Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell, CCis a Canadian singer-songwriter and painter. Mitchell's work is highly respected by critics, and she has deeply influenced fellow musicians in a diverse range of genres. Rolling Stone has called her "one of the greatest songwriters ever", and AllMusic has stated, "When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century". Her lyrics are noted for their developed poetics, addressing social and environmental ideals...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth7 November 1943
CountryCanada
Depression can be the sand that makes the pearl. Most of my best work came out of it.
people will tell you were they have gone, they'll tell you where to go, but until you get there for yourself you never really know.
We are stardust, we are golden and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden.
All my battles were with male egos. I’m just looking for equality, not to dominate. But I want to be able to control my vision.
When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.
Chase away the demons, and they will take the angels with them.
Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can acquire. The art of it is to keep a good heart.
You know that it never has been easy/ Whether you do or do not resign/ Whether you travel the breadth of the extremities/ Or stick to some straighter line.
Sunlight will renew your pride.
The rock & roll industry is very incestuous, and we have all been close at one time or another. A lot of beautiful music and a lot of beautiful times came from that. A lot of pain, too, because, inevitably, different relationships broke up.
I see bodies as individual things,
I'm your biggest fan, California, I'm coming home
I create by feeling rather than by intellectualizing.
They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum.