I conceived in art college at the age of 20, near the end of term. Joni Mitchell on age
I see music as fluid architecture. Joni Mitchell on architecture
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. Joni Mitchell on art
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. Joni Mitchell on business
You could write a song about some kind of emotional problem you are having, but it would not be a good song, in my eyes, until it went through a period of sensitivity to a moment of clarity. Without that moment of clarity to contribute to the song, it's just complaining. Joni Mitchell on good
I don't understand why Europeans and South Americans can take more sophistication. Why is it that Americans need to hear their happiness major and their tragedy minor, and as jazzy as they can handle is a seventh chord? Are they not experiencing complex emotions? Joni Mitchell on happiness
I come from pioneer stock, developers of the West, people who went out into the wilderness and set up home with nothing but a pair of oxen. Joni Mitchell on home
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. Joni Mitchell on music
There was this mountain village in Russia where my music was getting in on some German radio station. I remember this because music used to get up to Saskatchewan from Texas. Late at night after the local station closed down. Joni Mitchell on music
In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss. Joni Mitchell on music
I see music as fluid architecture. Joni Mitchell on music
To enjoy my music, you need depth and emotionality. Joni Mitchell on music
The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music. Joni Mitchell on music
I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it. Joni Mitchell on music
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. Joni Mitchell on music
No one likes to have less than they had before. That's the nature of the human animal. Joni Mitchell on nature
I'm a very analytical person, a somewhat introspective person that's the nature of the work I do. Joni Mitchell on nature
The thing that gave me the most pain in life, psychologically, and it gave me tremendous pain psychologically, is man's disrespect for nature. Joni Mitchell on nature
I find a lot of poetry to be narcissistic. Joni Mitchell on poetry