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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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Joni Mitchell
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 7
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