I feel frustrated sometimes. I feel bitterness, but I’m not… - Joni Mitchell

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I feel frustrated sometimes. I feel bitterness, but I’m not embittered. Feelings pass. A lot of the humor in the music is missed. They insist on painting me as this tragic . . . well not even a tragic, because in this town people don’t understand tragedy. All they understand is drama. You have to be moral to understand tragedy [laughs].

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Joni Mitchell (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and painter.

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Birth Name: Roberta Joan Anderson

Alternative Names: Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell

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