Joan Baez, revealing secrets

In a new documentary, "Joan Baez I Am a Noise," which features the singer-activist's personal archive of home movies, letters and drawings, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer opens up about her 60-year career and her life on the front lines of social change. Baez talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the film and the surprising secrets she revealed; how Bob Dylan broke her heart; and how she expresses her less serious side.
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[@dianeleirer9878]

Joan Baez is a living global treasure. At 82 years of age, she is an icon for aging beautifully.

[@patfromamboy]

That’s what I was thinking. She is not only fighting for what is right, she’s always been hot including now at 82.

[@sqd37l]

@@patfromamboy Fighting for what is right. Like President Trump.

[@fiddle18]

A wonderful political activists, who chose wonderful songs and is a beautiful human being. If only she could have spared us that over the top vibrato, she would have perfect.

[@lcarah]

I have loved Joan Baez throughout my lifetime ❤ I began playing the guitar at 12 listening and learning from Joan, and here I am at 72 still playing her music and listening to her incredible voice!!! I cannot wait to see her in the theater and hear first hand as she plays her guitar through her incredible lifetime!! I love you, dear Joan!! So so proud of you and sharing the truths you have found! Thank you for your music so I could engage in the power of song in my lifetime!! 8:06 L Carah

[@james5796]

I always loved Joan Baez and her music😊

[@curtisgrindahl446]

Honestly, as an 82 year old man I believe Joan has NEVER been more beautiful than she is now... What a gift her presence has been to my generation,

[@freakbennett2263]

Mě tőő, I been in Lov😢and I am 71, ain't it funny how time slips away, jűs sāyīn !😎✌️😎!

[@annberrios9759]

She is lovely. Always perfect looking and perfectly attired.

[@jaredjlinden]

She’s aged very gracefully. Great to see her so seemingly happy and content.

[@almaburns6562]

Joan is 82 also.

[@gabrielesaint-ives3748]

You are so so right. Your words, are as melodic, like her voice🙏🧡

[@lindapendleton9176]

A real woman. A real artist. A real humanitarian. A real gift to us all. Thankyou Joan Baez❤.

[@AD-kv9kj]

Yes, unlike that interviewer who is acting the entire time and staring in a strange patronizing manner, trying to force drama, provoke those she interviews and make them feel uncomfortable. Joan just remains unapologetically relaxed, happy and simply genuine despite her though.

[@markmorris8532]

​@@AD-kv9kj 👀🤫😮🤫😒🤔... Say what ...?

[@sqd37l]

joan secretly voted for President Nixon.

[@philokevetch8691]

Yes, yes, yes.

[@anibalfernando3027]

I saw this Lady ..live in Lisbon Colosseum..a few years ago. What a performance...what a show..God Bless Joan Baez

[@briandelaney9710]

Joan fought against the war in Vietnam and she also took a stand for the Vietnamese boat people and Cambodians who suffered under the Khmer Rouge. She didn’t let any ideology left or right stop her from standing for the persecuted individual Immense respect

[@cockeyedoptimista]

Well said.

[@jasonbeard4713]

She also withheld from her income tax the amount which was marked for the war in Vietnam.

[@lorettanericcio-bohlman567]

I ran into Joan Baez one day while biking and she was walking her dogs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I was lucky enough to have a two minute conversation. So gracious 💐💕

[@barbaramay1866]

Wow. What a wonderful memory for you. 🙂

[@Rita-yw2tn]

That’s so cool !

[@user-kv2tj4du8p]

It is wonderful to see how much fun she is, and how much she smiles and laughs. We didn't always get to see this side of her. And this new place she is vocalizing from is beautiful, rich, and very heart-felt. go Joan!

[@joankuehn4479]

love her.

[@cockeyedoptimista]

I second that emotion. Yes, yes yes.

[@sandramorey2529]

Joan came to my high school when she was around 15. She inspired me by her performance to get busy. I was 16. I had a wonderful voice, but didn't play any instruments. So I took up guitar and for 51 years I have been running family singing groups teaching traditional folk songs. I am still doing that at 83. She is an inspiration. I'm glad she is using her lower register because she is a very expressive singer/story teller. She plays exceptionally well too. I am also making peace with my lower voice. It happens to all of us,.

