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Audiences like their blues singers to be miserable.
Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers.
Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers. You can fill your life up with ideas and still go home lonely. All you really have that really matters are feelings. That's what music is to me.
Don't compromise ... (more Janis Joplin quotes)
When Janis passed she requested to be cremated and her ashes scattered over the Pacific Ocean.
Some of Janis greatest friends were Jimmy Hendrix and Grace Slick.
Janis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
Janis trademark is her raspy voice.
Janis gained notoriety when the band performed at the “Monterey Pop Festival”.... (more Janis Joplin trivia)
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Scars of Sweet Paradise: The Life and Times of Janis Joplin by Alice Echols |
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Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin by Myra Friedman |
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The Best of Janis Joplin (Great Songwriters) by Janis Joplin |
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18 Essential Songs Find out more about 18 songs from this album |
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Big Brother and The Holding Company Find out more about 14 songs from this album |
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Cheap Thrills Find out more about 11 songs from this album |
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