The Tortured Life of Janis Joplin 

What a legend

Why? If he did that to her, he would have been put in prison .. & rightly so.

Rabbie Burns did you not listen to the part of the video where Morrison followed her to her car and tried to drag her out by her hair out of sexual frustration. None of that red pill logic works in this instance my friend.

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Wasn’t Jim kind of an ass? I don’t know much snout him.

That must have been hilarious to see💀👀😂

I was waiting for them to talk about that...

she was also on a postage stamp, she is known worldwide--all her tormentors are dead or very old now-she won I'd say

I heard they shunned her

Did she talk about the reactions?

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I think my friend, Jen was her reincarnation. She committed suicide.

Because everyone told her she was ugly and a loser. Tough to believe in yourself.

Amen!

I never cared for her voice but agree that she was very talented and beautiful. It saddens me that she didn't believe it.

I remember it so well...it was DEVASTATING. We lost Jim Morrison about a year later, on July 3rd 1971. Tragic loss of such talented lives....

@@cathymccoy-morgan7009 three musicians gone in less than a year-and-a-half. Such a waste

@@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs it really is. The good die young :(

Eliza Anna Hendrix never did heroin dumbass

@@Ae0liann he died of asyphixation from a drug overdose of sleeping pills. But him and joplin did have the same dealer. I stand corrected however I am almost certain he haf to have had other drugs in his system..

Well said.

Yeah well...if you know that then you know this happens all the time everyday to people. She just happened to be a famous one with that. Society fails everyday in this manner for people all the time.

Seth believe it or not looks really aren't all that! I'd no because I've been both "ugly" and "beautiful" bullied and popular it's all meaningless in the end.

Gingerella Cookie I agree with you. Im not sure if you read my comment correctly. I never placed importance or value on good looks, and I never stated that a persons worth is tied to them. I was talking about how we feel and what we believe about ourselves can greatly impact are behavior and actions. She was in show business and even back then a lot of credence and attention was given to appearance and superficial beauty. no doubt that played a roll in how concerned she was with her appearance. Also not everyone is emotionally strong grounded, able to brush off mean spirited mocking and shaming as easily as you apparently can. So please read the comment carefully before insinuating Im a empty and Vapid type with no care for what really matters on the inside. Your moral lesson is noted, but not needed.

I certainly didn't mean to insinuate that just that I learned how little looks matter in the end. I used to think that was all that mattered or the ticket to happiness boy was I mistaken.

I've sang that lyric, heard it one hundred times. You just made me listen. Thankyou.

Must be terrible voted ugliest man on campus. I’m an ex marine that lives to get my hand on bullies. She was a nice lady that got bullied. Terrible.

Was that line about JJ?

She was far from ugly dont understand people sometimes.

@@lesliesauceman8093 because she wasnt blonde big breasted and fake

Which song are you talking about? Maybe Iv'e heard it before and just didn't grasp it fully.

@@mirandasue4087 I think it's called turtle blues

Folks, my bad. The song is called Ego Rock.

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She sang that blues with a guy.

Denise Fernandez eat shit

The pressures of it for sure

she needed a true friend.

less self-esteem makes shyness or extreme introversion and this leads to alcohol or drugs to cope with this unfortunately.

@@hakancevikel7368 yes. If only she knew how beautiful she was really to the world. She had beautiful eyes, made beautiful music, was a humanitarian, and her acne could have been dealt with. So sad. If only she knew how much of a modern woman she was

Necron990 Love that

@@mysticalpineapple7263 poetic, but very bitter

Bc she wasn’t a whire

Relateable to some degree ... :(

She said to me" Why doesn't any man want me."? As a tear ran down her face.

With the internet and social media, there would just be more platforms for more people to harass her.

There's some truth to that.

I never saw Janus Joplin as being ugly, she was super sexy to me!

@Susan Moran Most people who get plastic surgery don't want to become "Barbies" or "perfect". Plastic surgery was the best money I ever spent. It gave me freedom I've never had before. Being able to hate something and change it is empowering.