[@evandylan]

I’m so glad she wasn’t involved in Warhol world ug

[@isabellezablocki7447]

Cool. Where was your high school, in California?

[@gabrielesaint-ives3748]

So you are a treasure as well. Just read your comment and I was amazed. I am from Germany and it's very late in the night. But what I read, truly inspired me, livted me up. I am becoming 70. I think your generation is dying out. You must be a very special person. Chapeau 🙏🧡

[@debzfiedler6100]

@@isabellezablocki7447 - Probably Redlands, California

[@cockeyedoptimista]

Wonderful comment. Good for you.

[@trixiegirlism]

As a child of the 60's, everything about this woman has always fascinated me. Her music was played and sung in our home as a child. This documentary will be a gift.

[@GOPexorcism-we4mp]

Me, too. I had every record Joan ever made. She was my age. I was a huge fan! I got to shake her hand backstage at one of her 1960s concerts. I was star-stuck. Her voice was like the voice of an angel.

[@waynej2608]

I can't wait to watch it! I saw Joan in concert, back in the day, and have always been a huge fan of her talent and integrity. 💙

[@kuikelly6646]

Im Fascinated and Enjoyed, CBS Sunday Morning Interview ❤️ As My Being Part Of This Music Era Generation. 💞 "Revealing Secrets " Awesome, A Life 🕜 Lived 🎈

[@joankuehn4479]

@@waynej2608 when is it.

[@waynej2608]

​@@joankuehn4479They mentioned that her docufilm will be released in theaters next week. It's definitely on my list. 👍

[@sweetfreddie]

Many years ago I met and spent a little time with Joan. The first time was when I was lucky enough to sit next to her on a plane. The second time was about three weeks after my wife passed away. I took my sixteen year old daughter to one of her concerts. We met Joan back stage afterwards. She gave my daughter the biggest hug and it meant more to my daughter than I can put into words. Joan is a wonderfully kind person.

[@redwoods7370]

Wow. She's an excellent portrait painter. Really captures the essence of the subject she's painting. Multi-talented national treasure.

[@frankmartin8471]

She was an unknown until May of 1963 at the Monterey Folk Festival. I was there, and her voice sent chills through the crowd. I had never heard such a pure, powerful singing voice. She was amazing, as were all the performers that weekend. It was an experience I'll never forget.

[@taddyd1]

She was a huge star by 1963. She'd already been on the cover of Time in 1962 which was a huge honor back then. She'd already released three gold albums which had inspired Dylan, The Beatles, Led Zepplin, The Byrds, The Animals etc

[@trishbirchard1270]

Absolutely! I think she sang after the New York City Ramblers- The voice was uncanny! “ Oah - Oh, Glory Hallelujah!”

[@almaburns6562]

​@@taddyd1 She was unknown to Frank, LOL!

[@mountainmama2460]

@@almaburns6562Frank who?

[@NILDAPEREZ-fj1rg]

QUE PRIVILEGIO QUE ESTUVIERAS ALLÍ ,YO TENÍA DOS AÑOS, PERO AHORA SOY BABY BOOMERS Y ELLA SIGUE AHÍ.

[@elvisfan61]

Loved the interview. And I would also like to say she looks fantastic.

[@djdollase]

Eternally beautiful and young. And still plays and sings like a dream.

[@markbrown2749]

I've been tracking this woman for 60 years. I can't express how much I admire her!

[@gabrielesaint-ives3748]

Me too ! ❤From Germany

[@markbrown2749]

@@linjicakonikon7666 If you know something I don't then say it!

[@chrispeppers8895]

She is so talented

[@MicheleEngel]

She is grace personified.❤

[@rustybell2722]

It encouraged me to hear Joan talk about the not being able to remember until after age 50 the abuse. I too experienced this not remembering until after 50. I've also had some people tell me that repressed memories is not real and that I am just making them up. This is a further injury to my trying to heal from the trauma. Thank you, Joan & Sunday Morning, for bringing this to light in this story.

[@marilynsue4273]

Don't listen to the deniers. I went to therapy at age 60 and I encourage others to go sooner.

