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Abstract Expressionism was invented by New York drunks.

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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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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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If you're smart or rich or lucky Maybe you'll beat the laws of man But the inner laws of spirit And the outer laws of nature No man can
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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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Elusive dreams and vague desires fanned to fiery needs by deadly deeds of falling empires.
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Oh, I am a lonely painter / I live in a box of paints.
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I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it.
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I got in before SoHo was SoHo. It was just Little Italy when I was in there. It's still off the touristy track. It's just away from the Saturday action, the crowds and everything. It's too expensive. It's insane. You've got to be a billionaire to live on Manhattan now.
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Nobody understood The Reoccurring Dream, but after September 11, when we were coerced to do a national duty and go out and shop, surely people could begin to see what I was getting at.
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All the news of home you read, more about the war and of bloody changes.
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You know that it never has been easy Whether you do or do not resign Whether you travel the breadth of the extremities Or stick to some straighter line.
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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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Musically, I don't think I'd ever dry up. I trust my musical invention.
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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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To enjoy my music, you need depth and emotionality.
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I like my freedom. I like to do my own grocery shopping.
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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 am a woman of heart and mind, looking for affection and respect, a little passion.
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Unlike some of my peers, I haven't really hit a writer's block. When I hit a block I just paint, which is an old crop rotation trick.
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I dreamed I saw the bombers riding shot gun in the sky and they were turning into butterflies above our nation.
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