The Tortured Life of Janis Joplin

[@sethedward]

If we believe we are ugly and worthless, we behave like we are ugly and worthless. Self-loathing leads to self destruction, self destruction eventually lead to death. A lot of people failed this girl. Sad.

[@nancy4980]

Well said.

[@truesoulghost2777]

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.

[@gingerellacookie5641]

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.

[@sethedward]

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.

[@gingerellacookie5641]

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.

[@helenemichell458]

The tragedy of Janis is that she never knew just how beautiful and talented she really was.

[@debrahendricks2531]

Mark lavilla call me757 364 5077

[@kahlodiego5299]

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

[@Lara-ri1lg]

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

[@hopeperreault4660]

Amen!

[@jackycook64]

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

[@shalomccs]

You forgot to tell that when she became a famous rock star, She attended her high school class reunion just to see theirs faces reaction when they see the ugliest girl as a famous rock star .

[@menconnoisseur9914]

That must have been hilarious to see💀👀😂

[@catherinevaz6139]

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

[@michaelsix9684]

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

[@daniellej7914]

I heard they shunned her

[@stompthedragon4010]

Did she talk about the reactions?

[@jacindapeters2303]

She's not ugly at all. She was a very talented and beautiful woman.

[@royferguson3909]

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

[@royferguson3909]

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.

[@royferguson3909]

taxi the sequel

[@iagreebut7269]

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

[@britishpatriot7386]

No but you are .

[@anitarichmond8930]

Janis Joplin ,truly a woman ahead of her time texas-born , but she dared to stand out. My hero...RIP Pearl

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

Texas born and proud of it.

[@maxiepattie85]

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

[@myunitt911]

@@brianboisguilbert6985 she wasnt proud of it

[@joberry877]

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

[@joberry877]

@@myunitt911 🤣🤣

[@Deemememe]

She was so beautiful. My mother was in love with her and her music. When she finally got her own place in her late 40s after growing up in a very stressful house with 4 siblings and a shi##y father then a nasty marriage to my father while raising 3 kids, she would blast Janis Joplin’s greatest hits in the mornings. Smoke a joint, clean and sing at the top of her lungs. I remember feeling so proud and happy for her. It was my first time seeing my mother feeling so free. She passed away 4 yrs. I can’t listen to Janis without thinking about my mother and wanting to cry. Hope they enjoyed a joint together.

[@fah232]

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

[@BernieHolland-w4l]

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

[@saoirsehaslonglegs2313]

@@BernieHolland-w4l nice 1..i miss jj,& miss smokin,especially weed,..,but my lungs dont😁

[@ingridcruickshank1221]

Your comment is so touching, thanks for sharing

[@AnotherWittyUsername.]

"I met a girl who sang the blues and I asked her for some happy news, she just smiled and turned away." - Don McLean, American Pie

[@hopefilledsinner3911]

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

[@roberthatch6230]

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.

[@miss_midge_]

Was that line about JJ?

[@lesliesauceman8093]

She was far from ugly dont understand people sometimes.

[@niamhgreatdane]

@@lesliesauceman8093 because she wasnt blonde big breasted and fake

[@MarquisVonMonster]

“Janis Joplin broke a bottle over Jim Morrison’s head” That’s not tragic, that’s magic.

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

What a legend

[@rabbieburns2501]

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

[@MarquisVonMonster]

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.

[@dannyburzun806]

MarquisVonMonster facts

[@shade247]

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

[@erldagerl9826]

You lost me at “beloved state of Texas.” She hated Texas so much, she did a song about how much hated it.

[@mirandasue4087]

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

[@erldagerl9826]

@@mirandasue4087 I think it's called turtle blues

[@erldagerl9826]

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

[@erldagerl9826]

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[@tovenrvik6336]

She sang that blues with a guy.

[@Necron990]

“On stage, I make love to 25,000 different people, then I go home alone.” Janis Joplin

[@mysticalpineapple7263]

Necron990 Love that

[@Necron990]

@@mysticalpineapple7263 poetic, but very bitter

[@MiguelMorales85]

Bc she wasn’t a whire

[@thebrideoffrankenstein2415]

Relateable to some degree ... :(

[@dielauwen]

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

[@lauratude5132]

Being bullied can really hurt a person and not all of us get our mental health back. I sympathize with her for this.

