Neil Young on Meeting Joni Mitchell For The First Time

Neil Young shares the story on the first time he met Joni Mitchell
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[@bruce8321]

The secret to keeping a long term friendship is to never find yourself wondering what is so and so doing. Pick up the phone at least a couple of times a year and talk. Life long friendships are not an accident. They happen because two people put an effort into maintaining it.

[@direwolf6234]

an endothermic reaction requires that you always add energy .. an exothermic reaction will continue once started without the addition of more energy .. so what are friendships ??

[@richardlubline9194]

Good advice…I’ve been trying to do that myself….

[@FYMASMD]

The secret is to know when to mind your own business and to know when to shut the fuck up. I.E. David Crosby.

[@lagraefz9982]

Despite the energy expended it is not always reciprocated.

[@kahlesjf]

It is more than just calling each other often enough to keep the friendship going. There are people with whom I have crossed paths and gotten to know that, even without being in touch for years, it is just like picking up where we left off. Some may call this a stunted friendship. But it has nothing to do with what each of us has been doing in the meantime or catching up on facts. It is a bond that is inexplicable. It cannot be planned nor is there a formula for keeping it alive. It stays alive on its own and it happens in ways we cannot describe. The bond and the "knowing" of one another is outside our current knowledge of interpersonal relations.

[@PaulaJoW]

Joni's body of work is so incredible. Very proud that she is Canadian, and thankful that she has recovered from her illness and is still with us.

[@AMEER-114-]

Proud of nationality? I wonder how a human in one country is more valuable than if that same person were from another country... Or how they make you more worthy because they are from the same country as you?

[@johngoldfarb3655]

@@AMEER-114- Oh God, lighten up.

[@AMEER-114-]

@@johngoldfarb3655 you gotta be one of the juice/edomite

[@markblunck2692]

@@johngoldfarb3655 He just go his panties in a bunch over nothing.

[@DavidNelsonO]

​@@AMEER-114- Everyone is proud of what they do. Being proud of what the people around you accomplish is part of that, otherwise, why would we help and encourage each other? Today, you can ignore borders and encourage everyone, of course, but that's very recent, and a threat to cultural diversity on a world level. A sense of national belonging contributes to the diversity of ideas and cultures on a global level. I hope I've cleared that up for you.

[@arthouston7361]

Here’s a fun memory for those of you who grew up around Philadelphia. I used to listen to Gene Shay on his Saturday morning show when I was a 15 year old cadet out at Valley Forge Military Academy in the 1960s…..and I remember Gene playing Sugar Mountain….and the very first time I heard it, it was like a musical transformative experience…..and then to hear this story now from Neil years later, after my radio career….after being Gene Shay’s producer and alternate host for several years…. to know that Joni wrote Circle Game after hearing Neil play Sugar Mountain……. is a double revelation.

[@codybluetarp]

Neil's story about how his playing "Sugar Mountain" and Joni responded by writing "Circle Game" reminds me of a story told by Graham Nash recounting how he, just after the shootings at Kent State, and Neil Young got Crosby and Stills to all meet up at the Record Plant in Sausalito, Ca. and did "Ohio" and "Find The Cost of Freedom" as side A & B on a record released 2 days later. The song, "Ohio" 'came to' Neil when he, having just heard about the shootings, walked into a nearby trail with his guitar and when he returned, said "let's get those guys and record this". Everyone in this story knows how to live in the moment, which at times is not an easy thing to do, but there may be help in creative intent.

[@toreckman8899]

Yeah. Too bad their account of Kent State was false. Hippies were just a violent as their so called “oppressors”.

[@TheLolapuff]

It was Crosby who called Neil and got everyone together. That’s David at the end yelling “Why? How many more? Why!?”

[@barbararenton8009]

I am always moved by his song Ohio since I recall seeing that on the news where stupid national guards had turned and fired upon students as their commander was striking on their helmeted heads with his baton to stop it!!!

