"Freedom is heavy. You got to put your shoulder to freedom. Put your shoulder to it and hope your back holds up."

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They asked me, How did you learn to sing the blues like that? How did you learn to sing that heavy? I just opened my mouth and that's what I sounded like. You can't make up something that you don't feel. I didn't make it up. I just opened my mouth and it existed.

— Janis Joplin