@Penny Fleming She looks decent when she doesn't wear those ugly glasses and isn't stoned.

Interesting story, good for your mom, may she RIP. Blessings.

Bless your mother - Bless Janis and bless you- I will roll a joint for you right now. . . .

@@BernieHollandMusic nice 1..i miss jj,& miss smokin,especially weed,..,but my lungs dont😁

Your comment is so touching, thanks for sharing

Well said! She was a beautiful gift to this world.

Candace I love your comment. You're exactly right.

She was us young hippies teacher we young woman were fighting the WAR

That's lovely... 😊

The world is better from your presence too - sending love xxx

"we ugly, but still have the music" love from Dear Leonard Cohen

she was a wee bit ugly, her complexion certainly did not help her aesthetically, sorry Janice. that's probably why she stayed with Grateful Deads....Pig pen. he was no looker...either. neither am I, so I shut‐ up NOW Love from Canterbury U.K. stay- safe good people. Kiss that rainbow. X.

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Roy Ferguson drugs are not a good look for u, friend

No but you are .

Fuckin A

I don't get it either. So strange!

I third that she was not to shabby

Ditto! She was a total cutie!

Probably because conservatives suck

She was a cutie when she wasn’t wrecked. Very sexy in some ways. Cute butt.

Yes, that batch killed several people that weekend in LA.

Looks like I have been totally misled on this one - someone told me she had a spliff, then got the 'munchies' and fixed herself a bowl of "Smak-n-Krak'

Jean De Breteuil was the dealer

Sounds like the guys who put that together got rejected by Janis.🙄

There were a lot of snot brained "scholars " in that "university".

I'm sorry, but I couldn't help laughing at it. Sorry she took it so hard though.

Universities seemed to a lot more free back then. Now they're a hotbed for SJWs, leftists, and all sorts of idiots.

@phinesia jones Yeah, I don't think a drunk ho is going to be resting in eternal peace anytime soon, but, maybe I'm wrong.

Texas born and proud of it.

Hard times are going to define you but seldom can share it with people that understand. Heavy Chick Man Mad Love!

@@brianboisguilbert6985 she wasnt proud of it

I didn't realize she was from Texas ....No wonder she had a hard time, especially in those days with her views

@@myunitt911 🤣🤣

Could you imagine all the badass stories she would pass down? My soon to be mother/father in law have told me some crazy stuff from back in their day in the 60's/70's.

@Kevin Simmons no good stories start off with "I was eating a salad". Also, they've been sober since then so it's okay to laugh at now.

@Ringo Dallas Did you even watch the video? She was bisexual, but certainly did plenty of that thing that leads to baby-making.

She'd look like Momma Cass by now.

Bliss_of_Soul , stop bringing politics into everything, fool...

No, I like the statement as-is. Janis was not normally a very violent person. If she busted a bottle over someone's braincase it's because that person sorely deserved it. That's really all that needs to be said. And good on her for it, because there are WAY too many people in the world who need a Southern Comfort Cranial Massage. Some of them need it daily.

Which implies, that despite low self esteem, she had a fuck-ton of dignity, and a unique sense of self respect.

@@xaenon taking away the sexual harassment make its sounds worse on her part. Saying she did because he was harnessing her is aweosme. Js your comment is low key trashy.

@@kittenrants Whatever, baby. That's just YOUR opinion.

@@xaenon baby? Fuck off you creep wtf 🤢😵

Yes, that’s exactly right.

Love ya

I was bullied all through school and even approaching middle age, it still affects me.

Wow

Your grandma is fairly stupid then isn’t she

@@gerRule that's rude and uncalled for. Idk how my grandma is fairly stupid when all she did was meet Janis Joplin lmao like what are you talking about

@@gerRule Your Stupid for making a comment like that

I think janis was not using for a while before she died

She could be sexy or very cute when she wasn’t a train wreck

She always looked like she needed a good bath and sum deodorant to me and then I hear the ugliest man joke I dead

I agree. She also had a great body which is never mentioned.

She was actually pretty, that voice!!!

