Question Hi, thanks for being such a great Janis fan. I was wondering how accurate the movie The Rose with Bette Midler actually was. Did she have love like those depicted in the film? Also, on a more personal level, how do you feel about Pink being chosen to play Janis in the new movie coming out? Grazie mille!!
Answer Okay -- I'll break down your question into two parts
1) Bette Midler in "The Rose" ...okay, understand that "The Rose" was *based* on Janis' life, but by no means a biography or non-fiction. They took aspects of Janis' persona and Hollywood-ized it. Janis did have many lovers, but what she always wanted was real love and security.
2) Pink is certainly a better choice than some of the other people who have been suggested over the years to play Janis. There are actually two movies currently in production -- one starring Pink and the other starring Renee Zellweger. I think it'll be interesting to see how both women portray Janis -- Pink certainly has the Rock & Roll edge, and I did really like her album, mizundastood, but I guess it will really just come down to whether she can play the softer, vulnerable side of Janis.
