Geburtsdatum | Sonntag, 07. November 1943 |
Geburtsort | Fort Macleod, Alberta, Canada |
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Beschreibung | Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell CC (geborene Anderson; geboren am 7. November 1943) ist eine kanadisch-amerikanische Sängerin, Songschreiberin und Malerin. In ihren Liedern, die sich auf Folk, Pop, Rock, klassische Musik und Jazz stützen, reflektiert Mitchell häufig über soziale und philosophische Ideale sowie über Romantik, Weiblichkeit, Desillusionierung und Beziehungen. Sie hat viele Auszeichnungen erhalten, darunter zehn Grammy Awards und die Aufnahme in die Rock and Roll Hall of Fame im Jahr 1997. Der Rolling Stone nannte sie "eine der größten Songwriterinnen aller Zeiten", und AllMusic stellte fest: "Wenn sich der Staub gelegt hat, könnte Joni Mitchell als die wichtigste und einflussreichste weibliche Künstlerin des späten 20. |
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?
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.
I see music as fluid architecture.
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.
I hate show 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.
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.