[@mcl6406]

This is dangerous quack psychiatry and should be stopped.

[@CLord-gs7nj]

I am so sorry that you are retraumatized by doubters. Having your trust broken an innocence stolen as a child is difficult enough . I remember what happened to me at 3 and 4, and others have questioned my ability to remember that far back. People do not want to believe such ugliness exists so they push it and us away. Peace.

[@frankmarter6845]

She is one of the greatest emblems of the 60’s. Her music is deep and beautiful. She will live on forever.

[@pokey5736]

The baby boomer generation had the best music. I know a lot of Gen Zers who love the music .

[@Andrea-kx6dc]

I heard Joan Baez for the first time in 1984 when my college boyfriend, Pete, played Diamonds and Rust for me. That was our song. I can still see us driving up Highway one to go camping at Big Sur, in his Volkswagen bus.He died at only 22 years old; Forty years later and I still haven't gotten over it and that is still my song.

[@joankuehn4479]

we all have wonderful memories my first love looked like Robert Plant. I never got over him either. I'm sorry heart felt loss. We thought they'd never end.

[@laurastrobel718]

So sad 😢. Thanks for sharing 💓

[@chrissylater5863]

I am reading your story, and I am feeling your pain. I think it's the song, I get it, it's authentic, beautiful and totally Joan Baez⚘

[@scarletrose5908]

I am sincerely sorry for the loss of your boyfriend. That was way too young just as his life was beginning. 😢

[@mountainmama2460]

I’m very sorry for the loss of your beloved boyfriend. Our first love is an amazing one and a special, singular experience.

[@GR-ji9fw]

We all wanted to sing like Joan Baez, and do the things she did - protesting, marching, singing with Bob Dylan - when I was just a girl - she is 11 years older than I am. I'm glad she is still alive, I am glad she has found a new octave for her voice, its beautiful - and I'm glad there is going to be a documentary on her!

[@cockeyedoptimista]

Hear, hear!

[@CP5699]

I love Joan. She's given so much to the world.

[@rustynail246]

certain part of the world.

[@isabellezablocki7447]

Joan has touched my heart so deeply. She lives 20 minutes away from my place. Just that thought keeps my heart warm. I was lucky to shake her hand that she offered me after I praised her. It was a few years ago when I met her at Buck's. (restaurant in Woodside )

[@fob1xxl]

I like Baez more now than when she was younger. I even think her voice is better. How wonderful it is to look back at your life. The proud moments, the loves, the successes, the failures. It's a full life. One to be proud of . Sometimes, only age can let you come to terms with what happened in your life. I know too.....I'm 78. 💙

[@terryasmus719]

I'm just a few years younger than Joan and I've listened to her since I went to University in 1963 and her singing was constantly being heard across the dorm I lived in for 2 years. When President Kennedy was shot, we were in Colorado but I immediately let Joan's songs play loudly across my floor. Good Bless you Joan Baez for the endless entertainment you gave us all.

[@irenemak1302]

What a legend she is this lady. Telling the world where to go and find peace. Mostly in yourself. And what a legacy she has created.

[@diannegazzola1957]

She is an ambassador for the rights of people of the world. It showed in her music but more importantly her actions were well documented during the Civil Rights movement of the 1960's and beyond.❤

[@joankuehn4479]

yes she is

[@laurastrobel718]

Joan is a great artist too, nice. Didn't realize she's 82. Such a nice tranquil home, and she's so down to earth. Continued blessings to her. 🌞😑💓🌸🏵️

[@missnyssah8048]

I'd luv to visit her ranch❤

[@laurastrobel718]

@@missnyssah8048 Me too.🤗 I love how her house is decorated as well.💖

[@Franimally]

Joan Baez was my inspiration to become a singer, songwriter and voice teacher. She still inspires me and I can't wait to see this! documentary! She has given so much to the world.

[@kevinhickey3515]

Sjhe is so upfront and open it is admirable. A great artist and always sang from the heart. I've been a fan for years..

[@pattyayers]

She was the very first musical hero and inspiration of my life. I borrowed her records from the local library and played them on a little turntable in my childhood bedroom. My friends and I had her songbook and it was like our bible! We learned as many of her songs as we could and played them incessantly in Junior High School performances and at slumber parties!

