Authenticity is the quality I think best describes Joni Mitchell.
The fact that she posesses the most gorgeous voice ever, plays guitar like a man (figuratively speaking, of course) and is a master songwriter, all come second to the authenticity that (like blood through an Ace bandage) seeps through everything she does.
Many women in the last twenty years have played Joni Mitchell records through childbirth.
I believe it's some kind of phenomenon.
Why do they do it?
Probably because people appreciate the truth more than ever when going through major life events.
We have total faith in this woman.
She's never fucked us around or tried to get our attention to serve her own means.
In fact, we get the impression that she finds fame more than a bit bothersome and would rather be left alone to go off and paint pictures.
Still, millions of us wait for her.
We want her authenticity to lend a sense of credence to our lives.
She makes us feel better, and if you think about it who doesn't love Joni Mitchell?
Nobody I know.
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