Janis Joplin's FINAL Interview | The Dick Cavett Show

In Janis Joplin's last TV appearance before her tragic passing two months later, the singer discuess cars, cops, and rock and roll.
What's your favorite song by Janis Joplin? Let us know below!
Date aired - August 3rd, 1970 - Janis Joplin
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@TheDickCavettShow]

What's your favorite song by Janis Joplin? Let us know below!

[@amyvartanian7729]

It's a tie Bobby McGee and Piece of My Heart.

[@christopherjohnson1803]

Ball and Chain @Monterey Pop

[@PAULY-P]

Try

[@carlspiva5570]

Move Over ! My god Janis just kills it when she lets it all hang out & hits you rite in the soul with all she had inside.

[@benschaeffer8102]

Mmmmmm, Bobby McGee. I just ❤️ it.

[@chrisfisher3918]

John Fisher was my father. I first saw this interview where Janis mentions our limo service after he passed away in 2009. He had so many stories about Janis when she would come to NYC. He travelled with her to Texas for her high school reunion. My grandmother lived alone in the Bronx and was a feminist before there were feminists. She and Janis hit it off and she would often stay with her instead of dealing with the business of the Chelsea Hotel. My parents had Love Limo for the rock bands and Cabaret Limo for actors and politicians. So cool to me until this day.

[@VplusMuffin]

cool story bro but I don‘t believe you your grandma was born over 200 years ago

[@chrisfisher3918]

@@VplusMuffin I didn’t realize she was a vampire. Thanks for the info.

[@mikewazowskisas1489]

For "actors and politicians" This guy gets it

[@sandrameeks2363]

Amazing 🔮✨

[@burprobrox9134]

Thanks for sharing Chris

[@jensillum]

She's so young, almost like a child! But when she sang it was like she had a thousand years of experience.

[@harmoniabalanza]

that's an artist

[@ambycakes]

beautifully worded!

[@hsd287]

She wasnt a child though this was in her late 20s and in that era pretty much everyone was smart and intelligent even kids 🥰

[@rudigernreichratzinger1088]

No

[@charlottesnarktimes3242]

Huh I don't see her that way. She seems 30-40 to me.

[@ronb8052]

My first date with my present (and only) wife was a Janice Joplin concert. We're now in our 70's and still happily married. Thanks Janice!

[@hayalaln2302]

You lucky bastard

[@gabriellaprettyone1287]

🙏❤️

[@notgivinup]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@DavidParching]

respect

[@faulltw]

@@hayalaln2302 Yea, only one wife ;)

[@joshkresnik6402]

She wasn’t just the first hippie, she was the very spirit of that culture and she carried it and sent it sailing after she passed. She was so unique and gave birth to a generation

[@haintedhouse2990]

she had a partner in crime - Grace Slick

[@gabrielbecker3532]

The first hippie lol no the first hippies were beatnik 😂

[@nanettevalencia4243]

@@gabrielbecker3532 Beatniks were different

[@littlegirlblue9301]

@@nanettevalencia4243 Janis was a beatnik that’s how she referred to herself

[@leahflower9924]

I don't think she was a hippie she was eccentric and a rockstar she did heroin and drank hard alcohol I think hippies chose other substances

[@mccloysong]

Wow, I forget how incredibly young 27 really is.

[@alteredbeast7145]

Still a babe really. I think Id only just started looking at things in a non teenage way

[@Witchofthewoods.]

Right!!! She was an old soul. ☮️✌️

[@mikeygoatley9767]

Yes sandy Janis was in the 27es club. Meaning there so many musicians who died at the age of 27!...and TBH there are so many...:(

[@linanicolia1363]

yeah, that magic marker......they all were, young adults who did not make the hurdle. Neither did Amy Winehouse.

[@maryswobodapishney7559]

And brain dead from drugs shortly to be dead from drugs...

[@lmjenn]

Dick Cavett suffered greatly from manic depression. What you see in this interview is him disguising his pain really well. Janis knew and understood this. That is why they were comfortable with each other.

[@tapangasoul6928]

IS this real? Always felt dick cavett was a bit less square then other talk show hosts.

[@loriepostlewaite162]

I believe they were lovers but I could be wrong

[@lucysyd2159]

@James Vickers I discovered the show because of George Harrison and he is a gentleman, sensitive, and smart, I wish these LATE NIGHT shows were more like this, interesting adult conversations,

[@moonbeamskies3346]

To me it seems very awkward. Like both are nervous and defensive.

[@nicklockard]

And Dick Cavett was just plainly a nice man.

[@debbieschue5068]

I'm rewatching this clip, and I just love how gentle Dick Cavett was with her. She was very spontaneous and real, laughing loudly out of nowhere, etc, and he didn't deride her or try to make her look foolish. You can see that she trusted him. It seems like they were respectful and understanding of each other's personal issues. Just good friends who "got" each other, having a natural, quiet conversation, which you don't really see on today's talk shows. Love this!

