Joni Mitchell has given a rare interview, looking back on the legacy of her classic album Blue, which turns 50 this week. Originally released in 1971, the LP was the singer-songwriter's fourth album and its introspective lyricism and sparse production has inspired numerous others to follow in Mitchell's footsteps, from Fiona Apple and Lana Del Rey to Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo.
Mitchell, now 77, gave a very rare interview to director Cameron Crowe for the LA Times, where she admitted that during Blue's initial release, she could sense people were "afraid" of what she had created. "The most feedback that I got was that I had gone too far and was exposing too much of myself," she revealed. "I couldn’t tell what I had created, really."
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