Read in November 2020
I just finished this biography of Janis Joplin. It was a sad, authentic and stunning portrait of a great talent and flawed person. The author delved into her personal and musical life as she explored the creative process. Often with drugs and alcohol. It was also a wonderful chronicle of the late 1960's.
She was intellectually curious and artistic. I was surprised to discover she was a voracious reader who always had several books in her bag along with her always present bottle of Southern Comfort. She read classic novels and did serious research into music. She embraced the Beats, was racially progressive and a hard working trailblazer. It was so sad that she died alone in a hotel room from an accidental overdose of heroin.
The author had incredible access to Joplin's family, friends, band-mates, letters, interviews, archives,
I also wrote about Janis last month on the 50th anniversary of his death. Janis Joplin 50 Years Ago
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