[@barbararenton8009]

Four dead then with one guy paralyzed forever by their bullets

[@jaykay1053]

Wow! Is Neil Young ever in great shape. Hats off to you, man! I’ve never heard him or seen him look so clear-eyed and responsive. I’ll always think of Neil Young when I remember my Grade 10 & 11 years (my rebellious years, actually). Glad for CBC Radio & for when the Canadian content rule kicked in. The Great, Neil Young. So glad to hear him share his memories with us now. How cool is that?

[@TheFilletingfish]

Wow, how lucky you are to speak with Neil Young and ask him such intelligent questions watching this give me the chills. Thank you.

[@BennyCFD]

Neil is just another aging hipster...........He hasn't done anything new for decades.

[@chrisculver567]

@@BennyCFD You sound like someone who hasn't listened to Neil in decades. To act as if Storytone or The Monstanto Years, albums you more than likely have no knowledge, are nothing new in his catalogue reveals your ignorance. But, hey, maybe making the post makes you feel something, so rock on.

[@DavidNelsonO]

​​@@BennyCFDHis problem commercially is quite the opposite. He's constantly doing new things. As for "aging" - he's nearly 80 FFS! Hopefully no one throws you out like an old rag. 😕 And... Hipster 😄 Do you live in "Opposite Land" or something?

[@kevinbwillson4161]

Oh Canada we are so blessed with all the wonderful gifts you give the world Joni and you are the tops for me because of your loving of life and art Thank you

[@artist_toronto]

Neil’s so great. Chick Roberts who Neil mentions is my father! He’s still around, 90 years old. Confirms Neils story. Great memory Neil, thank you for appreciating my fathers support of your song Sugar Mountain, he was knocked out by your song. My Dad heard Neil play it at The Riverboat in Toronto at a 1965 “Hotennany” night. Artists got $10 to play three or four songs known as "Hotennany scale". The gigs were put on by the guild of Canadian Folk Artists in Toronto’s “Yorkville Village” (our 60’s folk scene, Canada’s Greenwich Village). Neil wasn't known then in Toronto, he was hanging in the village trying to break in as solo act. Neil likely met Chick/The Dirty Shames in Winnipeg at the Fourth Dimension. Toronto’s The Dirty Shames in 1966 signed with Albert Grossman’s office in New York City, recorded a few singles, Warhol booked them to open for the Velvet Underground at the Dom. m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02Lg7scEkdXZRxWMWzF5DWVLo6KNm5vLy4ckdsMVEZz1j1riGmEBsximpYH5yVkxAQl&id=100070045892945&mibextid=Nif5oz

[@mosart7025]

I'm going to try and find some Dirty Shame recordings. I like to find new (to me) musicians in comment sections and random KZbin feeds. Wow, 90 years old. Can he still do any kind of music?

[@Angelinasings]

Thanks for posting Paul! Wishing your dad all the best in life and his health! Enjoyed reading!

[@eddyevequoz990]

Oo

[@Jefferson1969-u4s]

That’s some story!

[@artist_toronto]

@@mosart7025 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKmyd4qQptOamsk

[@Betta66]

"I showed her a song. After listening to it, she wrote Circle Game." You know how Brian Wilson listened to Rubber Soul and then immediately wrote God Only Knows? This feels like the Canadian version of that.

[@aquamarine99911]

I didn't know that Rubber Soul story. I know McCartney listened to "God Only Knows" and wrote "Here, There and Everywhere" in an (unsuccessful) attempt to replicate its greatness.

[@maryjvanderwerken3192]

I LUV God Only Knows. Didn't know the Rubber Soul connection, thx for posting. Years ago I saw a terrific video of George Martin discussing God Only Knows with Brian Wilson.

[@mariashaffer-gordon3561]

Amazing how great artists can inspire other great artists.

[@vinista256]

Plenty of examples of this kind of thing. Another one I like is Jackson Browne writing “For Everyman” in response to “Wooden Ships”. David Crosby was moved enough to join JB and harmonize when he recorded his response.

