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
The God of the Old Testament is the depiction of evil.
An artist needs a certain amount of turmoil and confusion.
I always thought the women of song don't get along, and I don't know why that is.
I know my generation - a lot of them, they're getting old now, and they want to think back fondly, they want to kid themselves. A lot of them think, 'Yeah, we were the best.' That's the kiss of death. That's non-growth. And also that's very bad for the world.
Love is a very hard feeling to keep alive. It's a very fragile plant.
I assume there must be some kind of genetic thrust. My two grandmothers were very different, but both of them were frustrated musicians.
My life came down to being a granny and watching a lot of television.
I'm not a pitiable creature. It's just that I suffer very eloquently.
I certainly don't want to be an angry old artist.
I find a lot of poetry to be narcissistic.
I've got 50 different tunings in the guitar.
Rachmaninoff made a musician out of me. His 'Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini' was the piece that sent me into raptures. It spoke to me. To me, it was a tender entreaty for the misunderstood.
I don't like to make fluffy little songs, but now I want to make some light songs.
I couldn't see passion as a bad thing.