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
The thing that gave me the most pain in life, psychologically, and it gave me tremendous pain psychologically, is mans disrespect for nature. – Joni Mitchell
I conceived in art college at the age of 20, near the end of term. – Joni Mitchell
No one likes to have less than they had before. Thats the nature of the human animal. – Joni Mitchell
The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, dont necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older you get, the more you appreciate a good day versus a happy ending. You understand that life continues on the next day the reality of things is what happens tomorrow. – Drew Barrymore