Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin
Janis Lyn Joplinwas an American singer considered the premier female blues vocalist of the Sixties; her raw, powerful and uninhibited singing style, combined with her turbulent and emotional lifestyle, made her one of the biggest female stars in her lifetime. She died of a drug overdose in 1970 after releasing only four albums...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth19 January 1943
CityPort Arthur, TX
CountryUnited States of America
It's hard to be free but when it works, it's worth it!
The older the grapes, sweeter the wine.
Audiences like their blues singers to be miserable.
You better not compromise yourself, it's all you've got.
I 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. 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.
Texas is OK if you want to settle down and do your own thing quietly, but it's not for outrageous people, and I was always outrageous.
I'd rather have ten years of superhypermost than live to be seventy sitting in some goddamn chair watching TV.
My father wouldn't get us a TV, he wouldn't allow a TV in the house.
When everything is together - the band, me, the audience, it's boss! It's just like magic.
I read, I painted, I didn't hate niggers,
If someone comes along, gonna give you some love and affection, I say get it while you can.
If you've got a today, don't wear it tomorrow. Tomorrow never happens. It's all the same day.
In my insides, it really hurts if someone doesn't like me. It's silly.