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> [ We're talking about an extremely prolific poet and songwriter and lyricist. That stuff comes off the top of her head. She \[Joni Mitchell\] will write exactly what she lives. If she puts some money in the soda machine, she'll write… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-alias/we-re-talking-about-an-extremely-prolific-poet-and-songwriter-and/)

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## More by Don Alias

> [ She \[Joni Mitchell\] wanted to have that (jazz) element in her music. Of course, when she heard Jaco's \[Jaco Pastorius'\] music and met him,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-alias/she-joni-mitchell-wanted-to-have-that-jazz-element-in-her-music-of/)

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> [I grew up learning this stuff on the streets of New York. My brother and I used to play in the subway for money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-alias/i-grew-up-learning-this-stuff-on-the-streets-of-new-york-my-brother/)

[Don Alias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-alias/)

> [Then, on my way to California, I decided to stop in New York to do some research. I couldn't leave, because that's where the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-alias/then-on-my-way-to-california-i-decided-to-stop-in-new-york-to-do-some/)

[Don Alias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-alias/)

> [Mom did not want me to have anything to do with playing music. Being from a middle-class Black family in that particular era, everybody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-alias/mom-did-not-want-me-to-have-anything-to-do-with-playing-music-being/)

[Don Alias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-alias/)

> [ We're talking about an extremely prolific poet and songwriter and lyricist. That stuff comes off the top of her head. She \[Joni Mitchell\] will… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-alias/we-re-talking-about-an-extremely-prolific-poet-and-songwriter-and/)

[Don Alias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-alias/)

> [I grew up in New York. We were all diversified, as far as music was concerned. I grew up liking just about everything. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-alias/i-grew-up-in-new-york-we-were-all-diversified-as-far-as-music-was/)

[Don Alias](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-alias/)

> [ If they \[the crowd at The Apollo Theater\] don't like you, they will let you know. When you didn't have any talent, they would… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-alias/if-they-the-crowd-at-the-apollo-theater-don-t-like-you-they-will-let/)

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