MUSI 1580 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi, Chuck Mitchell
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Gender- singer songwriters were confessional and based upon the gender stereotypes. Over the past 40 years she cultivated respected music and her personality. She is not afraid to let you know what she thinks about an array of topics. She is a dedicated smoker, has a cigarette in her hand all the time. Method acting its art but art is artificial. She draws on experience but it doesn"t mean she defiantly is being confessional about everything. When she was only 8yrs old she had polio- muscles and capabilities. When she recovered she pursued writing and drawing. When she graduated from high school she went to a university in calgary to continue artistic. After performing she decided to be a singer and came to toronto and went to the yorkville to continue folk music. She started performing in yorkville, at the same time she got pregnant from her boyfriend. Moved to detroit and they tried to establish themselves.
