Singing, it's like it's like loving somebody, it's a supreme emotional and physical experience.
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz.
I won't quit to become someone's old lady.
I'd rather not sing than sing quiet.
Being an intellectual creates a lot of questions and no answers. You can fill your life up with ideas and still go home lonely. All you really have that really matters are feelings. That's what music is to me.” – Janis Joplin
Hippies believe the world could be a better place. Beatniks believe things aren’t going to get better and say the hell with it, stay stoned and have a good time.