[@anuragdeshpande657]

There's no cynicism I think in dick cavett show, atleast the ones I've seen

[@60s_Bae]

hes a very good host

[@dedicated2WHOiLove]

i doubt very seriously she knew about his profound depression. but he for sure knew he was interviewing a profound druggie. 🥱🥱🤔🤔

[@cestmoi6818]

He also was in love with her..at least i have read from a couple different sources.

[@cocatfan]

It is called drugs.

[@debbieschue5068]

She seems like a sensitive, caring, thoughtful and beautiful soul. So much more to give. What a shame she passed so young.

[@Waddabouchi]

I think so too. She was vulnerable, sweet but also observant and very switched on. What a talent. Such a pity she died so young. I feel she had a lot more to give. ☘

[@MrBreeze66]

Mental illness and drug abuse are horrible things

[@randyrandall8274]

@@MrBreeze66 and so are the situations that bring those issues on

[@victoriousvalentine9779]

..and such a shame she died believing she was unlovable

[@debbieschue5068]

@@MrBreeze66 unfortunately, they seem to go hand in hand. We experienced 10-15 yrs of it w our older daughter. A hellish nightmare I would NOT wish on any parent. Thank God she survived it and is doing well now, has gotten her life back on track, altho she does have some mental health issues. It took going to jail to straighten her out, but they say for heroin users, it's either prison or death. I still cry when I think of how badly she got into using drugs and I pray for her continued sobriety every day.

[@zoecain123]

she’s cute. idk why but when she smiles it makes me smile

[@brainsareus]

I agree... She was not conventionally pretty, but I think her personality made her so sexy. I don't care for boring Barbie Dolls with lip gloss and parrot nails.

[@TraumaMammal]

Thats the definition of charisma, and Janis Joplin had it in spades.

[@kc476]

I was just saying to myself... boy is she cute. She has a timeless energy that would still work in 2021.

[@annarodriguez9868]

@@jacocharzukanamericanautho2422 Feeling unloved and not cared for will age you. Even young children who are not cared for look old and tired. It's what a broken heart looks like.

[@j.franknash8989]

@@jacocharzukanamericanautho2422 Bruh, I didn't get that at all

[@rileynewton17]

Theres so many pauses and cringe dialogue, but I realized that that was just natural. Nothing's over scripted so it's actually just two people talking.

[@Fudge_Fantasy]

Yes. This was how dick cavett ran the show.. today no one talks on Jimmy Fallon, Kimmel, they all play games. You don't really get to know anyone. Except for maybe Graham Norton show which is pretty good

[@freedomisbrightestindungeons]

Riley Newton it’s unnatural because she is obviously strung out on drugs, that uncomfortable feeling people get when they watch this is our bodies warning us to stay away from someone like this

[@alexzandria6803]

Shay Gordon she actually was clean from April until the day she died from the Research I’ve done. At this time she was so happy and proud that she was clean.

[@rethastoneking4680]

Shay Gordon excellent comment ....so true....

[@freedomisbrightestindungeons]

AlexZandria former users maintain habits and mannerisms from drug use

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Janis Joplin (January 19, 1943 - October 4, 1970), aged 27 You will be remembered as a legend

[@UniverseCitizen]

Janis had one of the most amazing rock voices in history.

[@alexandruoctavian4274]

YouRight

[@TheBigMclargehuge]

NAW NAW NAW NAW NAW NAW NAWWW. Sure she was master class.

[@leahflower9924]

I heard she got called ugly and got an award for it in school or something and I think she refers to it in some songs but she really wasn't ugly

[@thegoodgames4921]

She sang the blues. Not rock. A fan would know that

[@lucasklein2008]

@@thegoodgames4921 bro no reason to hate. Her voice was still a great rock voice no matter what she sang lol

[@milla0722]

How this girl was ever considered ‘ugly’ is beyond me. She was gorgeous to me.

[@milla0722]

Matias Geraldo I wish

[@brycen1087]

She was disgusting

[@davetheknave6482]

@@brycen1087 At least you're nice about it.

[@davetheknave6482]

@@johnnyweston9954 I see you're the smart one in your family.....have some respect for her memory and her music, weasel..

[@chrisw5742]

It's a DUDE. His name is Robin Williams. LOOK CLOSELY

[@catkeys6911]

She refused to wear makeup, so, what looks maybe like a pretty plain girl is mostly just what your average girl looks like with no eye liner rouge or anything else artificial for enhancement. She was a rebel that way.

[@redmeth07]

She’s a goddess

[@Jynx0999]

She's the real deal. A Queen with no fear.

[@m.b.82]

I wouldnt describe he as plain at all.

[@ziggyschumann5284]

Yup, what you say is true. Once I saw this 19 yr. old before and after makeup. She went from a 5 to a 9, I kid you not. Blew my mind. Men are so easily blinded, hehe

[@99KuTpie]

She looks fine without it, makeup isn't necessary for stardom

[@lynnjacobs9885]

Both Janice Joplin and Dick Cavett always seemed so nervous and self-conscious, but they both always gave it their best.

[@lynnjacobs9885]

@@nelsonsiebold8447 Not so good, and nice.

