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Joni Mitchell is a Canadian singer-songwriter, painter, and producer, widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of her generation. Her poetic lyrics and innovative musical style have earned her critical acclaim and inspired countless artists across genres. She continues to be celebrated for her contributions to music and art. Here are 143 of her quotes:

My individual, psychological descent coincided, ironically, with my ascent into the public eye.

Joni Mitchell

The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music.

Joni Mitchell

I lost my daughter at 21. I had to give her up because I was broke, no place to take her, no money to take her. That was very traumatic.

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I'd had a rough childhood.

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What I do is unusual: chordal movements that have never been used before, changing keys and modalities mid-song.

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When I began experimenting, people weren't ready for it. Once it's in its second and third generational stages, people can accept it.

Joni Mitchell

Van Gogh was impulsive.

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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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My family could only afford to get me the box of eight Crayola crayons, but I craved the one with all 24 colours. I wanted magenta and turquoise and silver and gold.

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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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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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I always thought the women of song don't get along, and I don't know why that is.

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When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark.

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I learned a woman is never an old woman.

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Rachmaninoff made a musician out of me. His 'Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini' was the piece that sent me into raptures. It spoke to me. To me, it was a tender entreaty for the misunderstood.

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The God of the Old Testament is the depiction of evil.

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Augustine, Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath are confessional writers and all three make me sick. I have nothing in common with them.

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Drag wasn't always counterculture.

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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 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.

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An unhappy mother does not raise a happy child.

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My life came down to being a granny and watching a lot of television.

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