[@grantkruse1812]

And Ian Tyson wrote 4 Strong Winds after hearing Bob Dylan's The Times They Are a Changin

[@kikovazquez7277]

I can't think of any musical artists since my ears first opened up in the 1960s that I love, respect and admire more than Neil and Joni. How glorious would it be for a KZbinr with clout to get them together to just have a recorded conversation for an hour or 10 while they are still with us.

[@That_Guy_Says_Hi]

Born hypersensitive, I startled/spooked easily and cried as a matter of self-expression all my life. Her "Blue" album taught me that crying was ok. Neil taught me to trust my Muse. Joni taught me to trust, period.

[@sh230968]

There is just one Joni Mitchell. Nobody else will have her talents. She is such a remarkable artist. Each of lyrical and vocal qualities of her are rare to find in their own individual right; and there she is with both. I am still not talking about the command she has on playing multiple instruments and painting.

[@earllsimmins9373]

Saw Joni at the second fret in Philadelphia in the sixties she was just so sweet and appeared so innocent with a little mini skirt and that great voice it was about the time songs for a seagull came out. I'm 76 now but it seems like it was just last week.

[@sassysandie2865]

Appeared innocent as she slept around with all the rock artists. They all did in addition to being high most of the time.

[@sassysandie2865]

@simon kenton why would I be jealous? When I was young I was beautiful and could get any guy I wanted. She talks about it in her autobiography so it’s not like I’m making it up. She obviously wasn’t innocent and neither was I.

[@earllsimmins9373]

@@sassysandie2865 lf you were innocent back then you must have not been there

[@sassysandie2865]

@@earllsimmins9373 I don’t understand your comment

[@charlotterogers8733]

I love that he loves Joni, he’s sweet. Love his music too

[@paulhung2142]

My first concert ever was Neil Young and Joni Mitchell in Alabama 1972!

[@johnhoward8668]

Mr. Young, you are very special as well. When I was a teenager, you were the world to me, your father was the world to my father. Lol. Great to see that you are well. Thank you for a life time of specialness!!!!

[@phillacey878]

Neil and Joni two of the greatest artist of our time seen Neil a couple of times in Australia but missed Joni when she was there in l think 1986 at the Sydney Opera house found out years later ld missed out on probably the artist l wanted to see the most Dylan Neil and Joni were the main sound track to my life as a teenager of the 70s when music was real 👀👁

[@steviesindahouse4903]

Joni is playing Washington next year! Maybe you can see her there! 😀

[@phillacey878]

@Stevie's In Da House! I love America but it also scares me to many extreme right wing nut jobs with guns and they ain't afraid to use them l'll watch her on KZbin thanx.👁👀✌️

[@mariashaffer-gordon3561]

Whether or not you enjoy a Dylan concert probably depends on when you see him. My husband and I saw him more than years ago, maybe 1997, after he had a serious heart problem. Our thought was that he might not be around and touring much longer. His performance was disappointing. His voice was much worse than usual. Ani DiFranco, who was his opening act, was terrific.

[@wildlightarts]

I love that these two met as youth in the fourth dimension. ☮🎸🕊 Both artists are out of this world talented.

[@andrewellis7656]

Oh - so good - thank you for posting this interview - (History - VIP - this will form part of texts in the future. So many people hold these two song writers in their hearts - they are part of human history like - Mozart, Beethoven, Paul Simon, Lennon/McCartney - (Same level). THANK YOU

[@larry6795]

That goes both ways, Young is also an amazing artist 👏🏽

[@Momcat_maggiefelinefan]

Neil is my favourite entertainer, and Canadian to boot! He’s a very nice man and talented to the core! Way to go, Neil. Sing on, my friend! 🇨🇦🖖🏻🇨🇦

[@voices_vary]

And Neil is one of our greatest artists.

