'Elton John Interviews Joni Mitchell for ‘Rocket Man’ Radio
Joni Mitchell for ‘Rocket Man’ Radio
Elton John
interviewed Joni Mitchell for his Apple Music 1 show on Saturday (Nov
12), and
the folk legend opened up about her legacy, performing at the Newport Folk Festival and more
“And you
stood up and played guitar,” John pointed out, to which she replied, ” Yeah, that I
I’ve become
an alto, I’m not a soprano anymore, so I couldn’t sing the
And I
thought people might feel lighted that if I just played the guitar part but I
Mitchell also
reflected on the impact of her early music from the folk movement of the 1960s
“At the
time, no, I took a lot of flak if anything,” the singer said
“I think
it upset the male singer/songwriters,” she continued
Do we
have to bear our souls like this now?’ I think it made people nervous
More nervous
than… It took to this generation — they seem to be able to face those emotions
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