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Janis Ian

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Born

in Bronx, The United States

Website

http://www.janisian.com

Twitter

therealjanisian

Genre

Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction

Influences

Madeleine L'Engle, Zenna Henderson, Flannery O'Connor, Pat Conroy, Ray ...more

Member Since

October 2010

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I was was born April 7, 1951, a month and day shared with Billie Holiday. Wrote my first song at 12, was published at 13, made a record at 14, had a hit at 15, and was a has-been at 16. I took a break for 3 years shortly thereafter, and moved to Philadelphia to write and find out if I really could be a great songwriter. "Came back" in 1973 with an album called Stars, and was fortunate enough to have a second career.
I've been lucky enough to have ten Grammy nominations in eight different categories, and two Grammys - most recently for the spoken word edition of my autobiography, "Society's Child".

I love writing - articles, speeches, stories, songs, books. I love reading. For years, my fans brought me used books on tour in lieu of flowers or ...more

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	Society's Child: My Autobiography 4.01 avg rating — 1,201 ratings — published 2008 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian (Daw Book Collectors, 1265) by Janis Ian (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mercedes Lackey (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kage Baker (Contributor) 3.74 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2003 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tiny Mouse by Janis Ian (Goodreads Author), Ingrid & Dieter Schubert (Illustrator) 3.55 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Really Cares: Poems from Childhood and Early Youth 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2002 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Water-Skiing Down The Styx 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Janis Ian Guitar Songbook: Guitar TAB 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Janis Ian Songbook: Guitar Songbook Edition by Janis Ian (Goodreads Author), Aaron Stang (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Younger Generation Blues/Society's Child 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FOR ALL THE SEASONS OF YOUR MIND - vinyl lp. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Janis Ian. Miracle Row. 1971. Paper. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“So remember those who win the game
Lose the love they sought to gain
In debitures of quality and dubious integrity
Their small-town eyes will gape at you
In dull surprise when payment due
Exceeds accounts received at seventeen”
― Janis Ian

tags: integrity, life, loneliness, maturity, popularity, youth

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“The heart of a city
Is the soul of a man
It winds like a river
Through the heart of the land
They can tear down a building
They can tear down a park
They can strike at a symbol
But they can't strike the heart”
― janis ian

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“A friend of mine once told me 'For people like us, the meaning is the search for the meaning.”
― Janis Ian, Society's Child: My Autobiography

tags: inspirational, meaningful

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