I met Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin when I hung out with Michael Lang just before the Woodstock Festival. They were as… — Peter Max Copy Share Image
It is only occasional that talent becomes genius - radiating sparks, brilliance, energy, and charismatic magnetism... such a talent was Janis Joplin. — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
Janis Joplin didn't just sing a song, she took it over. She swallowed it whole, then sent it back through her gut… — Scott Simon Copy Share Image
I couldn't stand Janis Joplin's voice... she was just a screaming little loudmouthed chick. — Arthur Lee Copy Share Image
You're never going to see the fat Elvis in me. People I admired like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and John Belushi all… — Jon Bon Jovi Copy Share Image
Nicky Egan has the finesse of Bonnie Raitt merged with the primal force of Janis Joplin. It is a rare combination. Her… — Steve Morse Copy Share Image
The music began, and it was one of those life-changing moments. I saw an artist, Janis Joplin. She was exhilarating. She was… — Clive Davis Copy Share Image
By the time my first solo record came out, I was making a handsome living as a record producer. I had worked… — Todd Rundgren Copy Share Image
In 1974, when I started working with the material that became 'Horses,' a lot of our great voices had died. We'd lost… — Patti Smith Copy Share Image
... shortly before she died Janis Joplin gave me the Gibson Hummingbird she recorded "Me and Bobbby McGee" on ... Janis was… — Sam Andrew Copy Share Image
To be honest, I've made a game out of trying to live through my James Dean, Janis Joplin, Freddie Prinze, Jim Morrison… — Patrick Swayze Copy Share Image
I think no-one was surprised to hear that Janis Joplin was dead. She seemed to be living up all of her energy… — Michael Wadleigh Copy Share Image
“Betty Dravis is a fantastic mix of Shirley Jackson, Edna Buchanan and Janis Joplin. Don't ask me how I came up with… — Mark Laflamme Copy Share Image
I remember thinking that Janis Joplin sang like Mae West talked. When I first heard the primal scream in 'Piece Of My… — Joan Jett Copy Share Image
To her audience, Janis Joplin has remained a symbol, artifact and reminder of late Sixties youth culture. Her popularity never derived from… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
Janis Joplin is definitely one of my biggest influences. She taught me how to feel music, and I don't think there's anyone… — LeAnn Rimes Copy Share Image
... Janis Joplin has one of the most distinguished female voices of the decade. It is a voice that has been aged… — Al Aronowitz Copy Share Image
“Coyote: A small canid (Canis latrans) native to western North America that is closely related to the American wolf and whose cry… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
Sometimes artists die young, and we don't know exactly why. I think that, in life, you have these special individuals, whether it's… — Robert Trujillo Copy Share Image
I was with Tina Turner when she first saw Janis Joplin, and she said to Janis, 'Honey, you can't continue to sing… — Michael Wadleigh Copy Share Image
“I guess we've both managed to plow through a lot of shit. Well listen, it's been enough to make me nothing short… — Laura Joplin Copy Share Image
With rock 'n' roll, Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, the Runaways, there was always that feminine spirit. — Maria Brink Copy Share Image
I thought it was going to be a hut in Topanga and Janis Joplin was going to come out, but it's a… — Simon Helberg Copy Share Image
Man, I would have loved to have been fully cognisant of the power of Janis Joplin. I would have loved to have… — Holly Hunter Copy Share Image
People have a certain perfection about them, no matter who they are. Like when Janis Joplin sang. Gorgeous! — Jeff Buckley Copy Share Image
Hollywood is about playing the game, and I can't think of any successful actresses who didn't play the game. There's a lot… — Madonna Ciccone Copy Share Image
“Janis Joplin is singing with Big Brother in the Panhandle and almost everybody is high and it is a pretty nice Sunday… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
“Despite the promises of utopian hedonism, many youth and middle-aged adults quickly enticed by these did not escape from their addictions easily,… — Philip Alajajian Copy Share Image
“It was marijuana that drew the line between us and them, that bright generational line between the cool and the uncool. My… — William Finnegan Copy Share Image
