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
I'm drinking champagne, got the head phones up high, can't numb you out.
When the spirit of child's play enters into the creative process, it's a wonderful force and something to be nurtured.
In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss.
But now it's just another show, you leave em laughing when you go. And if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away.
The Beginning of Survival is my best album. I am very proud of it, and I am surprised at it, too. I thought some of Travelogue was a little heavy, but I don't think this is heavy.
When you reach that kind of successful pinnacle, it is the nature of the business and the press and everything that they go about tearing you down.
I can't remember anything I ever wrote.
I wish I had a river I could skate away on?
There'll be icicles and birthday clothes And sometimes there'll be sorrow
Whatever it was that I felt was the weak link in my previous project gave me inspiration for the next one.
There's a man who's been out sailing In a decade full of dreams And he takes her to a schooner And he treats her like a queen Bearing beads from California With their amber stones and green He has called her from the harbor He has kissed her with his freedom He has heard her off to starboard In the breaking and the breathing Of the water weeds While she was busy being free
The songwriting was almost like something I did while I was waiting for my daughter to come back.
I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it.
I'm a very analytical person, a somewhat introspective person; that's the nature of the work I do.