It is funny. I was there wearing those clothes and when styles changed I always believed the new clothes were ugly. To this day, I can't stand the clothes of today. I love the clothes I wore then and would prefer to still wear them. Especially, bell bottoms❣️😁🥰💖🌹☮️🇺🇲🤗

Agreed

Or maybe shes just ugly to them.

I read somewhere it's because she wouldn't sleep with them. I don't find that hard to believe. Toxic men will always be shitty if rejected.

she turned him down jealousy too

Alastor that doesn't give them the right to treat her like shit. Just a bunch of superficial assholes.

No kidding. There's being picked on and ostracized, and then there's a huge group of people all proclaiming their disdain for you to the world. Seriously fucked up. =(

Typical frat punks.

@@rj9617 and I bet most of those punks didn't get nowhere in life and Janis is immortalize as a great musician

@Kevin Simmons okkk dude

champslim Yeah, the good old days weren’t so good. People were encouraged to be mean. That’s why I can’t stand a lot people in my own age group (50s). Don’t ever glorify the good old days - although the world was cleaner, people were meaner.

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I hope karma gave them some payback for that.

Dying of an overdose isn't a good resume highlighter 🤣🤣🤣 Ugliest Man ODs days after Bitter Revenge

Yeah I mean she was kinda ugly!

@@JTurk331 not at all

@@JTurk331 what are you talking about?she's my lifetime crush and beautiful

Well you're on heroin you really don't want to drink LOL, might want to blow some coke or smoke some weed and not go out drinking

@Jeff Duncan Definitely.

Naw I don't think they showed or had remorse, but im sure they hated tons on her. Some people are disgusting. Shame on them for bullying!

Laz Arus Omg did she?! She’s fucking awesome!

Katie Marie No, they didn't. People like that don't change. They're idiots and they proudly wallow in it. They think it's a badge some sort of ass-backwards 'honor' to be abysmally ignorant and bigoted. And if they think it's 'honor', they will never give that up.

I bet they didn't. Life isn't all about becoming rich and famous. We just know a very little about Joplin. They would've had a better idea of who she was as a person. Probably a lot of them went on to decent lives, and just saw her being a whore, doing drugs, drinking, and eventually losing her life due to her stupid behaviour. They're probably even still alive today, with big healthy families.

alukuhito Nah, most of them probably became Karens, even the male ones. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Live fast and hard, die young, leave a good lookin corpse

@@SuV33358 I used to like Elvis - but he is rotten now. . .

Who Dat Mafia no she wasn’t . The times of now would have appreciated such gift . Look at today’s mainstream singers & music

I'm from Beaumont TXright by her hometown Port Author TX

Literally old-people music that she sang. Not ahead of her time. Maybe with the race thing, but a lot of people thought the same, especially outside of the USA. Ahead of her time for a Texan maybe. Texans are fu&#'ng stupid though.

@@darthspeaks6451 which one? There have been approx 2000 in mankind's history.

But it lead to her death

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Lol 😂

Ha ha ha ha

Jim seemed to elicit such feelings in a lot of men. I think Stephen Davies had a similar crush!

Have you listened to the Erma Franklin version? Much better imo. Don't see the big deal with Joplin, sang mostly covers & not the best versions that are out there. Only thing that separates her is that she was white.

Zelda Williams That ties with “Me and Bobby McGhee” ! I love both equally. 😂

@@rabbieburns2501 no I haven't but thanks for suggest.💯

Her favorite blues singer and one of the best of all times.

I remember in high school I saw one of her interviews on Dick Cavett and she brought up that her high school reunion was coming up soon and she said something to the effect of "they laughed me outta the school, they laughed me outta the town, they laughed me outta the state. So now I'm gonna go home" and it always stuck with me. Something about the way she seemed so proud of herself but in a humble way was rather charming. Edit: I wasn't all the way through the video when I commented this, I had a good chuckle when they mentioned the same quote in the video!

That certainly sounds like the media.

I think I've seen that clip as well.

From what I understand, Janis went to the reunion to show off her accomplishments. To her dismay, the kids that had made fun of her in high school, did it again.

