Janis Lyn Joplin had a quiet childhood, she loved painting and was part of the church choir.

In '57, she attended high school and something was already starting to crack inside her; she saw herself as ugly, shapeless, had a rough demeanor, was awkward and foul-mouthed.

“I wanted to try drugs, smoke them, swallow them, lick them, suck them; I wanted to try anything that came my way...”

Her songs were pleas, a constant search for love.

Her inner demons stirred her up and would take her away.

[...] I keep pushing so hard the dream
I keep trying’ to make it right
Through another lonely day, whoa a

Dawn has come at last
Twenty-five years, honey just in one night, oh yeah
Well, I’m twenty-five years older now
So I know we can’t be right
And I’m no better, baby
And I can’t help you no more
Than I did when just a girl...

Janis Joplin; Kozmic Blues

When I first heard Janis sing, I immediately fell in love; it must have been '73 or '74, I didn't yet know her very sad story and nothing...