Hey gang, All of this talk lately about Joni's paramours has me wondering just how much her career has been altered by her sometimes public lovelife. It occurs to me that Linda Rondstadt, Fleetwood Mac et al, Carly Simon, the Wilson sisters of Heart, and a host of other female artists took many shots for doing what male artists get a free pass. Double standard in my opinion, but has this in fact hurt Joni's career? I believe there was an infamous article in that pillar of rock journalism, Rolling Stone, that labelled her as "Groupie of the Year" or somesuch. Could writings like that be jealousy from some spurned author who didn't get a s close to his subject as desired? How many female writers did RS employ back then anyway? Is rock journalism balanced when it comes to female artists, and does it hurt their career if they are aloof? Joni has a reputation as an Ice Princess at times, eh?
Just some rambling from a curious (if somewhat fried) mind. Jim
