Comfort Quote by Michael Wadleigh

I couldn't stand Janis Joplin's voice... she was just a screaming little loudmouthed chick.

— Arthur Lee

Janis Joplin didn't just sing a song, she took it over. She swallowed it whole, then sent it back through her gut and her…

— Scott Simon

The intensity with which Janis Joplin sings, you simply can't find a singer like that. It's almost scary the amount of emotion and energy…

— Michael Wadleigh

... Janis Joplin has one of the most distinguished female voices of the decade. It is a voice that has been aged in Southern…

— Al Aronowitz

I remember thinking that Janis Joplin sang like Mae West talked. When I first heard the primal scream in 'Piece Of My Heart,' I…

— Joan Jett

I think that there's a strong crossover in that Janis, studying the visual arts, was learning how to break it down into details and…

— Laura Joplin

“I adore Janis Joplin, who sixties herself to death.”

— Caitlin Moran

I think no-one was surprised to hear that Janis Joplin was dead. She seemed to be living up all of her energy that she…

— Michael Wadleigh

To her audience, Janis Joplin has remained a symbol, artifact and reminder of late Sixties youth culture. Her popularity never derived from her musical…

— Jon Landau

Nikki Lamborn has the best female rock voice since Janis Joplin and I know what I’m talking about, I knew Janis.

— Roger Daltrey

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…

— LeAnn Rimes

“Janis Joplin is singing with Big Brother in the Panhandle and almost everybody is high and it is a pretty nice Sunday afternoon.”

— Joan Didion