[@lynnjacobs9885]

@@nelsonsiebold8447 What is it you want?

[@nelsonsiebold8447]

@@lynnjacobs9885 I mean no harm texting Lynn, just wanna be Friend with you that's all

[@lynnjacobs9885]

@@nelsonsiebold8447 You couldn't harm me if you tried anyway, but okay. I live in Tucson, but am in California visiting relatives now. You do realize I'm a heterosexual male of the species, right? Your turn.

[@nelsonsiebold8447]

@@lynnjacobs9885Am Nelson by name I'm originally from Malta currently living in Portland Oregon. For over four years now

[@dakliq420]

I really like their chemistry. Its just normal and natural.

[@hawkrider88]

Interesting...because I find them both here rather self-conscious and nervous.

[@emanuel81111]

they definetely jell , their energy match, both nervous, both crazy in a good way

[@MsJourneyfan]

Watching Janis here, it's like she's frozen in time. Like she just went on a long vacation and never came back. My favorite lady of rock. A legend!!

[@PHlophe]

heroine makes people feel like they are in Bora-Bora. i love her soulful voice. something about her , she gives me the vibe of a racist white girl that would have gotten her ass whupped . can't shake that feeling.

[@shirleysawyer7922]

I adore her

[@KingRedTree]

her lingo is so good wtf, sounds like shes from this time period .

[@spyrosg.9907]

Indeed!

[@buckypreseau7349]

KingRedTree well.....boogie?

[@289rory]

Flow Baby Living is the longest thing we do.

[@weezyj1205]

KingRedTree I mean technically we’re recycling their lingo 😑

[@elizrebezilmadommdo1662]

@Flow Baby She obviously doesn't mean hundreds of years ago. Stop reading into everything and getting offended over someone saying that the 60s/70s was a long time ago. What a weird thing to get upset over.

[@gv-can4718]

She had two months left after this…so sad 🤦🏻‍♂️! What an absolute force of nature she truly was, coupled with that natural and beautiful laugh. ♥️

[@dashedahphilando933]

She’s so well spoken and quick witted.. a very old soul. Gone too soon❤️

[@rubberducky6411]

She never hurt nobody,rest in peace love.

[@juancastillo-rw6kz]

She never hurt nobody but herself.

[@jalennelson6821]

She knocked out Jim with a bottle

[@rubberducky6411]

Except for Jim...lol.

[@jnc1028]

@Tracy Lands ....what do you expect...birds of a feather flock togeher...druggies.

[@travishaynes9682]

She was human. She hurt somebody. It doesn't make her a bad person. It makes her human.

[@screeningmimi]

Gawd, she was so young. You'd never know that whiskey-soaked sounding blues voice could come out of that baby face. She truly was an original.

[@karinajorge3797]

Check out Sloan talks Janis Joplin on You tube. Janis was a blues singer in her past life

[@GroundbreakGames]

Her giggle is so wonderful

[@joekrichten9208]

Talent is like a hot flame. It burns hot and consumes the host but it leaves a glow that seems to last forever. 50 years later we all still see the light

[@Arlene4HO]

Janis just was being herself. She never thought of herself as a star. She just wanted to be a singer. Little did she know she would be on a USPS stamp as a legend!

[@Arlene4HO]

It was different then. I don’t know your age, but the popular culture and mass media was nothing like it is now.

[@tomrath1889]

You’re not a legend until you made it on a stamp 😆

[@cranberriesgirlhype8292]

I bought like 5 sheets of those stamps when I heard they were coming out!

[@cranberriesgirlhype8292]

@Yuck Foutube yeah I only use the Janis stamps to those who really are Joplin worthy

[@beatle9239]

@@cranberriesgirlhype8292 I always bought them too, until they stopped selling them.

[@yodadback]

My dad saw Janis Joplin in 1969. Mamma Cass was sitting 10 rows in front of him. RIP Dad and Janis Joplin

[@damionhamilton6186]

And Mama Cass

[@DGUS2017]

i was born in 1969...✌

[@DavidSmith-rv2hw]

so, dad never really did see janis joplin then?

[@nathaliendae695]

...and mamma Cass from a chicken bone

[@haveaniceday7767]

@Marque Markofthebeast she actually died of a drug overdose...PT Arthur Tx refused to acknowledge her at one time... now they have all her crap on display!

[@cherig2276]

I could listen to her talk all day. Dick Cavett was such a great host, he truly cared about his guests. This is like they just sat down and started talking about anything that came to mind. so candid. She was so genuine.

[@haleynic]

he had a crush on Janice

[@emmasummer9589]

I come back to this video every few weeks. Janis was genuinely a great person. She was so down to earth and had such a lovable personality. You can hear it in her voice how sweet she was. She had such a unique aura about her. Such an inspiration!!

[@emilygaskillxo]

I was given her middle name ‘Lyn’ after her, and I was born exactly 27 years after her death. My grandparents also met at Woodstock. Love her soul♥️

[@kimthomas781]

How cool!!!!! Thanks for sharing ♥️♥️♥️

[@grammiesspirit2667]

Beautiful beautiful story.

