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Love, Janis

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A revealing and intimate biography about Janis Joplin, the Queen of Classic Rock, written by her younger sister.

Janis Joplin blazed across the sixties music scene, electrifying audiences with her staggering voice and the way she seemed to pour her very soul into her music. By the time her life and artistry were cut tragically short by a heroin overdose, Joplin had become the stuff of rock–and–roll legend.

Through the eyes of her family and closest friends , we see Janis as a young girl, already rebelling against injustice, racism, and hypocrisy in society. We follow Janis as she discovers her amazing talents in the Beat hangouts of Venice and North Beach–singing in coffeehouses, shooting speed to enhance her creativity, challenging the norms of straight society. Janis truly came into her own in the fantastic, psychedelic, acid–soaked world of Haight–Asbury. At the height of her fame, Janis's life is a whirlwind of public adoration and hard living. Laura Joplin shows us not only the public Janice who could drink Jim Morrison under the table and bean him with a bottle of booze when he got fresh; she shows us the private Janis, struggling to perfect her art, searching for the balance between love and stardom, battling to overcome her alcohol addiction and heroin use in a world where substance abuse was nearly universal.

At the heart of Love, Janis is an astonishing series of letters by Janis herself that have never been previously published. In them she conveys as no one else could the wild ride from awkward small–town teenager to rock–and–roll queen. Love, Janis is the new life of Janis Joplin we have been waiting for–a celebration of the sixties' joyous experimentation and creativity, and a loving, compassionate examination of one of that era's greatest talents.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateDec 26, 2017
ISBN9780062798176

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    Like many people, when I hear the name Janis Joplin I think of the Summer of Love in Haight-Ashbury, “Me and Bobby McGee,” hippies, “Piece of my Heart,” and heroin overdose. I’ve always liked Janis Joplin’s music, but I never knew much about who Janis was until I read her sister’s biography of her. Janis was so much more than the things listed above. She was heart and soul, a small-town girl always searching for love and approval, a big voice, and a woman ahead of her time.

    Biographies, even of some of my favorite celebrities, often bore me because of the style they are written in. Love, Janis, however, like Janis herself, is never boring. Surprising, touching, real, and sometimes shocking, it is an honest and loving testament to a soul whose flame went out way before its time. Laura Joplin writes with the perfect balance of honesty and affection, sharing with the world her memories and her understanding of her sister Janis in an intimate and unforgettable tribute.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    This book is authored by Joplin's sister, so it's a bit biased. However, Laura Joplin doesn't gloss over and romanticize her sister's life. She is honest about her sister's rise and fall. She exposes both the good side and the not so good side of Janis while preserving the integrity of Janis and all those within her social orbit. From this book I learned that Janis Joplin was an aspiring artist. She loved drawing and painting. I also learned that she fell victim to fame as she tried to live out her rock star persona in every facet of her life.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Story of Janis Joplin's life - written by her sister - very well done but DNF