So many things I would have done, but clouds got in my way. Joni Mitchell More Quotes by Joni Mitchell More Quotes From Joni Mitchell When you're trying to pass on the best of the stuff you're culling to what should be a hungry culture but you have it diminished... that's kind of disappointing. Joni Mitchell stuff trying culture White rhythm is waltzes, marches, and the polka. In Africa, rhythm is used for a celebratory groove, but white rhythm doesn't have such an enormous vocabulary of spirits. It's basically militant. Joni Mitchell vocabulary spirit white You have this mounting aggressive ignorance with the rabbit's foot of their particular religion. You don't really have any kind of spiritual law, just a kind of a rabid mental illness. The songs are a little slice of life. Joni Mitchell ignorance spiritual song We love our lovin'....but not like we love our freedom. Joni Mitchell freedom you dont know what you got till its gone Joni Mitchell gone knows inspiring 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. Joni Mitchell rocks sight mean It's life's illusions that I recall, I really don't know life at all Joni Mitchell recalls illusion knows Van Gogh was impulsive. Joni Mitchell impulsive vans Unlike some of my peers, I haven't really hit a writer's block. When I hit a block I just paint, which is an old crop rotation trick. Joni Mitchell rotation peers block Elusive dreams and vague desires fanned to fiery needs by deadly deeds of falling empires. Joni Mitchell dream reality fall Drag wasn't always counterculture. Joni Mitchell counterculture drag Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air and feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at clouds that way. Joni Mitchell ice angel clouds Woke up, it was a Chelsea morning, and the first thing that I knew there was milk and toast and honey and a bowl of oranges, too. Joni Mitchell orange morning honey The Hollywood sirens are shrieking, while down some search lit alley runs some lost belief. Joni Mitchell media running art Ira Gershwin, shame on him. I mean, some of the writing. Joni Mitchell ira writing mean He saw my complications and he mirrored me back simplified, and we laughed how our perfect world would always be denied. Joni Mitchell perfect friendship world I'm drinking champagne, got the head phones up high, can't numb you out. Joni Mitchell sadness phones drinking Everybody's saying hell's the hippest way to go. Well, I don't think so, but I'm gonna take a look around it though. Joni Mitchell evil looks thinking Because Elvis gave 'em cars, you think I'm cheap. Joni Mitchell ems car thinking Inside your own self pity there you swim, in sinking down to drown her voice still haunts you, and only with your laughter can you win. Joni Mitchell laughter sadness winning