![]() She opened doors for later women to explore. One of the consistent things I have heard from people is that she represents a form of female power. I was reading your newletter at the and it says that you have come to a better understanding of her place in history.Įssentially, I think that Janis represents different things for different people. These things are not normally associated with her icon image. She spent a lot of time reading and had a great sense of humor. She was a much gentler person, and had her boring days. This is much different than if you want to go back and find her as a real person. The icon of Janis is a second career, that she stands for something public. Then for someone like Janis who is deceased, she has been dead for almost thirty years, her image is different from who she was as a person, as is for most famous people. There are images that translate something of meaning to people and they become a sub language almost. We do live in an overdone celebrity culture. ![]() I would say that it presents different challenges, but everybody's life has challenges. Would you say it was hard to have a famous sister? I think fame in our culture has an odd place and that generally, in terms of personal relationships, there is always a process that you go through, where people do figure out that they are talking to you, and for most people, that doesn't take very long. ![]() I had a friend in college that had a very famous movie star sister and she always had to deal with the fact that her sibling was famous. I went away to grad school when I was 21 and never returned. We spoke with Laura by phone, concerning her sister, and memories of life in Port Arthur, Texas. In 1988, Janis' sister Laura wrote a biography of her sister called "Love, Janis." The book has been made into a play which has enjoyed tremendous success, and will soon make it's New York appearance. She is also currently the subject of two hotly contested biographical movie projects. She was the subject of a 1973 feature documentary, "Janis," and numerous TV documentaries, the most notable being VH-1's "Legends" program. Several new releases have followed her death, with a great new boxed set, "Box of Pearls," that came out in 1999. Her "Greatest Hits" album still tops the charts in Billboard. Her albums have gone gold, platinum, and triple-platinum. ![]() ![]() Janis Joplin remains a rock and roll icon thirty years after her death. Removed Tts_version 4.An Interview with Her Sister, Laura Joplin OL4321499W Page_number_confidence 92.26 Pages 470 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.15 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20211025145800 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 323 Scandate 20211023084127 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780060755225 Source Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:18:06 Boxid IA40273621 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]()
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