My life came down to being a granny and watching a lot of television. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
It's life's illusions that I recall, I really don't know life at all — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I've looked at life from both sides now...from win and lose, and still somehow it's life's illusions I recall I really don't… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
The thing that gave me the most pain in life, psychologically, and it gave me tremendous pain psychologically, is man's disrespect for… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
“we are stardust, billion year old carbon. we are golden, caught in the devil's bargain.” — joni mitchell Copy Share Image
But now it's just another show, you leave em laughing when you go. And if you care, don't let them know, don't… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I met a woman She had a mouth like yours She knew your life She knew your devils and your deeds And… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
Freedom to me is a luxury of being able to follow the path of the heart, to keep the magic in your… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
You know, Neil Young is singing Rock n' roll will never die, and Neil never rocked and rolled in his life. I… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
But now old friends are acting strange They shake their heads, they say I've changed Well something's lost, but something's gained In… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
In search of love and music My whole life has been Illumination Corruption And diving, diving, diving, diving, Diving down to pick… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I thrive on change. That's probably why my chord changes are weird, because chords depict emotions. They'll be going along on one… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
The Blue album, there’s hardly a dishonest note in the vocals. At that period of my life, I had no personal defenses.… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
Tears and fears and feeling proud To say I love you, right out loud Dreams and schemes and circus crowds I've looked… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I wanna be strong, I wanna laugh along, I wanna belong to the living. Alive, alive, I wanna get up and jive,… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
They paved paradise and put up a parkin lot With a pink hotel, a boutique, and a swingin' hot spot Don't it always seem… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share
And the seasons they go 'round and 'round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share
I have one piece of music, since 1997, and I don't see it having lyrics. Where does it go in this world? So I… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share
Musically, I would never run dry. Any time I sit down to an instrument, I could write a song. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share
You snipe so steady, you snub so snide, so rip and ready to diminish and deride. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share
I loved Debussy, Stravinsky, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, anything with romantic melodies, especially the nocturnes. Nietzsche was a hero, especially with 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra.' He gets… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share
When the spirit of child's play enters into the creative process, it's a wonderful force and something to be nurtured. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share
I was young for my age. Not as naïve as they expected. I don't know why I seem to bring that out in people. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share
This is a nation that has lost the ability to be self-critical, and that makes a lie out of the freedoms. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share
Land of snap decisions, land of short attention spans, nothing is savored long enough to really understand. — Joni Mitchell Copy Share
