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Oh, I am a lonely painter / I live in a box of paints.
Joni Mitchell
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Joni Mitchell
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: November 7
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Roberta Joan Anderson
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Just before our love got lost you said I am as constant as a northern star And I said, constantly in the darkness, Where's that at? If you want me I'll be in the bar.
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I see the entire world as Eden, and every time you take an inch of it away, you must do so with respect.
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I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it.
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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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I wish I had a river I could skate away on?
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Land of snap decisions, land of short attention spans, nothing is savored long enough to really understand.
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I learned from admiration and osmosis.
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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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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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I am a woman of heart and mind, looking for affection and respect, a little passion.
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The only thing I have to give to make you smile, to win you with, are all the mornings still to live.
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