Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words

by Malka Marom

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 last recorded interview, in 2012, that Malka discovered the heart of their the creative process. In Joni In Her Own Words, Joni and Malka follow this thread through seven decades of life and art, discussing the influence of Joni’s childhood, love and loss, playing dives and huge festivals, acclaim and criticism, poverty and affluence, glamorous triumphs and tragic mistakes . . .This riveting narrative, told in interviews, lyrics, paintings, and photographs, is shared in the hope of illuminating a timeless body of work and inspiring others.

Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2014

Reviews

[Jan Morrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Three long intreviews with Joni Mitchell over many decades, full of her observations on music, life and the whole carousel.

[Peter Longden · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable mix of interview and lyrics read like poetry. Very good insight into Joni and her music.