Altered her stories? But of course!! I attribute that to middle-aged
memory lapses in some cases and artistic license in others. I know we're
all supposed to believe that "Joni Mitchell Never Lies," and LIES is a
nasty, strong word for what I'm talking about. Reading that Hadju book
about Farina et al. reminded me that strong-minded, ambitious, creative
people are often very conscious of the stories they weave and the image they
project. I'm not sure that Joni will let the literal truth stand in the
way of a good story! Maybe her story conveys some deeper truth, and may
maybe it just supports the image that Joni as a businesswoman is selling to
the public at a particular point in time. Years from now, when the
authoritative biographies are written, maybe it will all get sorted out. In
the meantime, I still like her stories.
> I noticed in the JM companion, that she altered the details of
> the same
> stories in various interviews. Did anyone else notice this.
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Deb Messling =^..^=
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