I don't understand why Europeans and South Americans can take more sophistication. Why is it that Americans need to hear their happiness major and their tragedy minor, and as jazzy as they can handle is a seventh chord? Are they not experiencing complex emotions?
Joni Mitchell
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- I conceived in art college at the age of 20, near the end of term.
- I see music as fluid architecture.
- Back then, I didn't have a big organization around me. I was just a kid with a guitar, traveling around. My responsibility basically was to the art, and I had extra time on my hands. There is no extra time now. There isn't enough time.
- I hate show business.
- I heard someone from the music business saying they are no longer looking for talent, they want people with a certain look and a willingness to cooperate.