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I'm a very analytical person, a somewhat introspective person that's the nature of the work I do.

Joni Mitchell

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Joni Mitchell
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 7
Guitarist
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Roberta Joan Anderson
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I'm your biggest fan, California, I'm coming home
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I don't know who I am but you know, life is for learning.
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You wake up one day and suddenly realize that your youth is behind you, even though you're still young at heart.
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When the spirit of child's play enters into the creative process, it's a wonderful force and something to be nurtured.
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My name had gone stale, and no matter how progressive I got, it was my time to die.
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Because Elvis gave 'em cars, you think I'm cheap.
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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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Daydreamin' drugs the pain of living.
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Back then, I didn't have a big organization around me. I was just a kid with a guitar, traveling around. My responsibility basically was to the art, and I had extra time on my hands. There is no extra time now. There isn't enough time.
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I get the same charge from juxtaposition of colors as I do from juxtaposition of chords.
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