[@dimitris90schild92]

WOW

[@jas_bataille]

Do you happen to sing, by any chance?

[@gamechanger1687]

My favorite lyrics was in the ME and Bobby Mcgee..."I'd trade all my TOMMORROWS for single yesterday.." The 27 club always so interesting to me. Why did it happen..we all will never truly know. I see in a few years ull be 27. I hope it's a great year for u. Janis was the singer who burned out instead fading away slowly. Which Neil Young made famous. But she did live that way.Along with other greats. Anyhow it's great to see the younger generation remember the greats that changed the future in so many ways.

[@Auraa10]

Man I wish heroin wasn’t a thing

[@Enbix]

I wish it wasn't a bad thing.

[@eriniseh2813]

Man so many rockstars and people would still be alive if that was possible

[@SkeeterValentine0]

​@@lnmatters-ncsmusicproducer1673 "It's not the drugs, it's the overuse of drugs". What a stupid comment. No one intends to OD, but play with fire long enough and you get burnt. There is nothing mysterious about the 27 club. People living dangerous lifestyles die sooner. It's only a thing because Hendrix, Joplin, and Morrison all died at 27 around the same time. All had chemical dependencies. It's coincidence. Kurt blew his head off while Janis OD'ed. How are they related? O, they both had heroin in them at the time. But, remember, heroin doesn't kill people.

[@DreDaDon16]

I wish Janis Cobain Hendrix Morrison etc just smoked weed...

[@thomasdupont7186]

i just took some it's not that bad you know ? People just need to be educated about these that's all...

[@lionheart4529]

The year 1970 was a tragic year. Losing both Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix (who died on my birthday). Man smh!

[@dianekeane7740]

They are both so sweet, kind and genuine. Wish Janice had the chance to grow older and sing so much longer.

[@jclayton68]

What a terrible loss. She was amazingly quick, highly intelligent, incredibly talented and an American treasure.

[@sweetvonbettie1]

Definitely!

[@spidaman0112]

The story of her and the song bobby mcgee is really neat.

[@gregj6648]

@Sheist MCE what? Most overrated singer of all time .. she has literally 0 good songs of her own. Janis Joplin was a cover singer that sang every cover worse without any doubt and just had the catchiest name in overdose history. You like saying her name, you don't sing any of her songs alone in your house.

[@aliensoup2420]

@Sheist MCE "best female singer of all time"...if you like the sound of gargling with gravel and barbed-wire.

[@jonpendragon2066]

She really wasnt that good people need to stop treating celebs like treasure and gods they just humans that love the attention and money and yall fall right into it if she was such a treasure people woulda stopped her from doing drugs

[@thomasjackson2223]

I've never seen an interview with her before. She's articulate and funny and friendly. Not the way she was portrayed in the press.

[@gblyndensrandomreviews]

Sadly, the press gets just about everything wrong 😥

[@misskim2058]

No one is the way they are portrayed in the press. The job of the media is to “shape and mold public opinion and behavior, both foreign and domestic“. And for TV watchers, they seem to do a pretty good job of shaping and molding them. It’s pretty scary how malleable people have become. Just one look at how people speak, dress, design their homes, and exchange their grass for rocks as if that were somehow environmental proves they how mindless they’ve become. Personally, I don’t “tune in” to be “programmed” every day, haven’t watch the news since 2007, and cut out TV and Hollywood movies, so I still have my own mind.

[@thomasjackson2223]

@@misskim2058 That depends on what kind of media you are talking about.

[@sekzods]

Isn’t that a surprise

[@mariahyohannes]

@@thomasjackson2223 Well I would assume she's talking mainstream. They're the ones making billions off the slaughter

[@psycatelic]

She was the queen of grooviness. Her outfit is beautiful!

[@maryvaughn7886]

Her relationship with Dick Cavett was so heart warming especially in those days.

[@Strap1205]

She was really adorable in many ways! Not only talented. She was so "natural" and simply had a good heart! What a loss - like so many others long gone. RIP Janis.

[@FootvolleySweden]

She seems like a troubled person not to be trusted

[@richardhudak685]

I SAW HER SING IN NOVEMBER 1969 IN PHILADELPHIA LOTS OF MEMORIES

[@annapispisa9937]

Really! Oh my God

[@bytorgerhold8008]

@Jessica Hicking My cousin saw one of her last concerts before she died...she said the more Southern Comfort she drank the better she sang!

[@athorpe630]

She had an interesting,unique look,but definitely not ugly. And was truly talented.

[@yvonnestaley3564]

by noooo means 😁

[@toastertwo1602]

A little make up would've fixed everything. She had a make up on Monterey. She definitely made her look better.

[@QuadirBrown-xt7iv]

Just 27 years old Janis Joplin was a true genius and a pioneer, Just imagine how far she would"ve went had she lived longer. Rest in Paradise Queen.....

[@AnneChandler-zy3uk]

Just imagine how she might have continued singing if she had stayed clear of cigarettes, alcohol and heroin. Black and white, spell it out. Her singing voice was also damaged in the process.