[@Starlight03690]

Such a Beautuful Soul! Thank you! Love & Blessing All. Peace.🌈💜💖😇🙏🌻☮️⭐️💖🕊

[@micherunnett5492]

In the Last Waltz Joni held Neil up the way she was with him stuck in my head that she treasured him even in his fkd uppedness. What a journey it's been with these two keeping us in check

[@EquinecoachCa]

I was in the 4th Dimension that night and will never forget hearing Joni. Chuck was there too but not the talent that she is. Special memories. Neil and his band played at high school dances in those days in Winnipeg.

[@billstevens8553]

He and the Squires were great at the River Heights Community Club!

[@papasmurf5598]

The Song Woodstock Joni wrote that CSN&Y sang, is nothing short of a miracle song at the right time in our history. ❤

[@PaulFormentos]

song was made better by Stills arrangement

[@terryfriend16]

If only I could hear blasting of these two from a nearby car instead of raucous rap, what a twist that would be.

[@alan4sure]

The world would make sense then.

[@doriwiljt]

That would be me.

[@seanmellows1348]

I agree with Neil’s assessment of Joni, only a handful of such artists come along in a generation.

[@samlewis7878]

The meeting of genius. Both these people are wildly talented. Look at the repretroirs of these wonderful people!

[@EgonStatler]

Joni is the true artist of all living generations. It's a shame every generation goes further from understand the meaning of art. Beauty, truth, and compassion are not separate things but aspects of a single whole in which one aspect has no meaning without the others. If you don't have love and truth in your art it's not beauty.

[@eliortegajr9710]

Love your show. Keep on rockin' in the free world ( Neil Young) Zach Sang !

[@pwk22]

Humility is a good look for Neil.

[@eirikrdberg1161]

I agree with him. Joni is the best. Young, Dylan, Browne and Springsteen others up there who have given me so much joy the past 30 years.

[@banditkitty2743]

what a special time and a special bunch of artist.

[@mediamannaman]

What a memory. Neil recalled all of the details.

[@JamesThomas-y3k]

Good interviewer

[@bibphil5078]

There is an interesting dialogue between the two songs. neil young’s song sugar mountain was an ironically nostalgic hymn to the passing of youth, ironic because he wrote when he was 19! And Joni’s was the wise take that life was like a carousel we see the same scenery but from shifting angles

[@Anthony-hu3rj]

Confidence that knows no bounds can take a person a long way, while a normally talented person falls by the wayside riddled with doubt.

[@tiffsaver]

I just turned 76 and here's my take. I think that the "secret" to any long-lasting and important relationship is that it must be based upon MUTUAL RESPECT. You may like each other or be attracted to each other for many reasons, but only when you develop deep respect in each other's gifts do you truly have something of lasting value. This is clear in Neil's words on Joni Mitchell. It's obvious.

[@bettyriley7295]

We all feel lucky to have you too , Neil

[@surfwriter8461]

This is a nice little slice of music history. The influence of "Sugar Mountain" on Joni for her to then write "Circle Game" is a well-known story. Both are great songs, Neil's being simpler in its lyrics but still profound in its way. He doesn't say anything in this clip about how Joni reacted when she first heard his "Sugar Mountain". Did she praise it, get moved to tears, what? Sadly, Neil hasn't produced anything of that monumental quality or worthy of his canon in about 25 years, his muse having left the building back then.

[@DETROIT1948]

Love Wins ❤️ Joni Mitchell Priceless ⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@Mr05Chuck]

Neil is right Joni is the greatest artist of the past 50 years.

[@RegisWilkins]

Are you kidding? Not even close. She couldn't even make hits from her original songs, others did.

[@fredloos6998]

The answer to the last question is simple, if you want friends, you have to be a friend. That is an easy answer to a lifelong problem that many of us solve sooner or later.

[@lynnkalles2055]

I'm a lifelong fan of joni and niel

[@alan4sure]

Yet you misspelled his simple 4 letter name. Extraordinary!

[@lynnkalles2055]

I must have been stoned. What's your excuse for being a jerk?

