All my life I just wanted to be a beatnik. Meet all the heavies, get stoned, get laid, have a good time.… — Janis Joplin Copy Share Image
Growing up, I'd already decided I wanted to be a beatnik. A Bohemian poet, I thought. Or a musician. Maybe an artist.… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
We had been reading about these beatniks who hung out or lived in Greenwich Village, and we wanted to find out what… — Richie Havens Copy Share Image
I went through different looks. At one period, I was preppy because that's how I grew up. But then I had bleached… — John Waters Copy Share Image
The only thing I really wanted to be was a beatnik, and look what happened: I ended up being in a band. — Debbie Harry Copy Share Image
