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Musically, I don't think I'd ever dry up. I trust my musical invention.

Joni Mitchell

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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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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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So many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way.
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I don't know who I am but you know, life is for learning.
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All I really, really want our love to do is to bring out the best in me and in you too.
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When you're trying to pass on the best of the stuff you're culling to what should be a hungry culture but you have it diminished... that's kind of disappointing.
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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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Happiness is the best facelift.
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I've got 50 different tunings in the guitar.
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Once I got the open tunings for some reason, I began to get the harmonic sophistication that I heard that my musical fountain inside was excited by. Once I got some interesting chords to play with, my writing began to come.
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