I quit reading what the papers said about me because either they portrayed me as more self-sacrificing than I was, or they didn't like me and said, i… - Joan Baez

I am recording them for myself, to take a hard look back before facing forward in these most bizarre of times.

one day I told Ira that I did not want to remain an ignoramus forever and asked if he would consider tutoring me more formally. Ira claims that I suggested the next idea, and I think that he did, but the discussion evolved into a proposition that we form a school called the Institute for the Study of Nonviolence.

Well you burst on the scene Already a legend The unwashed phenomenon The original vagabond You strayed into my arms And there you stayed Temporarily lost at sea The Madonna was yours for free Yes the girl on the half-shell Would keep you unharmed