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Why would I want to sound like Joni Mitchell? I've got Joni Mitchell records, and they're great, and I couldn't possibly be that good.

Ben Folds

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Ben Folds
American - Musician
Born: September 12, 1966

I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell's version of "A Case of You." My mom was a huge Joni Mitchell fan.

Cheyenne Jackson

When you listen to early Leonard Cohen records or Joni Mitchell records, you feel like a window is being opened into someone's life.

Lee Ranaldo

I did want to be Joni Mitchell for quite a long time.

Val McDermid

I wanted to be Joni Mitchell.

Sissy Spacek

I listen to a lot of old music, like Joni Mitchell and David Bowie.

Sophie McShera

In high school, I would secretly play Joni Mitchell songs all the time. That's when I started singing and playing at the same time, and I got really into doing that.

Julia Holter

We've been waiting for a format like triple-A where you can hear Crowded House, Joni Mitchell and R.E.M.

Vonda Shepard

No Joni Mitchell 8 track tapes in my car.

Al Yankovic

When the suggestion was made that I might consider doing music of Joni Mitchell, I thought it was a fantastic idea. Joni, I admire not only for her music but for her person, because she's a person that really stands out for what she believes in.

Herbie Hancock

Laura Marling is Joni Mitchell-level for me.

Zoe Ball

You know, I grew up listening to Joni Mitchell.

Maynard James Keenan

I think everything Joni Mitchell did for music was big.

Maynard James Keenan

People have these incredible expectations. So instead of being inspired by, say, Joni Mitchell's music, I look at it and say to myself, 'I'm going to quit - why would I think of writing or performing after listening to that?'

Idina Menzel

Joni Mitchell seems destined to remain in a state of permanent dissatisfaction - always knowing what she would like to do, always more depressed when it's done.

Jon Landau

I was pretty strict in high school about who I would listen to. Musicians like Neil Young, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell... who were, in my opinion, great writers. The music mattered, but it held hands with the lyrics, and the personality was, overall, unsullied.

Bill Clegg

It's [Joni Mitchell's "A Case of You"] been one of my favorite songs for my entire life.

Jane Monheit

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