird shaped, but when I go on stage, man, it never occurs to me. I think I look beautiful.

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