Janis Joplin would have turned 80 in 2023.
Torn by her longing for a home with the obligatory white picket fence and the urge for an excessive life beyond any conventions, the young singer lost herself in the search for boundless freedom. She was only 27 years old and yet she was and still is a style icon, sound and inspiration for free spirits all over the world. She never played anyone, she was always herself. When she sings, she screams from her soul, then as now.
In the play "You're all you've got", some important stages of Janis Joplin's life are highlighted and of course we will hear him, the blues.
"A soul that is able to look at the world and see and empathize with the pain and loneliness, that dives deep and finds a voice to sing about it, can heal us..." Melissa Etheridge