Art Quote by Joni Mitchell

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

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

Abstract Expressionism was invented by New York drunks.

— Joni Mitchell

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

Musically, I would never run dry. Any time I sit down to an instrument, I could write a song.

— Joni Mitchell

You snipe so steady, you snub so snide, so rip and ready to diminish and deride.

— Joni Mitchell

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

When the spirit of child's play enters into the creative process, it's a wonderful force and something to be nurtured.

— Joni Mitchell

Americans have decided to be stupid and shallow since 1980.

— Joni Mitchell

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

This is a nation that has lost the ability to be self-critical, and that makes a lie out of the freedoms.

— Joni Mitchell

Land of snap decisions, land of short attention spans, nothing is savored long enough to really understand.

— Joni Mitchell