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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: 80
Born: 1943
Born: November 7
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Roberta Joan Anderson
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If I'm censoring for anyone, it's for my parents. They are very old-fashioned and moral people. They still don't understand me that well.
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I hang my laundry on the line when I write.
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Some get the gravy, some get the gristle.
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The rock & roll industry is very incestuous, and we have all been close at one time or another. A lot of beautiful music and a lot of beautiful times came from that. A lot of pain, too, because, inevitably, different relationships broke up.
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I'm drinking champagne, got the head phones up high, can't numb you out.
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Love is a very hard feeling to keep alive. It's a very fragile plant.
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We managed to put together a compilation that had some creativity to it. In the meantime I was listening to the free radio stations and I noticed that during their war coverage they were playing these songs born out of the Vietnam War that were all critical of the soldiers.
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A few drinks later you're not so choosy when the closing lights strip off the shadows on this strange new flesh you've found.
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I could drink a case of you, darlin'...and I would still be on my feet, yes I would still be on my feet.
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At the point where I'm trying to force something and it's not happening, and I'm getting frustrated with, say, writing a poem, I can go and pick up the brushes and start painting. At the point where the painting seems to not be going anywhere, I go and pick up the guitar.
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Fame is a series of misunderstandin gs surrounding a name.
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I like my freedom. I like to do my own grocery shopping. People do recognize you. They are kind of shocked. Some people like it. It makes them feel at ease. It confirms their hopes that you are in fact similar to them.
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Rolling Stone hates me. They must have an editorial policy to do me in for many years.
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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 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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All my battles were with male egos. I’m just looking for equality, not to dominate. But I want to be able to control my vision.
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My life came down to being a granny and watching a lot of television.
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They'll crucify you for staying the same, and they'll crucify you for change. I'd rather be crucified for changing.
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It's life's illusions that I recall, I really don't know life at all
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Give me spots on my apples, but leave me the birds and the bees, please.
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