[@chynnadoll3277]

Yes, that’s exactly right.

[@Luke-pk9fe]

Love ya

[@desertrose1226]

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

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin died 16 days apart, that's even more tragic

[@cathymccoy-morgan7009]

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....

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

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

[@DoctorMommy24]

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

[@Ae0liann]

Eliza Anna Hendrix never did heroin dumbass

[@DoctorMommy24]

@@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..

[@goodmorningu.s.a3595]

If she was still alive she'd probably be the coolest grandma ever

[@SheWhoWalksWithLucifer]

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.

[@SheWhoWalksWithLucifer]

@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.

[@milascave2]

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

[@wizardofahhhs759]

She'd look like Momma Cass by now.

[@candicegerman9793]

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

[@curarex1]

'she broke a bottle over jim morrisons head' more like 'jim morrisson physically/ sexually harrassed her' and she defended herself.

[@xaenon]

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.

[@colbys1257]

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

[@kittenrants]

@@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.

[@xaenon]

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

[@kittenrants]

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

[@zukanator3555]

Some people only find joy by dimming another's light, she was a soul that was beyond bright. The world is better from her presence.

[@arqeangel]

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

[@katydid1600]

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

[@pamelajordan5948]

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

[@musicisgoodforthesoul999]

That's lovely... 😊

[@BernieHolland-w4l]

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

[@pittbullking87]

I think Janice had great moral courage to stand up to injustices like segregation, especially at a time when women were expected to keep quiet and follow orders.

[@cherylallison4166]

Fuckin A

[@pennyfleming3006]

She wouldn’t be considered ugly today. She’d be Indie Cool.

[@christinewatson1989]

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

[@alukuhito]

There's some truth to that.

[@fallindowndrunk]

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

[@christinewatson1989]

@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.

[@carolynking1625]

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

[@jimmymac9388]

After watching sober interviews with Janis I feel she was really a shy person who needed alcohol and later drugs to cope with her fame and life.

[@Jukelikesgames]

Denise Fernandez eat shit

[@fireflies735]

The pressures of it for sure

[@stevefranke6541]

she needed a true friend.

[@hakancevikel7368]

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

[@fireflies735]

@@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

[@tamaraatum4202]

It's so weird to think I'm older than she was when she died. She achieved so much in her life, but also suffered so much.

[@margomazzeo1680]

@Jeff Duncan Definitely.

[@afrikasmith1049]

Joplin looks more feminine when it comes to her appearance to me. Anyone who called her the ugliest man must have been really toxic and insecure.

[@mol830]

Agreed

[@alastor8091]

Or maybe shes just ugly to them.

[@paperplains7285]

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.

[@kirstiehiorns2702]

she turned him down jealousy too

[@sabsman100]

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

[@bobbynolen3256]

One of my favorite artists. Left us way too young. Thanks for leaving us a piece of your soul down here.

[@whodatmafia2823]

Janis was way ahead of her time and died much to young. My mom grew up in her home town and was a hugh fan and now I am as well. RIP The 27 Club😢

[@dailysip6607]

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

[@tydrickgay4917]

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

[@alukuhito]

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.

[@mrs.k6169]

My Dad had a crush on her as a kid. He said her singing was the most pure, and feminine, and full of emotion.

[@chrissimpson6701]

We lost you 50 years ago today, but we will never forget you Janis, what you did for women and in the rock and blues world, we love you Janis.

[@nekoizmase1377]

🤣🤣🤣🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@JohnC-pt1iw]

We love you

[@champslim]

I am heartbroken for her about what happened to her in college. Just mean

[@Fakan]

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. =(

[@rj9617]

Typical frat punks.

[@ladynikkie]

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

[@champslim]

@Kevin Simmons okkk dude

[@chikaka2012]

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.

[@VanLat7]

Every time I heard a story about Janis Joplin I shed a tear, she was so misunderstand by her xenophobic classmates and people around her, now this time there are little singing stars and maybe some divas who earn millions but after couple of years nobody remember their songs, Janis Joplin's music still around and alive as new generations love her music, she still the indisputable Queen of Rock-Blues , she has gone for almost half century after her nobody has replaced her

[@Kat-oz9kx]

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.

