Quote by Joni Mitchell
You could write a song about some kind of emotional problem you ar

You could write a song about some kind of emotional problem you are having, but it would not be a good song, in my eyes, until it went through a period of sensitivity to a moment of clarity. Without that moment of clarity to contribute to the song, its just complaining. – Joni Mitchell

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I have one piece of music, since 1997, and I dont see it having lyrics. Where does it go in this world? So I havent recorded it. – Joni Mitchell

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In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss. – Joni Mitchell

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No one likes to have less than they had before. Thats the nature of the human animal. – Joni Mitchell

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