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I love Janis Joplin. She has always been my idol. But I want to know if it is normal for her to be my role model, or if she is a good role model.
She was an incredible person with something just... magnetic about her. I feel the same about her as other members of the "27" club; Kurt Cobain, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse. I'd never advocate their lifestyles but when you burn that brightly, I guess it's obvious you're not going to get to burn for long.
Even among that group, Janis Joplin was special. Music, drugs, and writing aside, her personality was a force of nature and she bowed to nobody. Combine that with her voice and you find a person with something to say, the artistic skill to say it, and the voice to make people listen.
She was rare and precious; a better role model than virtually anyone I can think of who is in the public eye right now.
That's awesome! (not being sarcastic).
Compared to the people that we have now, that some people considered to be their role models, Janis is pretty good to look up too. I've heard snippets of her music, but I can tell that she was talented. Aim for that talent, but don't get caught up in all the drugs.
So the answer is no, she is not a good role model. Aspiring to her talent and using her as a role model are two incredibly different things. A role model should be someone you can apply to all aspects of life.
Janis Joplin was talented, but she's about the worst role model a person could choose.
I don't know who Kesha is, but after googling her and seeing that she hasn't killed herself with her lifestyle I'd go with Kesha. Her music sucks, but at least she's alive.