Daily Slip, Jesus spoke at his hometown synagogue and was denounced when he read from the Book of Isaiah, declaring himself the person the prophet was referring to, the Messiah. Even his own brothers refused to defend him.

@Sophie de Lune Because I've been blessed with the intelligence and conscience from a very young age to realize that I have the potential for Divine Connection and Communication and unlike some, I've actually engaged and nurtured it. Therefore, I've been able to communicate with her Spirit as well as many others.

Why seek love when you are so open about sleeping around?

Actually it was the massive amount of heroin. THAT killed her.

@@macaryl95 Ive slept with hundreds and hundreds of women but i have one Now. Love her. But I wasnt ready for that. Until i was.

@@thickerconstrictor9037 Glad to see you're happy, but I want to screw around until the end. 😃

Im pretty sure the critical amount of drugs was what killed her. How about we take people accountable of their vices and stop justifying sadness with doing drugs.

sadly, lots of remarkable people are born in wrong times, obscured by clowns with ridicule ideas and movements and even though time redeem these remarkable persons, it is a perverse truth that it keeps happening time and time despite us having the power of hindsight.

@Monica Jones you know toddlers that sing her songs... Really.

She wouldn't even get the recognition now

Olympic airways My mom used to sing me Mercedes Benz when I was little a kid in the late 90s/early 2000s. Knew most of the words when I was like 3 or 4, so figure that one out 😂

Lay Smith my 8th birthday party was Janice Joplin/Grateful Dead themed. I would get a new Album on birthdays/Christmas. I idolized Janice as a kid. Hell, I still do. She was a total badass.

I think with comedy, you have to have pain. Just like with a little genius theres a little crazy

N Marra, Most people with minds capable of thought and reflection (about 15% of population) get depressed. The reality, especially as applied to humanity, is depressing. I remember Bono commenting on Leonard Cohen said that Cohen stood at the edge of reality, peered over the edge, and still managed to smile. Bono found it remarkable. This should tell you something. And this something isn't pretty

my unitt yep and I was Catholic so the fact there were so many rules was a source of depression for me as well.

Not only depressed, but also suffering from low self esteem. That is why they need the approval of the audience! Janis was the same, as well as all the others in the 27 club. They all needed the approval of the audience to boost their self esteem. They felt happiest on stage performing.

@@mightymeatmonsta Homemade psychologist, aren't you. There is no evidence of depression in Janice Jopplin. nor did she need the approval of audiences. She as clearly smart and quick-witted. And she was a performer. Performing was the way she expressed herself. At least she had something of value to express, unlike most people. Jim Morrison wasn't depressed either. He was just excentric and sadly fell victim to alcoholism, neither was Hendrix. Hendrix was a bit of an introvert and didn't enjoy being surrounded by lots of people, not even mingling at parties. It doesn't mean he was depressed. He was creative and talented and preferred spending time in his own company.

I'm trying so hard to work out why you mentioned that she's from Sweden lol

Barry Shitpeas lol same

@@Quantumoon maybe to say that Janis was famous around the world, not just here in the US?

I used to think Jim Morrison was really cool but the more I learn about him the more I realize he was a huge douchebag

@@chilliecheesecake Jim was a intriguing, intelligent poet and artist when he was sober but unfortunately alchool and other addictions will bring out the monster out of a lot of people and sadly that was the case for him While he will always be one of my favourite musical artists I am not gonna excuse his behaviour and the way he often times let down his bandmates his GFs and hurt other close people But he like so many other of the truly greats he was complicated from his childhood his feelings of inadequacy with his family and most people R.I.P Jim and Janis

@@georgeguja6155 Very perspicacious, you said it better than I ever could have

I've read a great deal about what a miserable reprobate and sorry excuse for a human being Jim Morrison was... I never cared very much for him and The Doors. Their repertoire didn't move me to buy their records nor listen to them very much...

@Benjamin Bradley I think it brings out the douche in you. Lmao

Madonna? Anyone?

