I talk to the audience, look into their eyes. I need them and they need me.
JANIS JOPLINWhy should I hold back now and sound mediocre, just so I can sound mediocre twenty years from now?
More Janis Joplin Quotes
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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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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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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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You can destroy your now by worrying about tomorrow.
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I’d rather not sing than sing quiet.
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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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Honey, if you’ve had your eye on a piece of talent and that chick down the road has been getting all the action, then you know what you gotta do… Try A Little Bit Harder.
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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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If I hold back, I’m no good. I’m no good. I’d rather be good sometimes, than holding back all the time.
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My father wouldn’t get us a TV, he wouldn’t allow a TV in the house.
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You better not compromise yourself, it’s all you’ve got.
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Maybe my audiences can enjoy my music more if they think I’m destroying myself.
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You are what you settle for. You are only as much as you settle for.
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What 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.
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Guess what, I might be the first hippie pinup girl.
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