Joni Mitchell Interview Opens Up on Today's Music & This Generation's 'Lack of Talent', Read Here Comments Here
Songwriting legend Joni Mitchell had some strong words to say about this generation and todays music. The interview with Vogue magazine, was initially supposed to cover her newly released four-disc box set of her work, Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced. The box set includes 53 remastered songs from throughout her career.
The interview turned on today's music though and Mitchell did not hold back.
"Talent no longer means that much to the record companies because it doesn't mean that much to this generation that doesn't seem to have much talent," she says. "They sit pushing buttons and looking at the Internet in the time that the generations before spent practicing an instrument."
When she was asked if she saw her influence on some of today's music, she shared, "Where would I see that? On the radio? The stuff that's on the radio bears no resemblance to my music. None at all. None," she says. "People don't write songs anymore, they get a phrase and repeat it-everything is formulaic: A copy of a copy of a copy of a copy. There's nothing innovative."
When asked what her advice is for musicians trying to break through? She explained, "If they have it, they won't need advice. I had no advice," she says. "I just always did things the way I wanted to. I had no choice."
What do you think about Joni Mitchell's comments about today's music? Do you think they were right on or do you think she is just showing the gap between views on music between generations?