[@alan4sure]

@@lynnkalles2055 lol. Something so simple....and now you're mad I noticed.

[@lynnkalles2055]

Mad? Lol. PEACE ✌

[@danielmesery2904]

2 of the best.🎸

[@johnfenwick7641]

The song Furry sings the blues is just the top of the iceberg on the combined talent of Joni and Neil ❤two great musicians

[@anti-hyperv4797]

Zach, great questions.

[@kathrynkastner6064]

He is wonderful.

[@lemurianchick]

I love his music. Wasn't thrilled with his latest antics regarding Spotify but he's of the generation particularly brainwashed about vaxxes. And mRNA isn't a vax so these people just don't get it. He should see what Eric Clapton thinks about his Convid jab. 🙄

[@christophermorgan3261]

Joni serves a Nobel Prize for literature as much or more than Dylan.

[@pommelhorsepommelhorse8731]

'anyone will tell you just how hard it is to make and keep a friend maybe they'll short sell you maybe it's you Judas in the end when you just can no longer pretend that you're getting what you need or you're giving out anything for them to grow and feed on" - Jericho

[@sweetdrahthaar7951]

This made me wonder if Chuck is the guy that the big yellow taxi took away. I love Joni and I love Neil😘

[@floodgatestudios1825]

The secret of keeping long term friendships is to fulfill your obligations and not suddenly ditch your band the night before the start of a national tour.

[@rencelani-ty2sc]

Joni Mitchell has to be one of the loveliest people to walk the Planet ❤send her all my regards ❤

[@jude999]

Sugar Mountain one of the greatest ever written.

[@davequ]

Joni's the best of all of 'em.

[@alanmctavish3628]

I remember the good times at the 4-D!

[@mikehunt6218]

Neil has aged so gracefully, he doesn't look a day over 78

[@LindaHuff-n9x]

Joni Mitchell is probably the greatest songwriter ever.

[@gonzoexpress9885]

Man, what a hard decision. Struggling with this. If I could only take one Neil Young album to a desert island . . . it would have to be After the Goldrush. Would love to know what other folks would select as the one and only.

[@MrLenoir99]

"She might be the greatest star of our generation"... you can say that loud, Neil. (Well, he did.)

[@Newfoundmike]

He's still Young 😉 🤠

[@martianme2003]

love Mr Young's comments and love for Joni. the EYELINE for this ripped clip should be a flag for anyone, Please respect Photographic Standards, thanks

[@zeldasmith6154]

Music and songs are personal. We all like different singers, musicians and we change and listen to others. I loved Roy Rodgers and Gene Autry. Now, Taylor Swift.

[@Huskrrrr]

Sugar Mountain and Circle Game defines growing up for me.

[@Me_ThatsWho]

What a great interviewer! And which wife was Mr Young referring to?

[@xanderalxandro6823]

How's that Spotify protest working out?

[@garyspence2128]

Well, Neil is still rich, and Joe Rogan is still clueless. Where does that leave you, pilgrim?

[@xanderalxandro6823]

@@garyspence2128 yeah, yeah, perhaps, but the point is Old Neil didn’t waste any time returning to Spotify with his old tail between his legs.

[@sassysandie2865]

@@garyspence2128 and so is Joe rich in addition to not believing all the CoVid bs.

[@Chapps1941]

Neil Young, Joni Mitchell and Gordon Lightfoot are all #1 Canadian #2 Songwriters #3 Scorpios #4 have had aneurysms And Scorpio rules the blood.

[@chrisjarvis4449]

true and real that's neil

[@anthonyfoutch3152]

David Crosby said Joni was the greatest artist of their group in Laurel Canyon.

[@RPMac]

He's got that right....she is the greatest artist of her generation....she influenced everybody in the folk rock jazz community. A true pioneer....

[@philodonoghue3062]

Joni Mitchell IS the greatest artist of our generation

[@Buffachip]

Lol. Neil brought up the wife after going on about Joni. Smart man.

