When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer she’d first met late one night in 1966 at a Yorkville coffeehouse. More conversations followed over the next four decades of friendship, and it was only after Joni and Malka completed their most recent recorded interview, in 2012, that Malka discovered the heart of their discussions: the creative process.In Joni Mitche...

Joni Mitchell: New Critical Readings recognizes the importance and innovativeness of the musician and artist Joni Mitchell and the need for a collection that theorizes her work as musician, composer, cultural commentator and antagonist. It showcases pieces by established and early career academics from the fields of popular music and literary studies on subjects such as Mitchell's guitar technique, the politics of aging in her work, and her fractious relationship with feminism. Th...

In her long career, Canadian songstress Joni Mitchell has been hailed as everything from a 1960s folk icon to 20th century cultural figure, artistic iconoclast to musical heroine, extreme romantic confessor to both outspoken commentator and lyrical painter. Eschewing commercial considerations, she simply viewed her trajectory as that of any artist serious about the integrity of their work. But whatever musical position she took, she was always one step ahead of the game, making eclectic an...

When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer that she'd first met late one night in 1966 at a Yorkville coffeehouse. More conversations followed over the next four decades of friendship, and it was only after Joni and Malka completed their last recorded interview, in 2012, that Malka discovered the heart of their discussions: the creative process.In Joni Mitchell...

'Glorious' Guardian'Revelatory' New Yorker'Evocative' Los Angeles TimesIn 1971, as her groundbreaking album Blue emerged as a singular commercial and critical success around the world, Joni Mitchell puzzled over what gift to give her friends that Christmas.The result was a handmade book, with only one hundred copies produced, filled with Joni’s hand-written lyrics and reprod...

Era la ragazzina bionda che cantava di Woodstock e dei figli dei fiori, incantando le folle con la sua chitarra e la sua voce angelica. Nel 1971, con il folk romantico e malinconico di Blue, conquistò il cuore di una generazione, prima di avvicinarsi al jazz e di stupire tutti con una conversione alla musica di ricerca più sofisticata. In anni recenti, infine, ha scelto di tornare alla sua passione più antica, la pittura. Joni Mitchell è la protagonista di questo inedito libro intervista, ...

From the moment Joni Mitchell's career began - with coffee-house bookings, serendipitous encounters with established stars, and a recording contract that gave her full creative control over her music - the woman from the Canadian wheat fields has eluded industry cliches. When her peers were focused on feminism, Mitchell was plumbing the depths of her own human condition. When arena rock was king, she turned to jazz. When all others hailed Bob Dylan as a musical messiah, Mitchell saw a frau...

Critics have ensured its place in a canon of greatest works. Fans grow deeply attached to the songwriter for her honesty and ability to speak directly to their own troubles. Listeners are awed by the music's visceral impact and extraordinary beauty. Joni Mitchell's most beloved album Blue (1971) continues to inspire new generations of listeners well over 50 years after its release. In this book, author Lloyd Whitesell situates Mitchell as a key figure in the singer-songwriter move...

A lyrical, research-driven portrait of Joni Mitchell that explores her music, words, and inner life through her own voice.Joni Mitchell, Chords of Inquiry is not just another biography—it’s a lyrical, investigative journey into the mind and music of one of the most influential and enigmatic artists of our time. While countless writers have chronicled Joni Mitchell’s life through the lens of fame, romance, or scandal, this book takes a radically different approach: ...

Von "Big Yellow Taxi" bis "A Case of You" – Joni Mitchell schrieb zeitlose Welthits, die fast jeder mitsingen kann. Die Sängerin und Songwriterin mit Gitarre, langem blonden Haar und obligatorischer Zigarette steht wie keine Zweite für eine von Folkmusic geprägte Generation. Doch Mitchell lässt sich kaum für eine Stilrichtung, eine Bewegung oder Epoche vereinnahmen: In ihren Songs und Auftritten öffnet sie sich völlig, zeigt sich verletzlich in ihrer ganzen innerlichen Zerrissenheit – und ...

Mehrere Interviews hat die Sängerin und Journalistin Malka Marom zwischen 1973 und 2012 mit Joni Mitchell geführt. Das Vertrauen zwischen den beiden Frauen ist groß, und so geht es in diesem Buch um alles: um Jonis Kindheit in Kanada, ihre frühe Polioerkrankung, ihre Mutter, der sie es nie recht machen konnte, ihre Leidenschaft für die Malerei. Unnachahmlich ehrlich erzählt Mitchell von ihrer frühen Mutterschaft - das Kind musste sie zur Adoption freigeben -, ihren Lieben, ob zu James Tayl...

Joni Mitchell is one of the foremost singer-songwriters of the late twentieth century. Yet despite her reputation, influence, and cultural importance, a detailed appraisal of her musical achievement is still lacking. Whitesell presents a through exploration of Mitchell's musical style, sound, and structure in order to evaluate her songs from a musicological perspective. His analyses are conceived within a holistic framework that takes account of poetic nuance, cultural reference, and styli...