My style of songwriting is influenced by cinema. I'm a frustrated filmmaker. A fan once said to me, 'Girl, you make me see pictures in my head!' and I took that as a great compliment. That's exactly my intention. Joni Mitchell cinemacomplimentfan share on social
I couldn't see passion as a bad thing. Joni Mitchell badpassionthing Change image and share on social
I had made all these rules for myself: I'm not writing social commentary, I'm not writing love songs. Joni Mitchell commentarylovemake Change image and share on social
In New York, the street adventures are incredible. There are a thousand stories in a single block. You see the stories in the people's faces. You hear the songs immediately. Here in Los Angeles, there are less characters because they're all inside automobiles. Joni Mitchell adventureangelesautomobile share on social
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 developerhomepair Change image and share on social
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. Joni Mitchell affordboxcolour Change image and share on social
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 artbackbasically share on social
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 claritycomplaincontribute share on social
I see bodies as individual things. Joni Mitchell bodyindividualthing Change image and share on social