[@ClaudiaMitchell-jn7fw]

And no one ever will ! 🌸

[@krisaaron5771]

Janis was one of the very few singers who sounded better in person than she did on a record! Her voice literally hurt -- she could put me into tears with "... it just can't be." The woman broke my heart when she sang; I miss her more than I can say...

[@hermannus3894]

“Don’t compromise yourself. It’s all you’ve got.”

[@Name-ps9fx]

“Ugliest man on campus”....damn that hurt me! Must’ve been devastating to her...😭

[@evanabbott2737]

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

[@brianlenehan9055]

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

[@StinkFingerr]

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

[@alukuhito]

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

[@alukuhito]

@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.

[@unclebuzzyschurchofgroove6190]

Like they say, "If you wanna SING the blues, you got to LIVE the blues...." Love her dearly.

[@jomama5186]

She lived her life on her own terms. I respect that very much.

[@chris6559]

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

[@winglessfairy564]

But it lead to her death

[@Zeldarw104]

Janis Joplin died on my birthday: take another little piece of my heart, now, baby.... (you know you gotta it, if it makes you feel good) My favorite song by Janis Joplin. 💖💯 Janis Joplin was quite a character and a tiny, lady with a big booming voice. RIP. 💐💔 I learned something new today, I didn't know about Bessie Smith🤔

[@rabbieburns2501]

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.

[@thisblackgirloverhere9013]

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

[@Zeldarw104]

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

[@mightymeatmonsta]

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

[@GodofWarChuka]

She was actually pretty good looking I thought! It was a little before my time. I always thought the styles from the 60’s and 70’s was kind of ugly overall though. But she wasn’t bad lookin. Don’t know what them mean people were talking about.

[@robertfenyk1199]

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

[@ALSILVERU2]

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

[@Lara-ri1lg]

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

[@shelleymcconnell7404]

She was actually pretty, that voice!!!

[@sunshinebannister1050]

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❣️😁🥰💖🌹☮️🇺🇲🤗

[@sadiedeville6884]

Poetic justice when the "ugliest man on campus" becomes the most rich and famous the college ever knew.

[@stompthedragon4010]

I hope karma gave them some payback for that.

[@ALSILVERU2]

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

[@JTurk331]

Yeah I mean she was kinda ugly!

[@nattyg0517]

@@JTurk331 not at all

[@pallaciccione7885]

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

[@katiemarie3208]

I bet those people who bullied her felt like they ate dirt when she made it big.

[@lyndafall8818]

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!

[@ImBlueDaBaDeeDaBaDaa]

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

[@xaenon]

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.

[@alukuhito]

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.

[@ImBlueDaBaDeeDaBaDaa]

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

[@dhtsoaedsdhtnadi9575]

when you banish a girl with adhd and anxiety to her hotel room alone, she's gonna seek out something to occupy the void of activity and company. she scored some horse, bought a pack of smokes, and went back to her room to shoot up. she was dead before she hit the floor. the smack she scored was part of a batch that had been improperly cut.

[@shrimpflea]

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

[@BernieHolland-w4l]

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'

[@desertrose1226]

Jean De Breteuil was the dealer

[@aprilhaley5566]

She and my mom we're friends in highschool...she was an amazing artist and a true visionary...wise beyond her years...and all of the torment she endured no doubt gave her the raw emotion that is evident in her voice and comes through in her songs

[@Xzana13]

I knew of Janis Joplin but never much about her. What an incredible person. Thanks for the enlightening vid.

[@eagleeye2300]

She just wanted to be loved...by people who refused to love. Some of us totally get it. XO, Janis

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

I remember years ago watching a film clip of when Janis returned to Port Arthur for her high school reunion. She was all feather boas, bracelets and bravado, pure Janis, until something, a deeply personal question about her past, from a reporter maybe, cut her deeply, and then the smile and confidence disappeared, replaced by a look of hurt and anguish, she began to stutter ,withdraw and the media sensing blood were all over her with more questions. It makes me recall something Jesus Christ once observed in the book of Matthew, that a prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and in his own household. Ironically, the city limit signs now read that Port Arthur is THE BIRTH PLACE OF JANIS JOPLIN.