[@lfrost6718]

Well done and well said! Many thanks to Joan Baez for everything!

[@cacciato69]

Vietnam veteran, coming home I became a Quaker and proud to find Joan Baez had Quaker roots. I may not have all her albums, but many. So many times her voice has spoken to my condition, brought laughter and often tears for those who suffered and continue to do so ... god she could and can speak to the human soul.

[@lindagarland5223]

Thank you for your bravery. We love you and get to share Joan.❤

[@PeterLucasErixon]

💎👌

[@TheMargarita1948]

I don’t have any physical media any more. My subscription to Spotify gives me access to a lot of Baez collections back to 1960.

[@vidvictor]

Thank you for your service.

[@NILDAPEREZ-fj1rg]

ME QUITO EL SOMBRERO ANTE USTED.

[@Michaela1942]

My hero! One of the greatest concerts was on the grounds of the Washington Monument in 1967. We got there so early that we had front row seats, but by the time she started there were thousands and thousands of people - people hanging from the trees, people so far away that they couldn't see her - just hear her. She was wonderful! She's always been honest and real.

[@michaelmonthey5974]

I love her recording of “Will The Circle be Unbroken”. A lot of people have covered the song perfectly, but Joan’s is my favorite.

[@yasminhelenendangeredspecies]

You are so right-Joan's is the B E S T 🎶

[@wideawake5630]

Impossible to love someone I've never met more than I love this woman. God bless her and hers.

[@edwardrolenc7012]

She is truly a dream of a person. Total respect for her.

[@patralink]

I love hearing from Joan at this time in her life. So much wisdom and a peaceful calm. Thank you Joan Baez.

[@philokevetch8691]

Maybe 50 years ago I used to haunt a joint in Roslyn, N.Y. called My Father's Place, long gone. Joan was there I recall singing with her sister Mimi. It was an intimate enough place so that you could easily talk with the talent, ask questions and be enthralled. Joan will always stand out as the beautiful soul she was, is, and will always be. What a thrill it was to chat with her. I will always love her and her beautiful music.

[@d14551]

I saw Joan in concert many decades ago when she came to my university. She was awesome and my most vivid memory is of her leading us all in Amazing Grace. It shook the rafters of the Old Fieldhouse.

[@cockeyedoptimista]

Wonderful!

[@susancoffey419]

I heard Joan and Mimi sing in concert at Place des Arts in Montreal in the 60s. Voices of angels. What a woman. Talented, beautiful and brave. What a life.

[@carolyngreene8401]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, memories and your voice with us for all of these years, and now in this interview. When you sang in this interview, it touched my heart. Thank you.

[@lisagallagher5547]

I have loved Joan Baez as long as I can remember. My dad loved to hear her sing and he introduced me to her music as a young child in the sixties. I saved up, and bought every album and repeatedly listened to them and sang with them all of my life. Her beautiful guitar playing and the feeling she interjected into her songs made every word and story come to life for me. I believe she has always tried to do the right things and I have never thought of her as self-righteous, only another human being trying to help bad situations. Bob Dylan wrote beautiful songs, Joan expressed them in her unique way. I look forward to the film coming out this week.

[@johnlindhorst1910]

I've loved Joan and her music for decades. Her golden voice, gentle style, fluid melodies and amazing lyrics continue to inspire me as a singer and songwriter. She is absolutely a poem in living form. To use her own words, "Thank you for writing the best songs, thank you for righting a few wrongs." Aloha from John MeolaLindhorst

[@turquoisewitch.wild-owl]

Hey CBS, this was an awesome interview! I'd just like to remind you that Witches are also a legitimate listening part of your audience! Thank you, Joan, for sticking up for us!

[@pokey5736]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Carlos-qz7ul]

Leaving a like 👍 is heartbreaking, besides what you cannot express about this face that has accompanied me all my life. What I see and i hear from her are pearls that we're lucky enough to have still with us, for many more years I know ❤

[@lindagarland5223]

I just love that I, and so many traveled through this time with Joan. I learned so much from her . I was fortunate to see her multiple times throughout her decades of performance. I am certain many of my values were shaped by Joan. Thank you, Joanie. P.S. I love Bob too.