And no one ever will be as good as Janis !!!! He powerful voice. Her moves. Her laugh. Omg I loved her laugh. She knew she was better then all her classmates and the entire town. But sadly she could not show it. She could have done more at that class reunion for sure. I feel she was scared to. Due to how low they made her feel. No matter how big Janis was to the world she was always a spec of dust to her home town. If only she really knew. If only. ………. Pearl. When you passed away. You know you took a piece of all our Hearts. But Thank God you also left all of us A Huge piece of Your Heart. Forever. RIP Janis.

And no one ever will ! 🌸

Some speak about her as she was God.

She was so advanced for being 69

I do too my friend. She was a beautiful person❤️

Jenna Leigh's Beauty Slam, Yes. The reason is they are highly intelligent, so capable of better understanding of what goes on around them. The majority, especially in Anglo cultures are being ostracised for their intellect, in the attempt to tear them down. It's usually successful. You can't take a good mind out of a person but you can destroy a person's spirit and a will to live.

@@danutahanyga4834 man...that is an eye opening perspective. And absolutely true. I am of above average intelligence- nowhere in sniffing distance to a genius, but I am always eager to learn about new things. I was bullied horribly as a child, and I have seen other people treated much the same way. In many cultures. I feel like that may be a uniquely American phenomenon, but of course I don't know that for sure.

@@JennaLeigh This phenomenon (bullying) is not uniquely American. It is a scourge in Australia. I wonder if you've heard of Dolly Everett, the daughter of a Northern Territory farmer, a sweet-looking girl who at some stage was selected to be the face of the Akubra brand. The girl was bullied so badly and relentlessly, she committed suicide two years ago at the age of 14. The staff at the school she attended chose not to react. Quite typical for Australia. I worked with a girl who wanted to become a baker. She was badly bullied in her first year of apprenticeship and decided to exit the industry, My observation is that this sort of behaviour develops and is encouraged for some weird reason in countries with the culture and economic system is of "dog eats dog" mentality. People feel threatened so they fight for survival, best done by taking down anyone who might be in competition: ho is brighter, achieves more, or are more ambitious, in a good sense, by setting high standards for themselves. Out of English speaking countries, only New Zealand is different. Europeans, on the other hand, tend to cooperate, work together and together look after the good of their country. When I was at school (in Europe) even the slightest sign of bullying was nipped in the bud by anyone who spotted it" the fellow students, teachers,. anyone who saw it. Any form of bullying is socially unacceptable.

@@danutahanyga4834 wow. No, I most certainly was not aware, and I apologize for my ignorance. I think I've just become jaded by the utter brokenness of every American system to the point that several other countries seem like a step up. My heart breaks for the child who felt there was no way out at 14. 14!! Emotions run so high at those formative years, It crushes me to even think of the pain she was in....and her school did NOTHING? i see where you called that a typical Australian response. By that, do you mean that they practice the British act of "stiff upper lip", don't show emotion? Or is it perhaps something darker you see? And for the sweet person who wanted to be a baker....seeing someone's dreams get crushed is agonizing. I'm a makeup artist and have had numerous apprentices and assistants over the years. Some were amazing and have long surpassed me. I am immeasurably proud of them. There were some who just weren't cut out for it....and for them, i worked to guide them into what they were best at. One young lady just wasn't great with people. She has Asperger's and it made for some uncomfortable interactions with clients. However, when she made face charts (literally just where you sketch out potential looks/products used) she was an absolute rock star. Soooo, i introduced her to a friend of mine who does special fx work. Now she works in a studio, sketching out and creating masks and effects....and she is unreal good at it. She made me some zombie skin and wounds for a photo shoot I was working on, all on 2 days notice....and she killed it. I got emotional seeing her in her workshop, working, totally in her element. And she was so proud to show me what she had made for me. I'm in tears thinking about it. You make a fantastic point with capitalist/"dog eat dog" societies and how that conditions behavior. Too often, what happens is precisely as you said- the most ambitious, the most talented, the most promising get bullied and beaten down by insecure, less talented, or even just lazier colleagues. I don't know the solution to this, sadly. Sorry for the novel- your comment was incredibly thought provoking!

