> Bob Muller wrote: > > > There are lots of people who would love to have had a career in the arts as > > she has had. Lots. Her talent and accomplishments have been recognized as > > much as, if not more than, her peers.
Bobsart wrote: > And her peers would be whom ???? > Moi, I think that Timothy White had it right when he called her peerless. > Perhaps that is part of Joni's problem - being lumped in with (and in quite a > few cases, getting later recognition than) those who clearly do not measure > up to her in one area or the other (usually more than one area). I don't know about that...I think it is impossible to put a value on her talent and accomplishments and to even try to do so diminishes them in my opinion. The fact that she has always been so headstrong and true to her artistic vision makes me believe she doesn't particularly care about being the "best" and that it is more her fan's problem than hers. Makes me think of major league baseball and players who barter over contracts, trying to make $14 million instead of $10 million. Once you get to that realm of income, I don't see what the difference is. > That said, I agree with Bob that she obviously craves recognition - IMO from > the critics as the greatest artist of her time (has this ever been written by > any critic yet in modern times ?), I disagree...I think it's more her fans that seek to give her this title. For the most part, I think musicians just want to be heard. Victor
