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Joni Mitchell Biography

Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell, CC (née Anderson; born November 7, 1943) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Rolling Stone 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". Drawing from folk, pop, rock, and jazz, Mitchell's songs often reflect social and environmental ideals as well as her feelings about romance, confusion, disillusionment, and joy. She has received many accolades, including nine Grammy Awards.

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Musically, I would never run dry. Any time I sit down to an instrument, I could write a song.

Instrument, Musically, Running, Sit, Song, Writing

I come from pioneer stock, developers of the West, people who went out into the wilderness and set up home with nothing but a pair of oxen.

Home, Oxen, Pair, People

I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it.

Came, Easy, Easy To Get, Folk, Folks, Music

You snipe so steady, you snub so snide, so rip and ready to diminish and deride.

Poetry, Ready, Rip, Snipe, Steady

Laughing and crying, you know it's the same release.

Cry, Crying, Know, Laughing, Release, Same

I have an aversion to being mislabeled. Here's a label I'd accept: I'm an 'individual. ' I'm someone who can't follow, and doesn't want to lead.

Accept, Aversion, Labels, Lead, Mislabeled, Want

I sang in art school, just to get money to smoke.

Art, Get Money, Money, Sang, School

When the spirit of child's play enters into the creative process, it's a wonderful force and something to be nurtured.

Art, Children, Creative, Creativity, Nurtured, Spirit

I'm a little young for retirement.

Littles, Retirement, Young

Some people are upset to see you doing ordinary things. Those people, if they were a celebrity, they would have an entourage.

Ordinary, People, Things, Upset

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.

Filmmaker, Frustrated, Girl, Songwriting, Style

I'd had a rough childhood.

Childhood, Rough

Sunlight will renew your pride.

Pride, Renew, Sunlight

I liked playing in small clubs. I really liked holding the attention of thirty or forty people. I never liked the roar of the big crowd.

Attention, Crowd, Crowds, Holding, People

The land of litigation, the courts are like game shows. Take what's behind the curtain the jury cries.

Cries, Game, Games, Land, Like, Politics

I have one piece of music, since 1997, and I don't see it having lyrics. Where does it go in this world? So I haven't recorded it.

1997, Doe, Piece, Pieces, See, World

I couldn't see passion as a bad thing.

Bad, Bad Things, Passion, See, Thing

I am as constant as a northern star

Constant, Northern, Northern Star, Star, Stars

I'm irresponsible to my career in order to paint. Because painting is obsessive. I forget to eat. I forget to sleep.

Careers, Irresponsible, Order, Paint, Sleep

If you see yourself as a kingly type, then you need your serfs and your army and so on around you.

Army, Kingly, Needs, Serfs, Type

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