Maybe they’ll have a second thought – that they can be themselves and win.
JANIS JOPLINGimme a pigfoot and a bottle of beer.
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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That was to be true to myself, to be the person that I…that was on inside of me and not play games.
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You better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.
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I always wanted to be an artist, whatever that was, like other chicks want to be stewardesses. I read. I painted. I thought.
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I’m tired of all these hippie jack-offs
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I’m just doing what I wanted to and what feels right and not settling for bullshit and it worked. How can they be mad at that?
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You can feel all things at once, so why not wear all things at once?
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Audiences like their blues singers to be miserable.
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At my concerts most of the chicks are looking for liberation, they think I’m gonna show ’em how to do it.
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The older the grapes, sweeter the wine.
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I’d rather not sing than sing quiet.
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The consequences, [screw] the implications of the actions, to hell with it all… whatever happens as a result is better than the nothingness that is inevitable with silence.
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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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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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Guess what, I might be the first hippie pinup girl.
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Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.
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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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Oh Lord, won’t you buy me a Mercedes Benz.
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In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn’t like me. It’s silly.
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They asked me, How did you learn to sing the blues like that? How did you learn to sing that heavy? I just opened my mouth and that’s what I sounded like.
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That’s what rock and roll is for, turn that switch on, and man, it can all be.
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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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Singing, it’s like it’s like loving somebody, it’s a supreme emotional and physical experience.
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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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I started singing rhythmically, and now I’m learning from Otis Redding to push a song instead of just sliding over it
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Distance cannot kill this relationship. Time cannot breakdown anything we have. This is a relationship that I am ready to sacrifice and stand up for.
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It’s not what isn’t, it’s what you wish was that makes unhappiness.
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