Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words by Malka Marom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a fascinating look at Joni's career over the decades in a series of interviews done by a Canadian musician-journalist who Joni knows and is very comfortable with. Her insights into the music business, the challenges she has encountered, and people she has worked are both entertaining and enlightening. She talks at some length about Tom Scott, Dylan, Leonard Cohen, and others. Much is covered about individual albums, their creation, and lyrics from this painter-cum-poet singer. Note this audiobook has no audio from Joni herself.
One thing that really struck me that Joni is quoted on about changing studio technology is how in the '70s the marketing expectation of 10 or so tracks on a vinyl LP and the fact that bass sounds widened LP grooves meant prominent rhythm sections and even some instrumentation had to be foregone in the studio. Engineering limitations intruding on art - very interesting.
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