Come Quote by Susan Tedeschi

I don't want to be known as Janis Joplin the rest of my life.

— Susan Tedeschi

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

... 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

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

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

— Arthur Lee

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

To this day, there's nobody, nobody that sounds like Janice Joplin.

— Clive Davis

I was with Tina Turner when she first saw Janis Joplin, and she said to Janis, 'Honey, you can't continue to sing like that,…

— Michael Wadleigh

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

My idols are Janis Joplin and Annie Lennox, who are neither of them from the typical pop culture.

— Natalie Cole

... we weren't very professional; she could have gone to almost any town and put together a smoother ensemble, but we were pioneers, and…

— Sam Andrew