[@williamlewis7243]

Beloved rock royalty

[@majikmuzik8036]

Secret to life long friendship is: mutual respect, and exhalation of them directly to others, always. This would prohibit the variety of sins which would end a friendship. Hear that Cros?

[@hyzercreek]

I wonder if any recordings exist of Chuck Mitchell and Joni Mitchell at all, even just demos or bootlegs.

[@twintriode]

Yeah Joni. So, so awesome.

[@lynnturman8157]

The first time I met Joni Mitchell she was.....wait, it hasn't happened yet.

[@squirrelbutler2119]

Just not a fan of this interviewer. Too gushy at times and almost inarticulate at others. He already knows the stories he's asking Neil to recount (or he hasn't done his homework, as those stories have been told many times) and yet has this "Oh, wow!" look on his face when Neil tells the story, way too fake-awe from him about what he's hearing, unfortunately.

[@hicksy6308]

Willy is the greatest ballad ever written imo, up there with Anjgie ,She's always a woman.

[@warrenbertrand290]

Neil Young fell for MRNA hard.

[@RobTackettCovers]

I clicked on this because my daughter was standing by me, and I said "Look: Neil Young is wearing my hat!" hahahaha! I'm wearing a hat right now that looks like his in this video....

[@katadantesux]

I agree with Neil. JM is in the top 3 of folk singer songwriters, and may not get enough credit for it.. even though prizes and accolades and all that are overrated, imo. Little Green, IMO, is probably the greatest folk song ever written by a single person. Blue is maybe the greatest folk album ever written.

[@michaeldonovan4793]

"like my wife'...i guess he's referring to daryl hannah here not pegi young who died a year after they divorced

[@johnwest194]

dumps his wife of 30 years for darryl hannah and he is blessed what a man

[@artvallejos1460]

Don't Cry No Tears

[@jameswiglesworth5004]

I am in my seventies now they were my favourite two artists in the late sixties and still are, legends does not begin to describe them

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

Joni Mitchell wrote some of the greatest poetic lyrics. Just insanely empathetic and talented.

[@krollpeter]

Poetry at a similar level as Bob Dylan but musically 10 times more skilled

[@GordonCaledonia]

@@krollpeter Not this shit again!

[@nickb9162]

i wonder if her daughter thinks that she is so ' empathetic '

[@squirrelbutler2119]

We don't say 'insane' any more. 'Loony' or 'bananas' or 'batshit crazy' are acceptable, however

[@brianduffy1338]

@@nickb9162 OFCS!

[@gonzoexpress9885]

Neil and Joni . . .the combined talent is mind boggling. Would have been a dream to see them doing a joint acoustic gig in their prime.

[@alan4sure]

Yeah and both Canadians👍

[@MikeMuiMay]

During the Last Waltz she was singing 'Helpless' with him and the Band. Spine tingling. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGPdaH-OpaaLabM

[@gonzoexpress9885]

@@MikeMuiMay Yeah, brilliant, have watched it several times over the years. Neil was feeling no pain - that's for sure!!!

[@jeffdelaney8934]

They played at The Riverboat in Toronto many times or you could walk down Yonge Street and catch The Hawks, and on and on. Some of the best musicians never left but went nowhere.

[@godfreyzilla8608]

I would include Gordon Lightfoot as well. I've been listening to those three most of my adult life since they came on the music scene. Never get tired of listening to them and turned my adult kids into fans as well.

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

Neil has spoken about this before; he wondered about his talent, and worried about "How Good Was He?" And she told him to write more, and write all the time; because not all of his efforts were going to be Gems. He mentioned that he met Leonard Cohen a while later - but from NOW, it would be around the same time - and Leonard Cohen told him much the same thing; "Keep Writing!"

[@MsTdougherty]

Joni is an incredible artist and so are you Neil!

[@surfwriter8461]

Yes, both produced fantastic music for so many years. Sadly, Neil hasn't produced anything worthy of his canon in about 25 years, his muse having left the building back then.

