It's Joni Mitchell's birthday!

My favorite singer/songwriter of all times (yes, that even includes you, Bob Dylan.  And Townes Van Zandt, too) turns 65 today!  I've been listening to her albums all day long in celebration, and just like every time, I fall completely in love with her music all over again.  It amazes me that she manages to be so confessional, to plunge so deeply into her own soul while never seeming whiny or egotistical.  I always find something I can connect with in her music, and there have been moments when I'm certain that she has time-traveling and mind-reading powers with the way she can verbalize something I've felt a thousand times more beautifully than I ever could.  Her writing is so powerful, and she can absolutely startle me with the sheer beauty of her poetry.  Because there's no other way to describe her lyrics.  She is a poet.  A musician, a poet, a painter, and a brilliant human being.  Her music makes my life richer, and I'm so thankful she was born 65 years ago today.

It's Joni Mitchell's birthday!

My favorite singer/songwriter of all times (yes, that even includes you, Bob Dylan.  And Townes Van Zandt, too) turns 65 today!  I've been listening to her albums all day long in celebration, and just like every time, I fall completely in love with her music all over again.  It amazes me that she manages to be so confessional, to plunge so deeply into her own soul while never seeming whiny or egotistical.  I always find something I can connect with in her music, and there have been moments when I'm certain that she has time-traveling and mind-reading powers with the way she can verbalize something I've felt a thousand times more beautifully than I ever could.  Her writing is so powerful, and she can absolutely startle me with the sheer beauty of her poetry.  Because there's no other way to describe her lyrics.  She is a poet.  A musician, a poet, a painter, and a brilliant human being.  Her music makes my life richer, and I'm so thankful she was born 65 years ago today.