[@shelbyb9965]

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!

[@jackjones3657]

That certainly sounds like the media.

[@nobbynoris]

I think I've seen that clip as well.

[@bobwallace9814]

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.

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

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.

[@tyeeggleston6159]

She was definitely a "Free Spirit" for sure. She lived in a time of when that's how it was with a lot of the younger generation. Who is to know if she hadn't died tragically at 27, if she would be alive today, there are NO gaurentee of tomorrow. I believe her influence on music would be a big factor today. But we will never know what impact she might have had.

[@danutahanyga4834]

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

[@Snoopy7666]

This video moved me to pull my "Cheap Thrills" LP off the shelf today an' play it all the way through. Janis did some of her best work with Big Brother & The Holding Company. It's a treasured album that reminds me of my growing-up years - the Sixties... I also have a CD of Janis' Greatest Hits... ...but "Cheap Thrills" is a genuine piece of music history. 🎼🎶🎶🎵

[@julieann4616]

🤮

[@Pollo.a.la.crema.]

drugs and alcohol is a symptom of a disease. she was tender hearted and carried a lot of pain..that also led to her compassion and empathy. she's pure love. rest in power janis.

[@Twiiteee]

I think she was born in a wrong time,people or her family can't undestand her weirdness/uniqueness back then, idk

[@D0NU75]

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.

[@Thenorthsace]

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

[@LDrosophila]

She wouldn't even get the recognition now

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

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 😂

[@davinalee9222]

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.

[@LittleMissDeath]

I never understood why people thought she was so ugly. I always thought she was pretty cute.

[@rlabarbera]

I don't get it either. So strange!

[@bigtoelittlefinger6133]

I third that she was not to shabby

[@davidl570]

Ditto! She was a total cutie!

[@MarkAndrews12]

Probably because conservatives suck

[@robertfenyk1199]

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

[@leonidastsougkrakis9173]

Janis was lonely. Loneliness and heartbreak turned into a deathwish.

[@MalakLulua]

A sad lonely soul whom couldn’t find her place in this world RIP Janis Joplin forever an inspiration there will never be another like you.

[@rebfurr3554]

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

[@jaytay8637]

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

[@jamesbarrick3403]

I love the story about her busting a bottle over Jim's head. Sounds like he had that coming but likely remembered none of it the day after.

[@JennaLeigh]

Janis was such a badass. Gifted, brilliant, remarkable... I've said it about other artists, and I will say it again- it seems like the most unique, beautiful, charismatic, people blessed with special God-given gifts are sadly quite often the most tragic. Rest in Peace, Queen.✌💖💙

[@danutahanyga4834]

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.

[@JennaLeigh]

@@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.

[@danutahanyga4834]

@@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.

[@JennaLeigh]

@@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!

[@danutahanyga4834]

@@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.

[@luciah.9863]

She was a beautiful young gutsy woman. Her turbulent life did not deterred her from being kind to others. She had a big heart. Here’s to you Janis, ❤️ and ✌🏽.

[@bigshawn1972]

Janice and I are from Port Arthur, TX and every bit of what she experienced is still going on there...today!

[@kirarasmom4274]

She was charted to die. Most people ahead of their time dies young, because they came her to do what they had to do. Also they are old souls. That's what I think.

[@FOTWC]

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

[@kristopherwilhite2679]

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!

[@kristopherwilhite2679]

Putting Jesus into this? Religion is so bogus!

[@underratednarrator]

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

[@DontreadPimpBoy]

Right!

[@jaygreider4753]

Janis, my Janis. I was 17 when she died. Living in SC. I cried so hard when Janis died. I was in love with her. My mother-in-law loves Janis (she's from Sweden). I remember seeing a documentary about Janis and the reporter asked, "Have anything to say to your friends in Texas?" She said, "Who's laughing now motherfuc-ers?" Classic Janis.

[@quantumblurrr]

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

[@yurmadlol8908]

Barry Shitpeas lol same

[@amaliachristina]

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

[@artdevilliers9826]

Showbiz is BAD for anyone's health.

