Sorrow is so easy to express and yet so hard to tell. – Joni Mitchell
We have a war dictator who was not elected, he snuck in. so he punishes people that threaten him in any way, or even say something he doesnt like. It has no resemblance to democracy. – Joni Mitchell
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
In some ways, my gift for music and writing was born out of tragedy, really, and loss. – Joni Mitchell