[@karinsmith447]

I absolutely love her laugh. It's everything.

[@Andromeda_CT86]

just smoke 40 a day and you can have it

[@leahwhiteley5164]

Janis was a thoughtful and intelligent woman. She doesn't get credit for that.

[@miky20011ify]

Are you serious? She was an idiot, drug addict and a degenerate like all "flower power" generation

[@deloresdoud8178]

Don't be so self rightous, Mickyina Ify

[@miky20011ify]

@@deloresdoud8178 I'm really not, but also I'm not a degenerate

[@lilyflower9093]

Yeah? Really? Judging from this clip, you must have different definitions for the words "thoughtful" and "intelligent". Especially "intelligent".....

[@lilyflower9093]

@@jumpmasterpadre9335 Well said!

[@youngsimba1770]

I don’t know what Beauty means to others, but she was so damn Beautiful in and out. RIP 💔❤️🙏🏽

[@BlackKettleRanch]

Cavett is very kind to her and helps smooth over her insecurities and awkwardness as well as the mistake about asking for a case of sunglasses. It's interesting to watch her go from insecure kid to business woman. It's so sad that she passed so young.

[@billweisman7146]

Cavett was sarcastic and asked really stupid questions.

[@sharksport01]

They liked each other.

[@Anca820]

@@billweisman7146 Disagree. You must have watched Letterman back in the day. DC was always quite thoughtful with his questions but added a bit of his self-deprecating humor. He didn’t insult his guests.

[@Black.Sabbath]

I literally didn't understand any of the conversation.

[@justmadeit2]

She was like many of us,struggling to find peace of mind and our place in the world. I heard she got bullied at school, probably because she had personality, and answered back and thought for herself.

[@jeremymacdonald5584]

@@SleepMeditationandAffirmations emphasis on the white, not emphasis on the racist. Isn't that a tad ironic on your part?

[@kenyonbissett3512]

Sixties school was rigid. Girls had to wear dresses. No dress, go home. Think a little different and 😱. It wasn’t til after she died that the Supreme Court ruled girls could wear pants. It was so controversial that it was announced over the PA system during school. Janis wearing pants on the Dick Cavett show was probably banned on family time on tv, 7-10pm.

[@justmadeit2]

@@kenyonbissett3512 I would like to have met her. So sad that she died so young coz of drugs

[@lillyhartman4318]

it was actually Dallas Cowboys head coach Jimmy Johnson who she was bullied by. It was because she didnt like sports. for shame, she left too soon. 😣

[@kenyonbissett3512]

@@lillyhartman4318 bucking the establishment has a price and in Texas football is worshipped as a religion.

[@MrJasonshores364]

Her laugh brings me so much joy.

[@stompthedragon4010]

She giggles like a little girl. Who would think that from listening to her sing.

[@lillyhartman4318]

@@stompthedragon4010 I love everything about her accept 2 things, her addiction and that she left us too soon. This may sound weird coming from a 11 year old kid but its absolutely true.

[@stompthedragon4010]

@@lillyhartman4318 Doesn' t sound weird at all. I had the album Pearl when I was 9 or 10. When I was 11 I beggged my parents to let me go to Woodstock. They said, " NO." Imagine that🤣

[@lillyhartman4318]

@@stompthedragon4010 wow that sucks, if I ever got a chanse to see her, oh my I would!

[@lillyhartman4318]

chance*

[@MarlaLukofsky7]

A brilliant performer, Janis Joplin was. Tragic that she did not live a long life. It would have been thrilling to see her singing for decades.

[@Stevie6636]

Can’t believe this was her last interview. So sad such great talent. Gone but not forgotten.. 🍃💜🍃

[@fredhonest7258]

Hello Stevie..

[@zicari21]

She’s so cute, what a sweetie. I absolutely love her .

[@engkoy1925]

I met a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news, but she just smiled and turned away

[@mcesarey]

Great reference...

[@timguerin7627]

American pie😓

[@DG-iw7lw]

You are cool

[@glowinggold9488]

@Nenethegreat W American pie is open to interpertation but i have heard that that phrase may be abut JJ>

[@alexandruoctavian4274]

Janis will always be my favorite person as an artist she always kept it chill and real, its a shame so many artists have been dying of drugs, alcohol and suicide because they are so hyper sensitive to feelings you can tell by hearing them because they sing with true convictions and they don't focus on what people expect them to be, or perfectly toned, you can literally hear and feel the emotions in all the flaws just make them unbeatable because that's what made them incredible. 5

[@robertlopez4904]

I like your hair 👍@Alexandru Octavian

[@phillipchetta8120]

I think Janis was very attractive in a unique way, and such a great talent gone way too soon! RIP BABE! 😘

[@rickyparker4436]

If Peppermint Pattie grew up to be a Rock Star it would be Janis Joplin.

[@larrymyers3478]

Ohhh, you are so right. Good thought.

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

castrado. look it up.

[@maskedmarvyl4774]

I never thought of that before but now I'll Always think of that!