[@SuV33358]

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

[@BernieHolland-w4l]

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

[@burritobaabe]

I adore both Bessie Smith and Janis Joplin. so when I read that she placed a headstone for Bessie, I was in complete awe of Janis’s good character and heart. What a selfless thing Janis did for a such a good woman, who too endured so much unnecessary pain in her life. I can definitely see why Janis felt so close to Bessie. Both were absolutely amazing and inspiring women ahead of their time. May they both Rest In Peace.

[@nafiamaliat5043]

I clicked instantly after seeing Janis Joplin

[@memesforcomrade7666]

We both have almost the same name

[@safiiiyyyaaa]

Same!!

[@whwill56]

She’s not ugly! She just isn’t the blonde blue eyed typical popular girl! Boring. I was teased in school too. It really hurt me! I would NEVER hurt another kid!! I think it’s beyond cruel. It’s abuse for sure. I wish she hadn’t gone through the abusive 😥

[@Jadeisabel1357]

She was way too good for this world. Rest in peace Janis xx

[@nancymarkiewick3557]

Some speak about her as she was God.

[@Nilla187og]

She was so advanced for being 69

[@maddiG23]

I read to treat her severe acne, Janis got dermabrasion treatments when she was younger. Not the painless microdermabrasion we have today but the kind where the doctor literally “sands” your skin down. Sounds horrific

[@gingerellacookie5641]

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

[@mightymeatmonsta]

That was the treatment back then.

[@maddiG23]

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

[@mightymeatmonsta]

@@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!

[@AlexisMaria]

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 :(

[@carolynmiller6031]

I never ever saw Janis as ugly, in fact from the moment i saw and heard her, i saw her as a vision of loveliness! Ive been listening to her since i was born since i born in 72 in Monterey,,.whoever thought it was cute to cut her down saying she is anything other than beautiful has no soul! I wish i would have never heard some of the things on this video!! How rude!

[@merrywidow9868]

I saw Janis in concert at "The Atlanta Pop Festival" in 1969. When she came on stage doing "Ball and Chain" it changed my life! Of course the four way hit of orange sunshine probably had a hand in it too. I've been told I even resemble her a little.

[@reesemorgan2259]

"she saw this hunk of meat and said, "I want that." I get the feeling Paul Rothschild was talking about his own feelings for Jim Morrison.

[@catherinevaz6139]

Lol 😂

[@trishbirchard1270]

Ha ha ha ha

[@desertrose1226]

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

[@cravinbob]

A lesson that one should never mix drugs especially alcohol and heroin. The alcohol is the deadly addition when using heroin. Joplin did not have enough heroin to constitute an "overdose", her BAC was 0.11 and about 22mg of heroin

[@uncommonsence153]

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

[@nmarrs8539]

Depression and comedians are also almost always intermingled. Take Robin Williams one of the GOATS of comedy was deeply depressed his entire life.

[@myunitt911]

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

[@danutahanyga4834]

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

[@gingerellacookie5641]

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

[@mightymeatmonsta]

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.

[@danutahanyga4834]

@@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.

[@darlahorton4837]

I love Janis her heart was so pure and honest. This is what bulling people does. It destroys a beautiful person's soul until the point of no return.

[@eugeniasyro7315]

All she ever wanted was to have reciprocal love. She never got it. THAT killed her.

[@JustSomeKittenwithaGun]

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

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

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

[@thickerconstrictor9037]

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

[@JustSomeKittenwithaGun]

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

[@jaerys8823]

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.

[@jakerichardson1744]

I would love to see this channel do something like this with Judy Garland.

[@TrekkieBrie]

I've been asking for that for a while lol

[@Mrs.WyldRice]

I would as well!

[@tanyakettell4109]

Yesss

[@mightymeatmonsta]

Yes, the similarities are astounding.

[@colleenmahony8803]

"If people just stopped being dicks, we might have a nice life." Wheaton's Law, man. It ain't that hard.

[@atruvibe7429]

One of my favorite movies is "The Rose" I watched that movie when I was a child and fell in love with Janis Joplin. Boy that little lady had some powerful pipes. I'm glad I clicked on this bc I never knew about the Bessie Smith head stone (love it) #outstanding

[@donnasmith8742]

Always felt bad for Janis Joplin. She was ridiculed even when she was famous. She was shunned at her own high school reunion. She was way ahead of her times and a true artist who paved the road for many artists today. Her voice was incredible. Don’t worry Janis your mark on earth will not diminished.

