“An artist needs a certain amount of turmoil and confusion.”
- Joni Michell
Joni Mitchell's 1995 self-portrait for the cover of her album "Turbulent Indigo", one of twenty album covers she painted herself
Maria Papova described Joni Mitchel to the Brain Pickings as an
"undoubtedly one of the most original and influential musicians of the
past century [sec. XX], as well as an enormously talented painter". Jewel described Joni Mitchel to the Rolling Stone magazine as icon, much more than a star. She is still unknown to most people but, if you have never heard her, it is surely worth a try. After all, they must have given her 8 Grammy awards and seven more nominations for a reason...
Joni Mitchell by Gerard DuBois
For those who know Mitchell and for those that are now curious about her, there is a beautiful animated interview of Joni Mitchell:
I have to admit, I only knew 3 songs from Tom Petty (Free Fallin' included) until very recently, when I listened to an album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Lauren from Twenty Something Living. And I immediately though: "Wow, every single song from this guy and his band is BETTER than Free Fallin'!"
I have a long way to go before I can say I'm a connoisseur of Tom Petty and Tom Petty. But I'm making this playlist as part of the process of getting to know their songs a little better and maybe you will enjoy listening to some of this tunes as I think they are absolutely great (even their deep cuts are good).
Best (i.e., the ones I like) of Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers)
