So I'm a little obsessed with Joni Mitchell. This might have something to do with the fact that Ladies of the Canyon was basically the only CD I brought with me on a 2 week long vacation with my family which turned out to be 2 of the worst weeks of my life. I definitely have one of those "the music pulled me through" relationships with her. I don't really know how I feel about her later work though. It seems that people who have enormous mainstream success in music tend to have a difficult time maintaining their popularity or quality of music for more than 10 years (this obviously is not always the case but it is "the way" for the majority I think). I mean, by the late 70s, Joni Mitchell was already all "I hate being thought of as delicate a mountain princess...I want to be taken more seriously...I'm going to completely change my image...people aren't that into it but thats their fault, not mine...blah blah blah" There was just something so extraordinary about her early music that the later "redefine myself" jazz, rock and roll stuff didn't have. If it aint broke, don't fix it...you know?!
Here's on of my favorites:
Here's on of my favorites:
8 comments:
she neva lies.
this woman is so inspiring. love these photos!
Very few artists are interesting during a period of more than ten years.
It is not easy for artists to reinvent themselves through time as new fresh artists are coming out. Only a few stay in the long haul. The music that carries me through are the ones from the French composer Jean-Michel Jarre who was married to France Gall. Very poetic. Maybe it is due to the fact that my mother tongue is French. I am glad to hear that you had some music to lift your spirits up.
i loff her so much!
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i love your blog.
my favourite joni song is when she sings cayote on the band's the last waltz...amazing.
love love love love love joni
she's my inspiration, lovely blog!!
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