Canadian - Musician | November 7, 1943 -
I learned a woman is never an old woman.
Joni Mitchell
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I sing my sorrow, and I paint my joy.
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We have a war dictator who was not elected, he snuck in. so he punishes people that threaten him in any way, or even say something he doesn't like. It has no resemblance to democracy.
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Fame is a series of misunderstandings surrounding a name.
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I thrive on change. That's probably why my chord changes are weird, because chords depict emotions. They'll be going along on one key and I'll drop off a cliff, and suddenly they will go into a whole other key signature. That will drive some people crazy, but that's how my life is.
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When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.
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My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures in my head!' and I took that as a great compliment. That's exactly my intention.
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I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate.
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You have this mounting aggressive ignorance with the rabbit's foot of their particular religion. You don't really have any kind of spiritual law, just a kind of a rabid mental illness. The songs are a little slice of life.
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When I came to California, it was the mecca of the world. Every young person on the planet wanted to be here.
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I have always thought of myself as a painter derailed by circumstance.
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Sorrow is so easy to express and yet so hard to tell.
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