Depression can be the sand that makes the pearl. Most of my best Joni Mitchell More Quotes by Joni Mitchell More Quotes From Joni Mitchell Let light hearts remake us. Joni Mitchell lightheartinspirational 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 thought, that's interesting, because I believe a total unwillingness to cooperate is what is necessary to be an artist — not for perverse reasons, but to protect your vision. The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music. That's why I spend my time now painting. Joni Mitchell believepeopleart Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As every fairy tale comes real I've looked at love that way. Joni Mitchell moonreallove When I think of your kisses my mind see-saws. Joni Mitchell kissingmindthinking I wish I had a river I could skate away on? Joni Mitchell skateswishrivers The God of the Old Testament is the depiction of evil. Joni Mitchell depictionold-testamentevil They took all the trees and put them in a tree museum. Joni Mitchell futuretreemuseums That's one thing that's always, like, been a difference between, like, the performing arts, and being a painter, you know. A painter does a painting, and he paints it, and that's it, you know. He has the joy of creating it, it hangs on a wall, and somebody buys it, and maybe somebody buys it again, or maybe nobody buys it and it sits up in a loft somewhere until he dies. But he never, you know, nobody ever, nobody ever said to Van Gogh, 'Paint a Starry Night again, man!' You know? He painted it and that was it. Joni Mitchell wallnightart I got in before SoHo was SoHo. It was just Little Italy when I was in there. It's still off the touristy track. It's just away from the Saturday action, the crowds and everything. It's too expensive. It's insane. You've got to be a billionaire to live on Manhattan now. Joni Mitchell manhattantrackinsane Heaven's full of astronauts and the Lord's on death row. Joni Mitchell lordheavenreality We have a war dictator who was not elected, he snuck in. so he punishes people that threaten him in any way, or even say something he doesn't like. It has no resemblance to democracy. Joni Mitchell resemblance-iswarpeople Daydreamin' drugs the pain of living. Joni Mitchell drugpain Morgellons is constantly morphing. There are times when it's directly attacking the nervous system, as if you're being bitten by fleas and lice. It's all in the tissue and it's not a hallucination. It was eating me alive, sucking the juices out. I've been sick all my life. Joni Mitchell juicetissuessick Sunlight will renew your pride. Joni Mitchell sunlightpride So many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way. Joni Mitchell donecloudsway Just before our love got lost you said "I am as constant as a northern star" And I said, constantly in the darkness, Where's that at? If you want me I'll be in the bar. Joni Mitchell barsstarsdarkness Yesterday a child came out to wonder Joni Mitchell starschildrenfall I don't like being too looked up at or too looked down on. I prefer meeting in the middle to being worshipped or spat out. Joni Mitchell spatsmiddlemeetings I don't know how to sell out. If I tried to sell out I don't think I could. Joni Mitchell know-howknowsthinking 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 emotiontragedyneeds
