In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss. Joni Mitchell More Quotes by Joni Mitchell More Quotes From Joni Mitchell Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can acquire. The art of it is to keep a good heart. Joni Mitchell things-in-lifeinspirationalart When the world becomes a massive mess with nobody at the helm, it's time for artists to make their mark. Joni Mitchell helmartistworld Chase away the demons, and they will take the angels with them. Joni Mitchell demonangel We are stardust, we are golden and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden. Joni Mitchell gardenhippiepeace They paved paradise and put up a parkin lot With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you got till it's gone Joni Mitchell paradisegonehot Depression can be the sand that makes the pearl. Most of my best Joni Mitchell sandbest-workpearls The most important thing is to write in your own blood. I bare intimate feelings because people should know how other people feel. Joni Mitchell writingbloodpeople Freedom to me is a luxury of being able to follow the path of the heart, to keep the magic in your life. Freedom is necessary for me in order to create, and if I cannot create I don’t feel alive. Joni Mitchell luxuryheartorder My heart is broken in the face of the stupidity of my species. Joni Mitchell stupiditybrokenheart I have an aversion to being mislabeled. Here's a label I'd accept: I'm an 'individual.' I'm someone who can't follow, and doesn't want to lead. Joni Mitchell aversionlabelswant All I really, really want our love to do is to bring out the best in me and in you too. Joni Mitchell our-loveromancelove Some turn to Jesus and some turn to heroin. Joni Mitchell religiousreligionjesus people will tell you were they have gone, they'll tell you where to go, but until you get there for yourself you never really know. Joni Mitchell goneknowspeople You've got to keep the child alive; you can't create without it. Joni Mitchell creativityalivechildren All romantics meet the same fate some day. Drunk and cynical and boring someone in some dark cafe. Joni Mitchell drunkfatedark Ask anyone in America where the craziest people live and they'll tell you California. Ask anyone in California where the craziest people live and they'll say Los Angeles. Ask anyone in Los Angeles where the craziest people live and they'll tell you Hollywood. Ask anyone in Hollywood where the craziest people live and they'll say Laurel Canyon. And ask anyone in Laurel Canyon where the craziest people live and they'll say Lookout Mountain. So I bought a house on Lookout Mountain. Joni Mitchell californiaamericapeople In search of love and music Joni Mitchell illuminationdivingcorruption All my battles were with male egos. I’m just looking for equality, not to dominate. But I want to be able to control my vision. Joni Mitchell egovisionbattle How does a person create a song? A lot of it is being open to encounter and to be in touch with the miraculous. Joni Mitchell encountersdoesong The times you impress me the most are the times when you don't try. Joni Mitchell impressqualitytrying
