Hippies believe the world could be a better place. Beatniks believe things arenโt going to get better and say the hell with it, stay stoned and have a good time.
Janis JoplinTexas is OK if you want to settle down and do your own thing quietly, but it's not for outrageous people, and I was always outrageous.
Janis JoplinPeople, whether they know it or not, like their blues singers miserable. They like their blues singers to die afterwards.
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