Love, Janis

De: Laura Joplin

Narrado por: Mary Bridget Davies

A revealing and intimate biography about Janis Joplin, the queen of classic rock, written by her younger sister.

Janis Joplin blazed across the '60s music scene, electrifying audiences with her staggering voice and the way she seems 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 60s' joyous experimentation and creativity, and a loving, compassionate examination of one of that era's greatest talents.

©1992, 2005 Laura Joplin (P)2017 Recorded Books

Must Listen

This is a must listen gave me a new view of Janis the Person.

Could have been read better

The content is great, but the narrator sounds like anyone just reading something for the first time and misplacing intonations. Her voice is pleasant and fitting, but the so-so delivery made it harder for me to get through.

Enlightening

The first two chapters could be left out, but I understand why the author added them. The letters were very insightful to to true thoughts and emotions of Janis vs the legend. The narrator was excellent. I see why she was Tony nominated and got the part. As a fan, I enjoyed it.

Loved Janis

I loved Janis and enjoyed hearing it from the inside. Thank you Janis and God bless Janis and her family 🙏

Port Arthur Princess

She left too early when the world needed her the most.

I have no review

The Whole Picture

Written From her little sister’s vantage point, an honest reflection of Janis the whole person.

Incredible

I cried reading it anyways, but the audio book made it more emotional. Well done!

Story of Janis Joplin

I think Laura Joplin went into their childhood & school way too much. I would have liked to hear more of her hippie phases.. I would’ve liked to know her in her hippie phases.