[@fredkrissman6527]

Good on Neil for noting what I think is obvious... Joni is THE greatest singer/songwriter/musician of the past 60 yrs (too bad Robert Zimmerman!), in multiple genres ranging from folk and pop to world and jazz... Thanks very much Joni, for being the soundtrack of so many of our lives!

[@jackmabel6067]

Don't forget Gordon Lightfoot. Thanks!

[@FlatlandMando]

@@jackmabel6067 & who could forget the internationally popular Leonard Cohen? The trouble with people ranking musicians as " great" is that tendency to add "est" to the end of it. There is no ultimate finish line with music, there is no great- est, relax & keep listening to the music!

[@Chapps1941]

Dylan by virtue of his manifold differing writing styles beats all other comers. And he is the most peer-revered musical artist of all-time.

[@maryvallettakeith6146]

I hate these kinds sweeping declarations. Yes, Joni is great....and so are many many others. Must we have a ONE great musician? Can't we appreciate them all for how unique and individual they are?

[@maryvallettakeith6146]

And personally, for me, Tom Waits has written better songs than Joni has. His lyrics are astounding. Listen to 'Day After Tomorrow'. It's a masterpiece.

[@roberthurley6860]

Thank you for posting this. I have always loved hearing stories over the years of his friendship with Joni Mitchell. You listen to him and you hear a true human being. Nothing fake, nothing put on.

[@bunsw2070]

Neil Young is dead to me after his flip out over Joe Rogan and I'm no Rogan fan. Funny how Mr. "Peace is all that Matters" doesn't have a problem with US funded Natssies torturing and murdering civilians in Ukraine. Hey Neil, why don't you get even more boosted?

[@bunsw2070]

Hey, Neil! Shouldn't you be boycotting the same platform that hosts Joe Rogan Content? Why aren't you on a "Cheer Up the Natssie Troops" in Ukraine tour?

[@roberthurley6860]

@@bunsw2070 What the hell is a "NATSSIE" ?? Or do you mean "NAZI"? Do you realize out ignorant you sound?

[@bunsw2070]

@@roberthurley6860 I'm trying not to have my comment shadow banned by using certain key words that are frowned upon.

[@CaptainDarrick]

​@@bunsw2070Because he's a leftist POS that's why

[@chrisrichard2076]

I think ol' Neil was gonna get his ass kicked if he didn't mention his wife after that Joni tribute

[@larrysmac]

LOL...I could sense the disdain from my ex for just listening to Joni. Funny how that worked out, because I still listen to Joni.

[@SgtMjr]

Winnipeg back then was a deep well of musical talent. All high school, jr high, community club, church hall and entertainment club dances had live bands. There were so many that everyone knew someone who played in a band it seemed. The only time you heard recorded music was at home or in a record shop. Many of those bands and musicians went on to future fame. No wonder Winnipeg was called the 'Liverpool' of Canada.

[@Jamie-1985]

Guess Who

[@metislamestiza3708]

sounds like you're a Peg CIty person perhaps?? :)

[@hball6695]

and here I've always thought Winterpeg was the Latke Capital of Canada...

[@gerrylavelle8433]

I met Joni in Boulder Colorado in the spring time of 1976 when she was traveling through Canada and the USA getting inspirations for Hejira. I was in a funky little natural foods store on Broadway Avenue. A woman walked right up to me who looked exactly like Joni Mitchell. Besides being shockingly beautiful, she was super warm, friendly and flirtatious. I was just a young college hippie kind of guy who was totally in love with Joni. I was totally tongue-tied and geeked-out that she could possibly be Joni Mitchell. She kept trying to make small talk and be friendly to engage me conversation but all I could do is stutter and say goofy things. She kept saying that I looked like someone she knew and I kept saying she was mistaken. Finally, she gave me one last chance. She said: "Are you sure you don't know me?" I said: "Yes, you are mistaken." Then she just killed me dead when she said: "Well, that's just too bad then." She turned and walked away out the door of the natural foods store. I followed her discreetly for several blooks on Broadway and I convinced myself I was just imagining she was Joni. When I got home from that dream-like encounter the phone rang and a friend who was a friend of Robben Ford said: "Joni Mitchell is in town visiting Robben Ford." But anyway, I do feel lucky that I got to feel and experience how beautiful she is ,and how warm and flirtatious she could be to just some young hippie college dude.

