Janis - Her Life and Music

Janis Joplin has passed into legend as a brash, impassioned soul doomed by the pain that produced one of the most extraordinary voices in rock history. But in these pages, Holly George-Warren provides a revelatory and deeply satisfying portrait of a woman who wasn't all about suffering. Janis was a perfectionist: a passionate, erudite musician who was born with talent but also worked exceptionally hard to develop it. She was a woman who pushed the boundaries of gender and sexuality long before it was socially acceptable. She was a sensitive seeker who wanted to marry and settle down -- but couldn't, or wouldn't. She was a Texan who yearned to flee Texas but could never quite get away -- even after becoming a countercultural icon in San Francisco.

Product details

• Authors: Holly George-Warren
• Publisher: Center point press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2020
• EAN: 9781643584911
• ISBN: 978-1-64358-491-1
• No. of pages: 500
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Music > Monographs; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography / Autobiography