From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #1515 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe:mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website:http://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Friday, November 1 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 1515 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Katy becoming Joni [Paul Ivice ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2013 13:48:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Paul Ivice Subject: Katy becoming Joni Gerald wrote: I believe this gal Katy (of whom I know nothing about -- have no kids and do not listen to today's radio) was trashed rather significantly because she insinuated she would like to be like Joni. I don't think the problem most of us had was that Katy Perry said she's wanted to be Joni Mitchell, but the way Katy said she would probably become like Joni as though it were some easy or natural thing for her to do. Even if I conceded that pop singers/musicians like Katy Perry or Taylor Swift had the chops to write songs with as much depth as Joni or play their instruments with such aplomb and creativity, which I am not prepared to do, would they have the guts to continue evolving in their musical choices as they desire rather than pandering to the appeal of the masses who buy their CDs by the millions? I think not. So you can defend the artistry of Katy Perry all you want, but what she said about Joni was an insult to Joni and the risks she has taken throughout her career. Paul Ivice ;>) ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1515 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------