I'm just doing what I wanted to and what feels right and not settling for bullshit and it worked. How can they be mad at that?
Janis JoplinAt my concerts most of the chicks are looking for liberation, they think I'm gonna show 'em how to do it.
Janis JoplinThey asked me, How did you learn to sing the blues like that? How did you learn to sing that heavy? I just opened my mouth and that's what I sounded like. You can't make up something that you don't feel. I didn't make it up. I just opened my mouth and it existed.
Janis Joplin