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

It took me an embarrassing amount of time to realize you were talking about the red head from Peanuts

[@Delaneyisbraindead]

I can totally see it!

[@RK-li4sw]

She was adorable, love her laugh,voice and personality

[@0raffie0]

Batshit crazy is the word.

[@PhillipLandmeier]

She was indeed adorable.

[@Idolhands7007]

I will never understand her appeal. She seems like a dumb drunk with a mediocre voice that would’ve failed her in the coming years with her lifestyle. She’s not charming, she was just a counterculture icon. I’m convinced that if she didn’t die young, she would’ve been an obscurity within a few years....in honesty, she’s more talented than I am, but almost all of her hits were covers. Her draw was her stage show which to me sounds akin to a freak show...to watch someone slowly kill them selves with booze and act a fool on stage. Certainly interesting and arguably entertaining, but “charming” is not a word I would use to describe her.

[@fubarexress6359]

Idolhands7007 you seem a bit jealous.

[@Idolhands7007]

Bacon Grease interesting take. She’s a better singer than I am, I just don’t like her voice, and I doubt she’s written a song. What would I be jealous of? Her impeccable sense of style? Her breathy cackle? Her inability to string together coherent thoughts? Her fatal alcoholism? That’s fine if you’re a fan. I’m just stating that I never understood her appeal. She’s unbearable to me but to others she’s some sort of amazing “artist”. Odd to me, but I don’t think I’m jealous. Just confused.

[@Cissy2cute]

I got to hug Janis at the Electric Factory in Philly. I was in the front row and she passed us on her way to the stage and she didn't mind people touching/talking to her. I hugged her and said "I love you, Janis" (not romantically). Will cherish the memory until my dying day.

[@hippydippy]

From what I've heard, Dick had an extreme crush on Janis. She was so charming, how could you not!

[@MrGothic78]

She was so lovely, intelligent, funny. And she will always be one of the greatest voices in music history. Such a sad loss.

[@williamkeltner5119]

The voice akin to fingernails being dragged across a chalkboard...😖

[@capt3662]

yeah man, all those hit recordings she made confirm that, why don't you have an mri and see how far your head is up your butt?

[@cthrew1603]

Those two really had a kind of magical energy between them.

[@marytermini1381]

She seems so friendly and nice--like she'd be willing to just sit down and converse about any topic.

[@joelmartenson4908]

Hello and how are you doing today hope you have a wonderful day please stay safe 😷🧡 ❤️

[@andrek.3380]

Diese Frau ist echte Musik Geschichte und sollte im Musikunterricht auf allen Schulen der Welt Pflichtstoff sein.

[@ellie698]

100% !

[@fabiotrucco1626]

There was some chemistry going on, she was so friendly

[@shairarace3478]

Yeah thats why i really like her ☺🥰🤟🏻

[@ritalawrence9370]

I think Dick C. feels cool talking with someone who's so hip.

[@andrewsmith3737]

I wish she had found love. She was a beautiful person.

[@juliettetobiano7631]

I thought she did find love with Jimmy Hendrix. I could be wrong of course. Yes another Legend... There are so many... Jim Morrison etc ... My personal favourite is Rodriguez. He is still with us today. It’s these souls who have inspired many...

[@juliettetobiano7631]

Punk Shark ... Woops, Didn’t know that. Thanks for informing me 🙏🏼

[@brianb6024]

me too :(

[@heathermooney3656]

Janis found love with Peggy Caserta

[@jamesanderson348]

Love was very elusive for her. I know that feeling. So sad

[@createvil]

It's impressive how articulated, educated and polite Janis was. A lovely and very 'groovy' interview.

[@foreverglow5685]

I was 12 ,my sister was 15 during this time. I adored all her hippie friends ❤

[@Jane.Doe.]

Wow, I adore her laugh. She sounds like this was just recorded yesterday. I mean, she talks like this era you know? What a talent. Brilliant and very funny. Great since of humor! So sad she was taken so early in her life, by addiction. 🦋

[@LittleJo-]

Or maybe....people today talk like they're from the 70's.

[@brogoram]

Imagine u were arround at that time...u would find her weird. And imagine this interview is today.. we will also find it weird and people in 2050 will say "its like this interview was yesterday"

[@murieltainter5936]

And people talked this way in 1965.

[@ValleyRC]

Free thinking, independent, totally disinterested in societal norms. Just doing her own thing. She was way ahead of her time.

[@pedraportuguesa7373]

She's the Woodstock in person!!!

[@adrianlee3497]

God Janis was such a gentle soul.

[@TheCharlesfastiggi]

It’s sad man, she would’ve lived a lot longer if heroine didn’t grab a hold of her. Talented yes, beautiful yes, loved harder than any woman can, she was REAL.

[@soph4736]

omg what a queen. She’s absolutely stunning and i would die to have a voice like hers.

[@Jay-nq7fn]

everything about her is so amazing, her voice, the ways she smokes everything.

[@antarcticorb9197]

Drink a bottle of bourbon per day and smoke a couple packs of cigs for a start...