[@goodmanvolley]

Gorgeous paintings! I have always loved her like a best friend. So many in our generation feel the same.

[@isabelarrieta6296]

Throughly enjoyed this. I’m glad to hear you are at peace with your life but still fighting the good fight❤

[@StephiSensei26]

The totally inspirational heroine of our generation, and she's as dynamic as ever. Thank you Joan B.

[@matthewwillis4892]

She had a huge impact on a generation. I always thought she was very sincere. Her voice always makes me cry.

[@ccmarcum]

So it seems...@@ru4skuba

[@markmorris8532]

​​@@ru4skuba Really? The WHOLE generation 🤔? BTW, what's YOUR generation up to 😏?

[@teresalegler2777]

Thank you for this interview. Have loved Joan Biaz since I first heard her in the 60’s. Her storytelling voice was unforgettable. Her recollections and activism mean the world to me still. At 82, she still looks and sounds great. Totally not surprised she is raising chickens.

[@patfromamboy]

I didn’t even hear her chickens because I have about 50 chickens who run loose so the chicken sounds are normal. I’d love to have her for a neighbor or friend. She’s perfect. Chicken people are fantastic. I don’t eat mine.

[@mountainmama2460]

Joan was more than an entertainer. Her human rights activism is her legacy with which she used her beautiful voice to help right wrongs.

[@lilaccilla]

AMAZING TALENT !!!! What a woman . So dedicated to everything that truly matters . And her creativity is astounding

[@chrispeppers8895]

One of my bucket list items was to see Josn in person and i did. She is such an inspiration. I love the lower register of her voice.

[@lesliespann6420]

Joan, I will always be uplifted by hearing you sing, whether it’s your “old” voice, from decades ago, or your “new” voice. I, too, have discovered my “new” (deeper) voice, and am learning to be comfortable with it. Your message, in your beautiful voice, will ring through the ages! 💚

[@marilynsue4273]

I saw Joan in 1969 in San Francisco, and I read her book. I am a survivor and I wish her the best. She looks great!

[@xelamercedes]

Can't wait to see the documentary. She's been an icon for me from the first time I ever heard her voice. Such an inspiration to witness how despite problems in her personal life, the truth-singing with love was always and forever at the forefront. Some of us got sidetracked by family tragedies much less serious.

[@jdwfenton]

She was one of the first truly civil rights icons . I sort of lost track of Baez after the mid 70's but her 60's recordings are must-haves if you're a fan of her music. Lots of respect for her and it's well deserved.

[@gcm323]

Since the Sixties Ms. Baez has shared her deepest and most heart felt passions in life and love through her ethereal voice and song. She speaks honestly with purpose true to her soul. Ms. Baez has interpreted and to many improved Dylan’s songs meaningfully in a tender and personalized manner. She has revealed even more through her own songs - though she might modestly disagree. She has earned generational respect, admiration, and gratitude. Thank you.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

What a truly great woman of the world, brilliant singer artist and a stunner

[@patriciaferrini-xt1ry]

There are no more celebrities who sang for humanity who is suffring wars, rights, abuses... Joan Baez we are missing your LIGHT. Thank you very much Joan Baez.

[@mililaniman]

Joan Baez has a facile faculty for all forms of artistic expression. I admire her talents very much.

[@californiagold3857]

I grew up listening to Joan Baez. Loved her then, and love her now. Thank you so much for the beautiful music, but most of all for playing an active role in trying to make this world a better place.

[@kathleeno5174]

I have been a fan of Joan Baez since I heard her first album in the 60's. A few years later, when I was in the Navy in Washington DC, I went to her free concert on the grounds of the Washington Monument where a Navy photographer friend of mine took photos which I still have. I sent one to her a number of years ago and received a gracious letter from her mother thanking me for the photo. I truly admire her talent, humor, courage, and honesty. Joan, thank you for it all!!!!!!

[@kimim2702]

She was such a role model and inspiration during my youth. She’s just lovely.

[@vaunniethayer1484]

Been a fan for 50 years, she is so genuine and human, love her.

[@jenkins4357]

She’s so cool without even trying. Love her!

