Just seven weeks before she died, she attended her 10th high school reunion in Port Arthur, Texas, and some say she never recovered from the event. The persona of 'Pearl' stood in stark contrast to the 'plain-Jane' feelings of childhood and adolescence (via ' Pearl: The Obsessions and Passions of Janis Joplin'). She dubbed the wild public persona 'Pearl.' According to ' On the Road With Janis Joplin,' Joplin used this 'ballsy-mama-on-the-town' personality to appear outgoing and confident and also to hide a deep reservoir of insecurities she'd nursed since early childhood. This double-sided persona described Joplin to a tee as she tried unsuccessfully to reconcile her stage persona with her hometown reputation. One West Coast booking agent Echols quoted gave this explanation: 'They were two of a kind, and they hated what they saw in each other.' In her book ' Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin,' Joplin's publicist Myra Friedman claimed her client boasted enthusiastically about gaining the upper hand thanks to a scotch bottle. 'Scars of Sweet Paradise' explored the two superstars' oil-and-water relationship. Accounts varied as to whether she threw it or kept it in her hand.

Without hesitation, she brought the bottle crashing into the Doors' frontman's head. Whatever the case, she left the room crying only to return with a bottle of booze. Specifically, Howard Hesseman claimed Morrison got physical, grabbing her hair and smashing her face into a table. Eyewitnesses later agreed that Morrison started the trouble by insulting her during a game of pool (via ' On the Road With Janis Joplin'). During a subsequent meeting at a party, Morrison and Joplin got into a violent altercation.

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