[@misskim2058]

You wouldn’t have a voice like hers if you were dead. There is too much death speech in this culture. You shall have what you say, so it would be wise to reconsider your slang.

[@lorenzodionlee3988]

It’s really Amazing how some of the BEST unheard of interviews featuring the most important and popular personalities of the day WERE on the “DC” show! In my humble opinion, Mr Cavett was Underrated, and Overlooked in his day, but certainly ahead of his time.

[@dailyflash]

He got Jimi Hendrix and he got John and Yoko, when few others could, or would.

[@davidw4812]

Dick. Lol.. nobody names their kid Dick anymore

[@philippastore2228]

@LorenzoDionLee. Dick Cavett was a staff writer on The Tonight Show writing comedy for Steve Allen,Jack Parr, and Carson.Rating$ matter ; his brand appealed to an exclusive demographic of better educated and cultured and ironically with more MONEY to spend as consumers that the other networks AD-dollar$ target. His programs were on PBS later and consequently thrived as a preferred choice for more refined content. Mr. Cavett's scholarly,articulate,sharp, and smart dignified conduct,with guests ranging the cultural spectrum of interesting,intriguing personalities apparently was misconstrued by Ad-Men as not having MA$$ APPEAL;not a worthy adverti$ising ri$k. He didn't cut it with the dumbheads, SO he was cut out of the ABCcbsNBC mix of bland programming way back in his day.

[@ryanodonnell6748]

I totally agree with you... I watched and really enjoyed Orson Welles on Mr Cavetts show again recently. Great insight into a lot of the back stabbing in Hollywood. Totally agree Dick Cavett was underated. He had a marvellous gift of making his guest relax which brought out the best in people

[@Nope-sq6dv]

David W: I think they switched to naming their kid Richard.

[@alexandruoctavianbucur1617]

Janis Joplin was the best she sing very good she take peoples dance with her i am from Romania i listen her songs every day! I Love her very much

[@jas_bataille]

"Janet Joplin and Full tilt boogie" is an insane name. Like I couldn't come up with this after a week of research. Whoever yelled this needs an award! RIP

[@davidl570]

BEST. BAND NAME. EVER!

[@pattycakelove]

I love how she wears no makeup

[@Pecut100]

Whats special about that? I know many women that dont...

[@joenuts1709]

@@Pecut100 celebrity

[@aleksandrapaluch6839]

@@Pecut100 natural not plastic elastic

[@zenokarlsbach4292]

But she wares TWO WIGS! (3 maybe), and talks like a bird LOL.

[@Lara-ri1lg]

Hippies didn’t wear makeup. It wasn’t cool in the ‘60s.

[@whitehouse9999]

I thought she’d be this dirty, crazy ass hippie chick. She’s totally not the crazy person the media portrayed her to be.

[@bml3408]

So true. It’s truly sad how the media sways minds especially when they’re portraying someone out to be so crazy. She was one awesome chick!

[@panterranovatt6672]

whitehouse9999 she is a hippie but hippies are fucking cool , I know people like to just labal them as some drug addicts but there not all about someking weed there about free thinking and good vibes and what's wrong with that,

[@carlgibans9982]

Guessing you didn't watch the interview. Seems crazy to me.

[@panterranovatt6672]

Carl Gibans what's normal hmm?

[@bscott465]

The media does that.

[@montythepython7614]

What a delightful young lady...an absolute shame she is no longer with us..

[@marionmarino1616]

She was just such a sweet soul.

[@canadaeh5095]

When Dick put those glasses on he kinda looked like Elton John 😂

[@fourheartscrochet9031]

Yes! I thought the same thing.

[@BeccaE]

Lol me too I thought that too

[@Lamtitude]

CanadaEh good call

[@stevenkiesjr.7816]

Oh yes! Before Elton John became The Rocket Man!

[@thehollyberry7975]

Exactly what I thought!

[@cowboystinkysweat6887]

Janis Joplin will always be Janis Joplin, I love her for being so true to herself and the world that she loved. Iconic forever.

[@annegreenwood3624]

if i could go back in time i’d love to meet her such a talent and so fun

[@andrearuffino]

She mentioned the Peace Concert at Shea Stadium upcoming that summer. I was there and will always remember her refusing to perform until they dimmed the floodlights. They did, then she did.

[@truth-hurts3089]

Ahead of her time

[@matercicero9148]

She's the female Ozzy Osbourne but she didn't survived that lifestyle.

[@Shahmar]

More like the female Elvis.

[@matercicero9148]

@@Shahmar But they look similar to style and face too.

[@darthvisor9289]

Ozzy could even eat a bat without spreading COVID-19!

[@matercicero9148]

@@darthvisor9289 Ozzy is patient zero.

[@darthvisor9289]

@@matercicero9148 He spreaded it on the bats

[@spanishDoll1]

Her voice is sooooo mellow, so sweet. Even listening to her talk is a treat

[@mrluvit8232]

thanx 4 uploading this...gives younger generations like myself a moment with an icon who was before our time 😁👍

[@maddystaff]

Her talking voice is exactly like her singing voice. I love it!