[@grumpyoldlady_rants]

She’s an amazing woman and a national treasure. In the early 60s, my father was a fan of folk music and so, as a little girl, I was introduced to Joan Baez. Same with Dylan and other folk performers of that era. Once they started getting more political, my dad didn’t listen to their music anymore - but I did. I’d say that folk music is still my favorite genre.

[@9liveslisa]

I'm so happy she can finally breathe! That is the joy I found in my 60's. Priceless!

[@steveconn]

Bob Dylan never would have moved from the club scene to the larger folk scene without becoming Joan's consort, the Queen of Folk (my parents once had her late sister Mimi over for dinner). I saw her in El Paso in 2017 on the Lampedusa tour for migrants during Trump's deportation craze and her voice had lost none of its power. Long live the great Baez!

[@jeremiahpattillo2932]

Never is a bit strong. He was so gifted he would have broken through on his on. But it happened as it did and for good reasons. God bless them both.

[@thomasjefferson1010]

Your parents had mini for dinner? Well you know cannibalism is illegal don't you?

[@MothGirl007]

I love Joan Baez, but Bob Dylan was so talented that he would have become famous, no matter what - he didn't need anyone's help in that department.

[@jeffhildreth9244]

Without Joan Baez, Mimi and Richard, Dylan would have been a nothing. He abused their friendship.

[@MaryC-ug4pf]

Bob was bigger and better than all of them, and jealousy prevailed. Leave Bob alone; he sailed higher than they ever could. Saw him 3 nights ago, at 83 he is the best he has ever been. Where are they? Positively Fourth Street.

[@annclancy6783]

I can still remember the first time I heard her sing, it was from the Monterey folk festival and was being show on tv (those days small screens black/white) and I stood and listened and cried Since then I have seem her several times, and in the early days it was easy to take photographs of performances of folks , need to go find these negatives and make some prints

[@Water_is_Sacred777]

Joan Baez was one of my huge icons as a girl. I feel heartbroken for this *great* lady who spent most of her life feeling the loss of the man who was and still is, not worthy of tying her shoes. She deserved a very special love, I will let her story be the lesson... He was her muse and I guess that counts for us having the gift that is her. I hope she knows it deep in her heart when she feels the love of her fans. We have stayed with her throughout the many decades, gladly and joyfully.

[@lovesings2us]

How can I ever thank Joan Baez enough for her everlasting good influence on me and my family? I never even met her in person, but as a shy high school student, I sang many of her songs, and since then I have a habit of getting into "good trouble" thanks largely to her. Plus, I still sing her songs, with my friends. Her music, honesty and kindness are like an angel to my life.

[@rockslime]

Wow this is just so moving. My late mother you to play many of her songs at home when I was growing up as a kid in the 80s. Hearing her story about her and her sister open me up when I had the same epiphany last year when I came out as transgender.

[@stephenparker4083]

What a beautiful person who has lived the whole of her life with her eyes open. I heard her sing Amazing Grace a capella at Stanford on the day she was released from jail. She was the voice of the aspirations of my generation. (Age 72.)

[@Smackwater587]

One of the greats. Loved Joan's interview.

[@imasumacwatkins6638]

Brava! Having peace now is the best! Thank you for all your years of work and music.

[@vidvictor]

Much respect and admiration to you, Joan. Thank you for all you have contributed to making this world a better place. 👏🏼💕

[@mothersgauri4137]

Wonderful. A legend, and a great legacy. The road has been rough, but also golden. Thanks Joan.

[@victoriabernuth9728]

Bravo Joan for speaking out. I worked with adults who were assaulted as kids. Above my desk were the the words. “I’m only as sick as my secrets”.

[@greggae2735]

A treasure. We are lucky to have her on this planet.

[@PeterLucasErixon]

👌🌹

[@karenlynningalls5851]

Amen to that!

[@PapillonOne]

That was an awesome interview. Still love her voice and the type of folk music she used to sing. She inspired me and helped me to learn my own singing style back in the day. She looks absolutely great!

[@rend7267]

can't wait to see the documentary!

