This riveting narrative, told in interviews, lyrics. Marom is herself a singer and performer who has crossed over into the world of broadcaster and documentary maker. The book consists mostly of three interviews with joni s longtime friend malka marom. In her own words, joni and malka follow this thread through seven decades of life and art, discussing the influence of jonis childhood, love and loss, playing dives and huge festivals, acclaim and criticism, poverty and affluence, glamorous triumphs and tragic mistakes. In her own words is a book from conversations of musician joni mitchell compiled by broadcast journalist, musician, and author malka marom. In her own words is an essential read for those interested in knowing who the artist was, as a person and as an artist. Complement it with leonard cohen on the key to the creative life, bob dylan on sacrifice and the unconscious mind, pete seeger on the myth of originality, and carole king on overcoming creative block. In her own words is a magnificent read in its entirety a rare glimpse into the inner world of a rare kind of genius. Tweet this article has been viewed 3,810 times since being added on. In her words, which comprises a series of interviews she did over the years with her friend, malka marom. Malka marom when singer, musician, and broadcast journalist malka marom had the opportunity to interview joni mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer shed first met late one night in. Malka maroms new book chronicles her conversations and friendship with joni mitchell beginning in 1973 and culminating in their final interview in 2012.
Joni mitchell has 62 books on goodreads with 4445 ratings. Annerae vasquez interviews malka marom about sulha her debut novel and her soon to be released book joni mitchell in her own words. The book consists mostly of three interviews with jonis longtime friend malka marom. In her own words is a set of condensed, yet still lengthy interviews marom and mitchell conducted in 1973, 1979, and 2012. I got to ask the malka, an artist in her own right, about the book and the relationship. Joni mitchell, 73, is known as one of the most iconic folk singers of the 1960s. The secret jewish history of joni mitchell the forward. Joni mitchell by malka marom and carrington macduffie. In her own words, she elaborated on the severity of her symptoms, saying i couldnt wear clothing. Conversations with malka marom is out september 9, 2014, from ecw press. In her own words, which comprises a series of interviews she did over the years with her friend, malka marom. Jaco never heard any of her songs prior to meeting her.
Joni mitchells gift was so enormous that it remade the social space around her. Meghan daum wrote an excellent chapter on her own dinner with joni in unspeakable, while malka marom turned such a dinner into a book. In her own words is not a typical chronological biography, it is the transcripts of 3 interviews carried out by malka marom over the period of 35 years give or take a year. Joni mitchell library both sides now malka marom and. Conversations with malka marom in which both marom and mitchell exchange amusing stories of leonard cohen, and meeting his buddhist master, roshi. A new book reveals her battle with morgellons syndrome and.
In their conversations they explore friendship, the creative process, and life. The book is composed of conversations recorded on three separate occasions, between the years 1973 and 2012. And that friendship brings a depth to the interviews that makes you feel like you really get to know joni mitchell. In her own words, joni and malka follow this thread through seven decades of life and art, discussing the influence of joni s childhood, love and loss, playing dives and huge festivals, acclaim and criticism, poverty and affluence, glamorous triumphs and tragic mistakes. I was trying to find a certain sound on the bottom end, going against the vogue at the time. This edited transcription of three interviews with joni mitchell over the decades is the most interesting of any of the books about her that ive read. Malka is also writing a book about her dear friend leonard.
More conversations followed over the next four decades of friendship, and it was only after. Conducted by a friend, the topics they cover have a natural conversational quality, and are explored more deeply and openly than mitchell tends to be willing to do with journalists lucky enough. In her own words the book inevitably creates a desire to hear mitchells music and perhaps try to track down some of her artwork, which at the end of the day are the reason the book exists in the first place. In her own words, joni and malka follow this thread through seven decades of life and art, discussing the influence of joni\s childhood, love and loss, playing dives and huge festivals, acclaim and criticism, poverty and affluence, glamorous triumphs and tragic mistakes. The questions pertained mostly to jonis creative processes how she went about creating her. Interview malka marom author of joni mitchell in her.
New biography tries, fails to capture joni mitchells spark. Theres a wonderful moment in joni mitchell in her own words. I think joni is jewish, marom once said to author david yaffe. Joni mitchell reveals her battle with morgellons syndrome. Joni mitchell book hennepin county library bibliocommons.
This is the startling reality revealed in joni mitchell, in her own words conversations with malka marom published by ecw press, and out this month, it is an unflinching insight into the eight. When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist malka marom had the opportunity to interview joni mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer shed first met late one night in 1966 at a yorkville coffeehouse. Marom intersperses the transcriptions with mitchells lyrics usually from a song mentioned during the conversation. The questions pertained mostly to joni s creative processes how she went about creating her. As they banter about him and his notsohonorable intentions, the reader feels like a guest at a firstrate dinner party, listening to incredible people tell. Marom, who has a unique story of her own, was a pioneer in international. Joni mitchell on freedom, the source of creativity, and.
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