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
I wanted to paint in a folk-artist-y way. My heroes were Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, and Rembrandt. I think Picasso is about as a modern as I got. But I incorporated things that they rejected as well as movements that happened later. Joni Mitchell artistfolkgauguin share on social
I see bodies as individual things. Joni Mitchell bodyindividualthing Change image and share on social
I couldn't see passion as a bad thing. Joni Mitchell badpassionthing Change image and share on social
There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said. Joni Mitchell confessenrichthing Change image and share on social
I do have this reputation for being a serious person. Joni Mitchell personreputation Change image and share on social
America is in a runaway-train position and dragging all the world with it. It's grotesquely mentally ill. Joni Mitchell americadraggrotesquely Change image and share on social
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 americanchordcomplex share on social
I find a lot of poetry to be narcissistic. Joni Mitchell findlotnarcissistic Change image and share on social