@@JennaLeigh Well done! Humanity needs more people like you. The owner of the Beauty and Deportment school where I used to work introduced extracurricular subjects of Fantasy Make up competition and Nail Art competition just to give girls who weren't academically gifted, a chance to shine. As for Dolly, you can look up the story on Wikipedia. It's there. She is gone so doesn't suffer anymore. I just feel for her parents who have to live with the pain of losing their child to suicide and they couldn't protect her. Australians are remarkably envious/emulous people. If one is good at something or even has an ambition to be good at something, others will bully this person no end. And they are pretty horrid too. I was left speechless after an American visitor commented to me that Australian kids are evil. Before that, for some reason, I thought American kids behaved worse. Then again I met an American family who came to Australia with the father who had a work contract in Melbourne. They only stayed 3 months. The father decided he didn't want his children to go to school here. This surprised me too. But there you are. Sorry to take so long to reply.

Tye Eggleston, Now people are blinded by the overabundance of cookie-cutter music with no substance. Very few heard or will hear of Janice Joplin. In fact, music as an art form is almost extinct, relegated to deep obscure niches

I was born that year and month too and love her too.

Have you ever heard her sing "Little Girl Blue"? God you can hear the anguish in her voice. I've loved Janis since way back. I'm glad that she at least had music to release some of the hurt. RIP Janis, you've left a legacy that will never be forgotten

The saddest thing was that she had found her place and couldn't see it.

Who

@@robertatwood6124 Pete Ham, the lead vocalist from Badfinger. And Alan Wilson, the guitarist from Canned Heat.

Because.... Who the fuck is that?

@@orphanrafferty1955 😂

pete ham 🖤❤️

I’m so sorry. This woman could have at least allowed you inside for a few minutes, knowing that you love Janis so much! I know I would have. Some people are really rude and selfish, smh... 🙁

Shadynasty's some people have a genetic problem that causes severe acne.

That was the treatment back then.

mightymeatmonsta Indeed, what a time to be alive today.. in regards to medicine at least lol

@@maddiG23 Yeah, but that's about it, though! It's a real CRAPPY time, where everything is turned upside down and the world is fucked!

Yike! Does that explain why some people have 'crater faces'? I never understood that but I never had acne but always felt sooo bad for those who did/ do :(

We both have almost the same name

Same!!

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Start with Bobby Mcgee. It's a great song.

Kirara's Mom We all are here for God’s purpose to do his will to preach the Gospel yo eachother in Jesus name

I think she died and there is no plan devised to end lives because "they did what they were set out to do." I wish she had lived!

Putting Jesus into this? Religion is so bogus!

Most of the people in the 27 club die of overdose. I've always thought they were taken before their time. Seem like very broken souls hope they all find healing one way or another

Right!

Ian Macfarlane ugly? Bah comon she is beautiful in her own way the ones calling her ugly were just jealous

@@gman0047 Yes, couldn't agree more - not classically beautiful, but in no way ugly, (not that I'm particularly comfortable with the notion of anyone being described as physically ugly). The fraternity 'bros' who described her as such were certainly mean spirited and (internally) ugly themselves. Some people can brush off comments like that, but it can be deeply wounding for most. I'll often make self deprocating remarks about my looks, but the thought of a group of people voting me ugly en masse would be quite upsetting I imagine, never mind the fact that they voted her an ugly man. Shame on them.

Ian Macfarlane yes I agree

Who where these guys? It was ut in 62 I'm sure they are still around. Would love to ask what they think of their behavior now. Maybe that's why Charlie gave them a Whitman Sampler in 66.

@@celladora31 A lot of them probably are still around - they'd be in their late 70s/early 80s. I'm guessing that it wouldn't be the worst thing that most if them have done, but I'd hope that as they look back on their lives they'll spend a moment thinking about how they'd feel if Janis had bey their daughter or granddaughter. Didn't immediately get the Charles Whitman reference as Whitman's Samplers aren't sold in the UK, but I got there in the end - naughty 😉.