[@anonymous1hahaa]

Its sad to know that the greatest Blues musicians all have such tortured lives.

[@neverthesame7887]

Ironically that IS what makes them the "greatest" blues musicians

[@DatBoi-mo9vc]

The sad part is how much of it they do to themselves.

[@bowlofsoup12]

Honestly a lot of musicians are mentally not well. Thats also what makes them great musicians though. Its a double edged sword

[@davidclaycomb4287]

Fun fact...... Jimmy Johnson, NFL coach, was a classmate of Janis.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

What a vicious thing to say about anyone, particularly calling a woman an "ugly man".

[@gman0047]

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

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@@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.

[@gman0047]

Ian Macfarlane yes I agree

[@celladora31]

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.

[@ianmacfarlane1241]

@@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 😉.

[@susansmith885]

I always loved the way Janis would sing! She had alot of feeling in all her lyrics! Great Singer!

[@nancymarkiewick3557]

Some people didn't like her singing. Thought it was rough sounding

[@MetaphysicalMusicMaven]

Janis objects to her life being labeled as 'tortured'. She says she had some rough moments, but she had a good run. And, yes, she knew she was being called home. ⚘💜⚘

[@MetaphysicalMusicMaven]

@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.

[@selinaoakley3613]

Amazing lady... Beautiful. And what a voice! My all time no1 female. R. I. P. Janis ❤️

[@adamlemus7585]

Well she be close to 80 years old today. She probably would have had a long career in music . Had a small roll in a Quentin Tarantino movie and have done some commercials for AARP.

[@robertbaratheon2193]

Summed up nicely.

[@beverlybalius9303]

Adam Lemus No she would not be that old, I am 63 and she was no more than 5 years older than me,,,, she would be close to 70

[@robertbaratheon2193]

Beverly Balius She was born in 43...so she’d be 77.

[@getsmarty7603]

January 19 1943.

[@christopherhelms7290]

Hard to know exactly what she'd be up to if she was still around, but she definitely wouldn't be tough to find.

[@treasure2behold282]

She's a magical, tortured, soulful singer.

[@ladidadimaddidai]

the "ugliest man on campus" nomination story was heartbreaking to listen to Honestly, I do not know a lot of her music although I always wanted to introduce myself to her songs. But since I came across this video, well, the time is now ... :)

[@ulfrick11]

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

[@beverlybalius9303]

She was a cute girl, I think her personality was different. Better to step to your own drumbeat instead of everyone else’s

[@1mNmbr01]

Such a beautiful, empathetic soul trapped in the body of an addict. I pray the Lord had mercy on her soul.

[@Tres21]

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

[@plm8550]

6:14 Jimi Hendrix died 16 days before Janis, not 16 days after her. Jimi died on September 18, 1970 Janis on October 4, 1970

[@moonr9023]

This is the kind of stuff that make me doubt about many things said in this type of videos. If they got that important fact wrong I can only imagine else they got wrong lol

[@maggiebeltaa5421]

@@moonr9023 I agree! I get so angry with stuff like that. You ALWAYS have to go to extra mile & do your research before you spread the information you recieve from YT videos.. That's just what it is, I guess. Take care everybody & stay safe. Ty to the original poster of this comment for stating the correct facts. 👊✌

[@alukuhito]

Jim Morrison July 3, 1971, less than a year after those deaths. These two were his peers, and he saw their fame, then ends. Drugs and alcohol absolutely everywhere for the taking at that time.

[@plm8550]

@@alukuhito I was born less than 3 weeks after Janis died... drugs were everywhere in the 80's, 90's when I was the age they died & they're everywhere now, too.

[@alukuhito]

@@plm8550 OK. But in their particular positions, they would have had them around them much more than the typical person, not only of the time, but compared to the average person today too. Being as famous as they were, they would've had a lot of people trying to please them, sucking up to them, giving them free things, offering them drugs, etc. Also with their wealth, they would be targets for drug sellers. You get a rich person addicted, and you make a lot of money. I grew up in the 80s and 90s too. Sure there were drugs around, but not late 60s rock star drugs around. Do you know what some of the hippies and whatnot of that generation sometimes say? (Maybe you've heard it, since we're of similar age.) They say, "If you remember the 60s, you weren't there." I think you can figure out what that means.

