At least we know we tend to be afraid. If you object to my plural noun, I'll retract it.
Janis JoplinI want a bigger band with higher highs, a bigger ladder. And I want more bottom - I want an incredible amount of bottom. I want more noise. When I do a rock tune I want it to be so HUGE.
Janis JoplinIf you can get them once, man, get them standing up when they should be sitting down, sweaty when they should be decorous, smile when they should be applauding politely-and I think you sort of switch on their brain, man, so that makes them say: 'Wait a minute, maybe I can do anything.' Whoooooo! It's life. That's what rock and roll is for, turn that switch on, and man, it can all be.
Janis JoplinI can't talk about my singing; I'm inside it. How can you describe something you're inside of?
Janis Joplin