Janis Joplin Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
30th July 2015
Fact: Singer Cat Power has signed on to narrate upcoming Janis Joplin documentary, JANIS. The movie, from Oscar-nominated director Amy Berg, will receive its world premiere out of competition at the Venice Film Festival in Italy in September (15).
25th September 2013
Quote: "I don't know, but sometimes the best thing you can do for your career is die." Pop superstar Cher on the influence that Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin continue to have on music decades after their deaths.
5th November 2008
Quote: "When I was in New York one time, I remember Janis Joplin, she was always trying to pull me." Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood on his mischievous youth.
28th May 2008
Fact: Actor James Gandolfini's SOPRANOS' wardrobe will be auctioned alongside Janis Joplin's mugshot, poems handwritten by late rocker Jim Morrison, and a cane owned by Elvis Presley with a brass eagle top that can be removed to reveal a hidden dagger. The New York auction - set for 25 June (08) - will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project, which offers help and assistance to U.S. soldiers wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.
12th January 2008
Quote: "I'm anticipating it... 27 was when Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Jim Morrison all died." Jessica Alba fears her next birthday in April (08) will be her last.
16th October 2007
Fact: Pop star Pink has a tombstone dedicated to tragic rocker Janis Joplin in her backyard. The TROUBLE singer was once attached to play Joplin in biopic THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JANIS JOPLIN. She has since lost the role to Zooey Deschanel.
4th January 2007
Fact: James Brown's widow TOMI RAE HYNIE was performing as Janis Joplin in a tribute concert revue when the late soul star hired her as his backing singer. She sang Joplin's MERCEDES BENZ hit in her audition for Brown.
30th May 2006
Quote: "There's a possibility I may be playing Janis Joplin, and my bedroom in LA is a complete mess... because I'm getting into the vibe of what she would have been like." Lindsay Lohan gets untidy to channel the character of rock icon Joplin.
2nd May 2006
Quote: "People are gonna be really kind of opinionated on it as everyone is with everything that goes on but specifically this because Janis Joplin is such an icon and she really was empowering to women." Lindsay Lohan fears she's set for a critical backlash as she negotiates playing rock legend Joplin in a new biopic.
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