In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn’t like me. It’s silly.
JANIS JOPLINIn my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn’t like me. It’s silly.
JANIS JOPLINThat’s what rock and roll is for, turn that switch on, and man, it can all be.
JANIS JOPLINI think I think too much. That’s why I drink!
JANIS JOPLINWhat 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.
JANIS JOPLINYou 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 JOPLINOh, Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz – My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
JANIS JOPLINWhen everything is together – the band, me, the audience, it’s boss! It’s just like magic.
JANIS JOPLINThe more you live, the less you die.
JANIS JOPLINYou can’t make up something that you don’t feel. I didn’t make it up. I just opened my mouth and it existed.
JANIS JOPLINThat 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.
JANIS JOPLINYou can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow.
JANIS JOPLINYou better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.
JANIS JOPLINAs good as you’ve been to this world is as good as it’s gonna be right back to you.
JANIS JOPLINI won’t quit to become someone’s old lady.
JANIS JOPLINYou got to get it while you can.
JANIS JOPLINI 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 JOPLIN