Actually, that is not true about Janis. She had a very rough life. I remember in high school she was The ugly girl and went through hell. She did a lot of bad things to try and be liked, like allowing the football team to “gang bang” her. There was a LOT of pain in her.
And that pain really really came out when she sang. It is sad that she fell into addictive drugs, becauSe her talent was real and deep.
In my mind, Janis was one of only four women who really have Rock 'n Roll sensibilities and passion. (Janis, Tina Turner, Stevie Nicks, Gracie Slick) and as a woman I'm somehow offended that the Hall of Fame is going to have a "Women" exhibit. These four women stand on their own and they're not part of some PR display!
Anyway, back to that display case. There were some hand-written lyrics, one on-stage sweater from the late '60s and some photos. It was good, but it didn't really bring up the hurt, rejection, and anger that contributed to Janis's wonderful artistic passion.
Back in the late '90s, Big Brother and the Holding Company toured with a fake Janis. That woman had the voice and dressed the part, but she wasn't Janis. My date quipped that he went to a real Janis concert in the day, and she had a bottle of Vodka in her hand. The fake had bottled water! My point is that singing Janis songs without the pain and anger that got Janis there is like spitting on her grave. I don't know why the judges love it.....it trivializes the memory of a true artistic genius. JMHO
Pia was eliminated, did you hear? You and America's hordes of cultural ignoramuses should be screeching with joy.