Paul Simon started piling up a lot of words, more than the bar could handle, and I stopped! Joni Mitchell More Quotes by Joni Mitchell More Quotes From Joni Mitchell I've got 50 different tunings in the guitar. Joni Mitchell tuning guitar different My life came down to being a granny and watching a lot of television. Joni Mitchell granny television I try not to steal from myself, but the modalities create similarities. Joni Mitchell similarity stealing trying I do have this reputation for being a serious person. Joni Mitchell serious-person reputation serious Some people are upset to see you doing ordinary things. Those people, if they were a celebrity, they would have an entourage. Joni Mitchell upset ordinary people My name had gone stale, and no matter how progressive I got, it was my time to die. Joni Mitchell matter gone names 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. Joni Mitchell long people ideas Not to dismiss Gershwin, but Gershwin is the chip; Ellington was the block. Joni Mitchell chips songwriting block The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music. Joni Mitchell consideration corporations art The songwriting was almost like something I did while I was waiting for my daughter to come back. Joni Mitchell daughter mother waiting You feed it all your woes, the ghostly garden grows. Joni Mitchell woe sadness garden I like to move around. I travel. I've driven across country by myself. Joni Mitchell driven country moving When I felt that fame - people were nosing me out - well, I moved on. I used traveling names; wigs if necessary. Joni Mitchell moved-on names people I didn't think I had much of a following in the South. I thought I was anonymous down there so I kept to the South. But I found in certain pockets that I was quite recognizable and I just hit a wig store. Joni Mitchell wigs pockets thinking I used to be monastic, almost. Now I'm like a Tibetan that has discovered hamburgers and television. I'm catching up on Americana. Joni Mitchell hamburgers used television I'm a very analytical person, a somewhat introspective person; that's the nature of the work I do. Joni Mitchell introspective persons For the first time in my career, I'm working in a fine-arts arena, so I'm finally getting some intelligent reviews. Joni Mitchell careers intelligent art I came through folk music simply because it was easy to get into it. Joni Mitchell easy-to-get folks easy I conceived in art college at the age of 20, near the end of term. Joni Mitchell college age art I get the same charge from juxtaposition of colors as I do from juxtaposition of chords. Joni Mitchell juxtaposition chords color