[@VultureClone]

Damn, I love Jim Morrison but he definitely deserved that bottle to the head lol.

[@georgeguja3192]

50 years since her death and stilla legend,a rare talent and personality R.I.P Pearl you got a piece of my heart and the hearts of anyone who listened to you, forever

[@josephmonaco4503]

I think she was beautiful inside and outside. She was the greatest female singer ever. I miss her today more than 1970. Every time I watch her sing or listen to her sing, I get tears in my eyes and get very sad that she is gone because of the evil and meanness of people. If she was alive today, she would be 78 years old. She gave me a big hug at Woodstock and kissed me. I was 16 years old and I had a crush on her from that day on. I miss you Janis..I'll see you in Heaven.

[@cathyaudette1060]

Sweet, caring Janis died of loneliness. A sadder death I cannot imagine. RIP Janis Joplin.

[@cindiekennedy1092]

My favorit from her was when a reporter asked her what she was going to do at her class re-union.She said " I'm going to laugh "

[@v0idk1tty]

"Voted the ugliest man on campus" Wtf she's gorgeous? How tf...

[@daksmos924]

I disagree but how can anyone treat another person like that

[@candicehoneycutt4318]

Right?? She looked just fine the way she was. I thought she was really pretty in a natural and non-conforming kind of way. She didn't look like a lot of the women we might have found in the audience of her shows, she looked like her unfiltered self.

[@v0idk1tty]

@@candicehoneycutt4318 she looked "normal". I think that's what I find attractive.

[@sacredovum]

@JRZ Z Its funny how obvious it is that she was just a spoiled brat but everyone makes her out to be a martyr of sorts because she poisoned herself to death.

[@kirstiehiorns2702]

why theres nothing anymore wrong with than the next man n..spiteful small people

[@cristyknapp2889]

She'll always be my absolute favorite female singer

[@alukuhito]

(Cough, cough). Bjork.

[@margomazzeo1680]

@@alukuhito Not even close..you must be deaf..if not plain dumb..

[@alukuhito]

@@margomazzeo1680 So, not only do you have bad taste in voices, but you use embarrassingly old language. Strike three and you're out.

[@shutupreallynow5741]

My father, who is no longer living either, lived in the upper Haight in the late 60s and early 70s. He knew her in passing/casually and thought she was a lonely person and felt empathy for her.

[@SoyLauren]

Jimi Hendrix actually didn’t die after Janis, he died before a couple weeks before she did.

[@johncu7101]

So much raw emotion in her beautiful voice.

[@hopeperreault4660]

Great blues singer, saw her in concert, will never forget the vibes and intensity of her voice! She took blues to infinity and back! God Bless! RIP Janis!

[@julesvanels6116]

I was Borne 1968 . I was 10 when i heard in old music show. Immediatly i was hooked. One of the greatest

[@Beatrizbulsara]

This melted a little piece of my heart.

[@artvandelay8090]

I don't know, maybe taking these legends' away at early ages was the Universe's way of making sure that they were remembered as legends. Sometimes when people decline as they get older, it causes the public to respect them less. And at the same time, it's a good way to teach the masses about the perils of addiction.

[@kvk1960]

Madonna? Anyone?

[@zukanator3555]

Words cannot express what the world lost. She by no means was traditional in any sense of the word, and she sang with such conviction, you FELT that shit. Amazing

[@rebels42wynn83]

Even though I had grown up in the 80s, I'd became intrigued by Janis because we both have something in common: Tortured lives! Sadly, she was too damn young to have been taken away from the music industry too soon. I still love and admire her music and legacy.

[@judethaddeus9856]

I LOVE Janis Joplin!!!! I was born in 6/1983 so I’m way to young to have ever had a chance to see her in concert unfortunately

[@vaicstudio2966]

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

[@David.Anderson]

I can hear my mom singing now! Oh Lord won’t you buy me a Mercedes-Benz RIP mom I love you.