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I had a lot of hurts and confusions. You know, it’s hard when you’re a kid to be different. You’re all full of things, and you don’t know that it’s about.

Janis Joplin

All you really have that really matters are feelings. That’s what music is to me.” – Janis Joplin
JANIS JOPLIN

Feeling Matter Music Playing Really Sound
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.
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Always Beer Couple Except Somewhere Sudden Voice
Don’t go looking for Mr. Right. Look for Mr. Right Now.
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Finding Love Look Mr Now Right
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
And I decided then and there that that was it. I never wanted to do anything else. It was better than it had been with any man, you know. Maybe that’s the trouble.
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Anything Better Decide Maybe Trouble Want
I read, I painted, I didn’t hate niggers.
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Hate Nigger Painted Read
You are what you settle for.
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Dream Hope Makeover Settle Settling Wish
If you can get them once, man, get them standing up when they should be sitting down, sweaty when they should be decorous, smile when they should be applauding politely-
JANIS JOPLIN

Down Man Rock Roll Sitting Smile Sweaty Thinking
If someone comes along, gonna give you some love and affection, I say get it while you can.
JANIS JOPLIN

Affection Attachment Giving Love Philosophy Someone
They threw these musicians at me, man, and the sound was coming from behind. The bass was charging me.
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Behind Charging Coming Man Musician Sound Threw
I had a lot of hurts and confusions. You know, it’s hard when you’re a kid to be different. You’re all full of things, and you don’t know that it’s about.
JANIS JOPLIN

Confusion Different Full Hard Hurt Kid Lot Thing
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
My business is to enjoy and have fun. And why not, if in the end everything will end, right?
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Business End Enjoy Everything Fun Not Why
To be true to myself, to be the person that was on the inside of me, and not play games.
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Bullshit Game Myself Person Play Trying
I won’t quit to become someone’s old lady.
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Lady Old Quit Quitting Someone
I read a story about some old opera singer once, and when a guy asked her to marry him, she took him backstage after she had sung a real triumph, with all the people calling for her, asked, ‘Do you think you could give me that?’
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Asked Backstage Man Marry Old Opera Real Some Story Thinking Took

I had a lot of hurts and confusions. You know, it’s hard when you’re a kid to be different. You’re all full of things, and you don’t know that it’s about.

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I had a lot of hurts and confusions. You know, it’s hard when you’re a kid to be different. You’re all full of things, and you don’t know that it’s about.

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