Joni Mitchell Quotes

I don't like to make fluffy little songs, but now I want to make some light songs.

America is in a runaway-train position and dragging all the world with it. It's grotesquely mentally ill.

Musically, I don't think I'd ever dry up. I trust my musical invention.

I'm a method actress in my songs, which is why it's hard to sing them.

I certainly don't want to be an angry old artist.

In terms of fiction, I'd rather go out and have a good time than read a book about someone having a good or bad time.

I'd had a rough childhood.

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

I try not to steal from myself, but the modalities create similarities.

When I felt that fame - people were nosing me out - well, I moved on. I used traveling names; wigs if necessary.

With a painting, you don't have to go back and paint it again.

You win the lasting laurels with your laughter.

Because Elvis gave 'em cars, you think I'm cheap.

You know, Neil Young is singing Rock n' roll will never die, and Neil never rocked and rolled in his life. I mean, he rocked, but he didn't roll. He has got no swing in him.

I met a woman She had a mouth like yours She knew your life She knew your devils and your deeds And she said "Go to him, stay with him if you can But be prepared to bleed

I get the urge for going/But I never seem to go.

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.

I like to move around. I travel. I've driven across country by myself.

Some people are upset to see you doing ordinary things. Those people, if they were a celebrity, they would have an entourage.

People were very protective of me. Overly so. I was in the industry for a long time before I had any idea of what drugs people were doing.

I was young for my age. Not as naïve as they expected. I don't know why I seem to bring that out in people.

I live in a box of paints I'm frightened by the devil And I'm drawn to those ones that ain't afraid

For the first time in my career, I'm working in a fine-arts arena, so I'm finally getting some intelligent reviews.

I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it.

I conceived in art college at the age of 20, near the end of term.

I get the same charge from juxtaposition of colors as I do from juxtaposition of chords.

I'm irresponsible to my career in order to paint. Because painting is obsessive. I forget to eat. I forget to sleep.

She'll prophesy your death. She won't say when.

We are stardustBillion-year old carbonAnd we've got to get ourselves back to the garden

In search of love and music my whole life has beenIlluminationCorruptionAnd diving, diving, diving, diving down To pick up on every shiny thing

I've looked at life from both sides now From up and down and still somehowIt's life's illusions I recallI really don't know life at all