Joni Mitchell Quotes about Art

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Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can acquire. The art of it is to keep a good heart.

Keep a good heart. That's the most important thing in life. It's not how much money you make or what you can acquire. The art of it is to keep a good heart.

Joni Mitchell

Inspirational, Art, Things In Life

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. I thought, that's interesting, because I believe a total unwillingness to cooperate is what is necessary to be an artist — not for perverse reasons, but to protect your vision. The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music. That's why I spend my time now painting.

Joni Mitchell

Art, Believe, People

That's one thing that's always, like, been a difference between, like, the performing arts, and being a painter, you know. A painter does a painting, and he paints it, and that's it, you know. He has the joy of creating it, it hangs on a wall, and somebody buys it, and maybe somebody buys it again, or maybe nobody buys it and it sits up in a loft somewhere until he dies. But he never, you know, nobody ever, nobody ever said to Van Gogh, 'Paint a Starry Night again, man!' You know? He painted it and that was it.

Joni Mitchell

Art, Wall, Night

"Miles of Aisles". Live album by Joni Mitchell, November 1, 1974.

The considerations of a corporation, especially now, have nothing to do with art or music.

Joni Mitchell

Art, Corporations, Consideration

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

Joni Mitchell

Art, Children, Creativity

I think I would go further into fine arts, I think, if I were to continue.

Joni Mitchell

Art, Thinking, Fine

The coming of the kids hasn't come out in my art yet.

Joni Mitchell

Art, Kids

When I was 19 I went to art school. I had six months of teaching myself to play baritone ukulele under my belt so I was sort of a novice folkie... I was singing folk songs at that time.

Joni Mitchell

Song, Art, Teaching

Interview with Joe Smith, jonimitchell.com. November 3, 1986.

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.

Joni Mitchell

Art, Kids, Responsibility