[@macbooth5704]

Saw her in the early 70s...with just a guitar and her voice on the stage...amazing talent...❤❤

[@ajaxa9]

Back in the '80s, Joan persuaded me to hire a young friend of hers as an assistant and we corresponded for the whole summer. Her letters were very funny and illustrated with marvelous stick figures. I still have them somewhere. I am several years older and have always loved her wonderful singing voice.

[@PeterLucasErixon]

👌

[@lululand1653]

"What a relief I can breath instead" epitomises my journey to today too. Thank you Joan.

[@madhabitz]

I just adore this woman -- kids today would do well for themselves to find her, her music, that era with Dylan, Pete Seeger and all of the others. The things they were able to do. All of the awareness they fomented. Do not let them go. Learn about them, and from them, especially while we still have them. If you don't, you have so much to lose.... and you won't even know it. That might be the bigest heartbreak of all.

[@patrickmaillard5860]

Such a voice !, such a consciousness !, such a talented woman !, such a smily warrior ! I discovered Joan when I was 16 ("From every stage" album) It gave me chills and soon I started translating (I am french) to understand every word and idea. I saw her on stage several times in the 80's and 90's and it was always the same emotion. I got interested in her early and current story and action and I still stay mind blown by her courage and implication: An example of engagement !

[@markusjaegerliteratur]

I grew up as a gay man in a very homophobic surrounding. Conservative family background. No role models. No support. The first time becoming aware of the fact that I have the right to become happy and proud was reading her 1987 book. This woman has inspired me to stay alive. Yes. She literally saved my life.

[@judd442009]

It's hard to believe Ms. Baez is in her 80s. May her future be filled with much contentment.

[@Benito-fn4ip]

A fan since the 60s voice in so many ways for decades. She contributed so much to important protest issues. Lead and inspired.

[@loriskillman2580]

I love Joan, what a classy lady. Beautiful inside and out.

[@skeebo6885]

I watched Joan on German TV around 1981 or 82 when I was living in Nurnberg (Nuremburg). She was in Germany doing a performance at a small venue. She was so graceful and humble. She even sang a song in german. The German audience loved her.

[@NellieKAdaba]

Excellent

[@judyhosey4060]

Gosh, Always Loved Her and her Voice ! TY Joan for the Memories of Yesteryear ❤️!

[@michellatendresse1700]

What a legend! Literally the voice of my generation. It is deeply gratifying to see her aging so gracefully and wisely. Thank you for your music, and your inspiration

[@zentherapist1]

It was as if we shared the same experiences no matter where we lived & your songs accompanied us then & now. Maybe we didn’t change the world, but we changed ourselves & each other.

[@SeaBreeze2247]

Diamonds and Rust hit me hard at the time. I thought it was brilliant. I can’t carry a tune any longer, but I dearly loved to sing so many of her songs. She’s mellowed and seems to be a lot of fun. Thanks for the memories and the music Joan.

[@trishbirchard1270]

Wow!!!! What a grand lady !!!! Her poster decorated our basement wall in 1966 , am proud to say! 🌏💜💚🌕💜💛💚❤️🥰

[@Spiritualfamilyreunion]

So many women and girls live the nightmare of having been molested, which stays with you throughout life. "They" DO remember what they did and that's what so sad. As artists we have to walk the fine line in order to continue - meaning make your world for yourself because no one is going to do that for the survivor. Folks on here saying don't speak about the dead - in our cases, that is our first chance for free speech from what has occurred in our families, and to free ourselves from that life-long, ever binding secret where they would have pinned us as the 'wrong-doer.'

[@Limeydawg-1973]

And young boys. 😢

[@ariam2042]

❤

[@teresalegler2777]

Remember, you are not alone.

[@livingthroughtheblue]

Good to see this and that she seems to be doing well. Years ago, I was blown away by her performance at Woodstock!!!

[@kevinwest6611]

Her album 'Joan' has always been one of my all-time favourites. And wow - those paintings look really good!

[@phil3768]

I'm only 74 but I've listened to her music my whole life. I can't count how many times I've listened to some songs like "Forever Yours" (used in a father/daughter dance at my daughter's wedding), and so many others. And I've had a crush on Joan the whole time. She inspired goodness in others, including me. Though you'll never see this, I thank you for all of that Joan.