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I'm your biggest fan, California, I'm coming home

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Joni Mitchell
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 7
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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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Some turn to Jesus and some turn to heroin.
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Some get the gravy, some get the gristle.
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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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And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return we can only look behind From where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game.
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When you reach that kind of successful pinnacle, it is the nature of the business and the press and everything that they go about tearing you down.
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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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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.
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In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss.
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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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No one likes to have less than they had before. That's the nature of the human animal.
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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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Lord, there's danger in this land, you get witch hunts and wars when church and state hold hands.
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I'm a method actress in my songs, which is why it's hard to sing them.
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You can give me 400,000 hostile people and I won't even break sweat. If you give me 200 adoring people, my mouth will dry out.
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