“Once in a green time, a flower Oh, fell in love with the sun; Their passion lasted for an hour, And then she wilted from her loved one.” LovePassionSunFlowerDoomed Romance Author:Sam Andrew
“I took LSD and listened to Coltrane a lot; a lot of people did.” PeopleLsdColtrane Author:Sam Andrew
“Music is an immediate art; it's always happening right now.” ArtMusicRight NowMusic IsHappenings Author:Sam Andrew
“Shortly before she died Janis Joplin gave me the Gibson Hummingbird she recorded "Me and Bobbby McGee" on ... Janis was a good guitar player, for her purposes .. she just wanted to play along with her songs, and she had a real pure and nice style for that.” RealPlayWantedPurposeSongMusicNicePlayerStylePureDiedGuitarGuitar PlayerHummingbirds Author:Sam Andrew
“... we weren't very professional; she could have gone to almost any town and put together a smoother ensemble, but we were pioneers, and professional musicians probably wouldn't have come up with what we did ... professional musicians probably wouldn't have given Janis Joplin the space to be herself, which was probably our greatest gift to her” TogetherGivenSpaceMusicGoneMusicianTownsCome UpPioneersGreatest GiftsEnsemble Author:Sam Andrew