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Rock's Hardest Partiers: No. 19
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Janis was one of the first female rock stars, but she partied like one of the guys. Actually, she partied like four of the guys, drinking Southern Comfort by the bottle and chasing it with heroin. Pearl, as friends called her, died from an overdose in 1970 at the age of 27. Unlike most rockers, Joplin knew she wouldn't live forever. In her will she had $2,500 allocated for her own wake, and the invitations read, "The drinks are on Pearl." Now that's class.
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Man these articles make it seem like there partying was a bad thing! They lived more then any of us these men are rock gods.
October 15 2012 at 1:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHey, look close because that is Janis on a bad day yes but Janis. She lived in a time when it was not cool to grab every penny and charge $50.00buck's a head to get in. When Rock & Roll was all about NOT being commercial. She made the mistake of being too honest in a land built on honesty but the bad guy's were'nt always in power, only then for a short time. She was getting her life together and going in the right direction but shot her mouth off about marching on washington when the power's that be were way to corrupt and scared she could do it, then after she died came Kent State. The truth will probably never be known but they accomplished the lesson they were trying to teach, DRUGS ARE BAD! If nothing elce she did that much for them, right?
May 02 2010 at 5:05 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyJanis was so beautiful in her early years, too bad the drugs and partying ruined her. Her talent could've gone so far! She will be missed, but her music will live on forever. ROCK ON, JANIS!
February 07 2010 at 12:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMan get off Janis Joplin.... She was a pioneer of female blues, rock, and soul... She is my idol as she is for many more... She left us way before her time... You have rocked my heart and soul Janis and will do so for all time...
January 01 2009 at 1:01 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOk, let me get this right. Janis is dead, but Britney and Amy Winehouse rank higher on the list? Brilliant.
December 31 2008 at 9:28 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThe best Female vocalist still to this day. Take that to the bank Man What a voice!
December 31 2008 at 8:58 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYOU ARE SO WRONG ABOUT JANIS SHE WAS A TALENT LIKE NO OTHER. SEE HOW YOU FEEL IF THE PEOPLE IN YOUR TOWN SAY YOUR VOTED THE UGLIEST MAN. SHE SHOWED THEM WHEN SHE WENT BACK AND SHOWED THEM. ITS TOO BAD THE TOWN KILLED HER. PEOPLE SHOULD NOT TALK ABOUT SOMEONE IF THEY DONT HAVE ANYTHING GOOD TO SAY. ROCK ON JANIS.
September 14 2008 at 8:39 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySTILL MISS HER....PEARL....
May 06 2008 at 7:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI remember listening to Billy Holiday for the first time years ago and was wondering what the fuss was all about, then someone told me about her life the struggles, the drug use, the booze, the bad relationships, then I realized her singing the blues was coming right from the heart, what was captured on tape all those years ago was a woman at some of the lowest times of her life, I was never a big fan of Janis Joplin but I think if she had lived longer she might have made some unbelievable recordings, her voice needed to be backed up by an acoustic guitar, slide guitar and mouth harp, she could have made some great blues records, to bad she partied so hard.
May 06 2008 at 1:30 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replywhoa.... that was one ugly chick. Was it a chick??
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