Janis Quotes

38 quotes by 32 authors

I gotta go on doin' it the way I see it...I got no choice but to take it like I see it. I'm here to… — Janis Joplin
My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture. — Natalie Cole
... shortly before she died Janis Joplin gave me the Gibson Hummingbird she recorded "Me and Bobbby McGee" on ... Janis was a good guitar… — Sam Andrew
... we weren't very professional; she could have gone to almost any town and put together a smoother ensemble, but we were pioneers, and professional… — Sam Andrew
Nikki Lamborn has the best female rock voice since Janis Joplin and I know what Iâ€™m talking about, I knew Janis. — Roger Daltrey
Ive always loved the blues, John Lee Hooker, Janis Joplin, Hendrix. — Eddie Money
History has a way of coming back to you. In the case of Janis Joplin appearing at the festival in 1968, her performance affected the… — George Wein
Janis Joplin is definitely one of my biggest influences. She taught me how to feel music, and I don't think there's anyone like her that… — LeAnn Rimes
I remember my mom dressed like Janis Joplin. — Bryan White
I say I'm Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin all wrapped up into one. If I die early ... I'll be just like those guys. — Dennis Rodman
My grandfather was Bob Shad, one of those legendary jazz and blues producers - he worked with Charlie Parker and Dinah Washington, and he produced… — Judd Apatow
You're never going to see the fat Elvis in me. People I admired like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and John Belushi all died at 27.… — Jon Bon Jovi
To her audience, Janis Joplin has remained a symbol, artifact and reminder of late Sixties youth culture. Her popularity never derived from her musical ability,… — Jon Landau
I know about Woodstock probably as much as your average person who is over 30, where I'd know Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead. — Demetri Martin
I didn't want to look like anyone else - like Janis Joplin or Grace Slick. That's why I never went to any of the big… — Stevie Nicks
I watched Janis one time - we opened for her - and that's the only time I ever saw her. We opened for Jimi Hendrix.… — Stevie Nicks
In 1974, when I started working with the material that became 'Horses,' a lot of our great voices had died. We'd lost Jimi Hendrix and… — Patti Smith
To be honest, I've made a game out of trying to live through my James Dean, Janis Joplin, Freddie Prinze, Jim Morrison period, those demons… — Patrick Swayze
The quality of our lives is diminished every time we lose a great artist. It's a different world without Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix,… — Steven Van Zandt
...she's leaving now. ... Janis attacks the back door of the school gym and finds herself in a heavy cloud of smoke. She realizes she's… — Lisa McMann

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