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To her audience, Janis Joplin has remained a symbol, artifact and reminder of late Sixties youth culture. Her popularity never derived from her musical ability, but from her capacity to link her fantasies of freedom and immortality with ours.

To her audience, Janis Joplin has remained a symbol, artifac

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This quote suggests that Janis Joplin, as a musical icon of the late 1960s, resonated with her audience not necessarily because of her musical talent, but because she embodied the dreams and desires of the youth culture of that era. She became a symbol and relic of that time period, evoking notions of freedom and eternal life. Joplin's popularity was rooted in her ability to connect her own fantasies with those of the people who admired her.

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By Jon Landau

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