[@INTERNETSOPHI]

She seems like the coolest person... Wow RIP

[@judygedmistergaines7578]

😢😢all these years passed oh how I miss this WOMAN THANKFUL FOR RECORDINGS AND KZbin!

[@tonyajohnson7948]

Janis remains the greatest female singer . Her pure raw emotion reaches way down inside ... She meant every word and that is what made it “ Real “. She was like a free and beautiful butterfly that stayed with us for a little while and flew away into the stars...

[@Godwinpounds4333]

Hello how’re you doing?

[@thelast3553]

I remember seeing her on a cover of my mom's CD when I was 16 thinking she looked kinda old. Now I look at her at 41 thinking she looks so young. RIP girl.

[@g.h.7661]

It’s all the crusty old men who are saying she looks “old”. Geezers need to take a good look in the mirror before they go judging a young woman’s appearance! Especially a woman who was practically still a kid when she died

[@hsd287]

She was young but she looked older like in 40s rather than 20s

[@hsd287]

@@g.h.7661 she was in 20s and died at 27 but she always looked more mature as compared to that it's not judging it's just a thought

[@R49_Complete]

@@g.h.7661 Crusty old men? Janis looked like a she was a great person but she did look older than 27 due to the insane amount of drugs she was taking. Stop making things personal.

[@joejones9520]

@@R49_Complete before she became famous shed moved to san fran and become a speed freak and eventually had to move back home, speed ages people.

[@laustinspacemusic]

He looked like Elton John with her glasses on 😂 as a young person who could never truly grasp her influence other than just learning about it, Im glad her art is alive. She's the kind of artist I wish I could have lived through

[@MCM_Savage]

Reminded me of Peter Fonda in Easyriders

[@Black.Sabbath]

Young?

[@jzthompson9598]

I saw her, from the third row, in a small auditorium that only held 800 people, on 2/22/69. She was just amazing. What a voice! Clark University, Worcester, MA. Damn, we had great music back then. I saw the Stones, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Blood, Sweat, and Tears. All in these small places. No 40,000 screaming assholes.

[@polarbear8097]

Its 2022 and i still am in love with her. Im only 38 and to me she's still the greatest female singer EVERRRR

[@rosiebud7922]

I always understood Dick's fascination and endearment towards Janis, because same, i have a huge crush on her too~

[@graciesmom62]

She had no pretenses; she was charming, funny, foul mouthed, and just real. ❤️💐

[@sadiebellabee]

How is she only 27?! What a beautiful legend

[@tomidancingbird233]

Her heart energy is so big it makes you almost wanna cry

[@g.h.7661]

Guy was so shook, so taken with her, definitely blushing and stumbling over his words. It’s sad to know she never stayed with anyone who truly loved and admired her back.

[@CarissaConti]

Glad you could see it. Everybody else is mistakenly saying that this interaction was awkward, cringe, defensive, etc. Dick was very smitten with Janis and I've read rumors that they actually hooked up. The way they greet each other at the beginning though says it all. They're genuinely happy to see each other and familiar with each other, like friends. And she lets loose in this interview more than she did in their very first interview. Big laughs with hand claps, just being her self, feeling relaxed. Something obviously happened (in a good way) between the first time they met and then this interview. So she feels like she can be herself, and he's stumbling in a smitten way as they laugh and joke around. He really admired her.

[@BrandonChaunceyOfficial]

@@CarissaConti he was trying to be creepy at first until he realized she wasn't some dumb girl

[@CarissaConti]

@@BrandonChaunceyOfficial They already knew each other prior to this interview. This wasn't his first rodeo with her. He knew full well she wasn't "some dumb girl."

[@BrandonChaunceyOfficial]

@@CarissaConti he just comes off like your typical creep chauvinist even to jimi hendrix but it could just be my age. I notice she crossed her leg the other way the second he called her his little songbird

[@CarissaConti]

@@BrandonChaunceyOfficial You should do more research on Dick Cavett. It sounds like you haven't and don't know anything about him. He was anything but chauvinist, especially with her. He really admired Janice - a true chauvinist wouldn't even be able to stomach what she was doing, especially during that time period - and I've read that they were friends outside of the show. Do you think a chauvinist would have Janis Joplin on his show, be super supportive of her, admire her and be friends with her? I think you're right that it must be your age. I don't know if by that you mean you're young, but man alive the Millennials and younger are hyper sensitive snowflakes and make "getting offended/insulted by every little thing" their personal pastime. Literally just scrutinizing the world into the ground to find something to be upset/offended/insulted about. Just seems exhausting.

[@gillianblack623]

She looks so " real " and this could have been filmed yesterday! She wouldn't look out of place these days but he would. She's very natural and down to earth, high or not.

[@ScarlettBrescia]

I always return to these old interviews because she feels like home

[@fastdraw30]

She truly was amazing and so very very beautiful, we only got to enjoy her music a short while, but her soul lives on through all of it. Love you Janis✌