[@gonzoexpress9885]

Loved this story, Gerry. What a memory to retain for life - you lucky guy.

[@gonzoexpress9885]

@@gerrylavelle8433 Wow, that's a cracker of an experience you had. Saw Joni at the Palais in Melbourne Australia, quite a small venue, the year she turned forty, around 1982 or thereabouts. She was radiant and energetic and recently married to her bass guitarist Larry Klein. I was only a few metres away directly in front and scored some lovely smiles throughout the gig. I was only in my early twenties and was completely stoked.For me she is the quintessential and eternal earthmother, the embodiment of what was an incredible period during those Laurel Canyon years. Thinking about it again now, it's probably no coincidence that my wife bares a strong resemblance to Joni !!!. LOL. Love all Joni's work with personal standouts being the albums Blue & Hejira - just magical. Peace and best wishes to you Gerry.

[@rikoshayrabbit]

I had a Joni encounter in Santa Fe summer of 1992. Joni was almost 50 and I was 37. She was strolling alone down Marcy Street near the Plaza. About a block away I started going a bit crazy wondering if this is Joni? Is it her twin sister? She's getting closer! WTF do I do?? I didn't want to invade her space. She's just out for a stroll and if I begin telling her I've got every album, I know the words to every song, I've drawn portraits of her, I've been in love with her since age 13... she'd be dragging me by her ankle down the sidewalk spraying me with mace. So we passed. I said "Hi" and she smiled and said "Hello." The next few hours I kept thinking that couldn't have been Joni. Then the phone rang. It was a local lady who plays guitar and writes her own songs. She was so excited to tell me she just had a glass of wine with Joni at a local pub called Club West. I think I screamed, or groaned, I definitely made noises of exasperation. I can still see the physical scenario of our encounter inside my head all these years now.

[@tedpeterson1156]

@@gonzoexpress9885 I think he choked! Oops.

[@christinahanson8625]

You are fortunate to have met Joni in person! But actually, teasing and flirting with you and then saying "Well, that's too bad, then" is very creepy. She was punishing you for not recognizing her - or admitting that you did. I absolutely love and adore Joni's music and lyrics, and think they are universally appreciated. But I also think she has never outgrown a "goddess complex" that started early in her career when she received so much recognition for her talent before she was ready to reconcile all of that attention into her life. She welcomes it and yet runs from it simultaneously, a conflict reflected in all of her music throughout the years. Perhaps that is the universal underlying appeal of her music.

[@JamesHawkeYouTube]

Neil should stick to advising us all on masks and vaccines.

[@aquamarine99911]

"Sugar Mountain" is the quintessential Neil Young song. It's all there. I can understand hearing it, and being able to envisage his entire career.

[@alisonperry1786]

I would play & sing my version to my boy as a bed time lullaby still one of my favrites

[@mariashaffer-gordon3561]

@@alisonperry1786 That sounds like a great choice!

[@MrLenoir99]

Joni, Neil and Leonard were above the rest. Thank you for ever, Canada!!!

[@timothyhayes2935]

Don't forget Burton ?

[@RyanMcKennaGosling]

And also Gordon Lightfoot and Gord Downie (both will be missed!).

[@gwynnielsen5081]

I love the music of both Neil and Joni. I could listen to them indefinitely. I'm so glad I grew up at exactly the right time musically. These two have really influenced my own music.

[@garycogswell5499]

The more seasoned the hero the more humble it seems. Love those Canadian icons

[@opentrunk]

Joni isn't humble. She's well aware of her talent and she doesn't hesitate to let everyone else know about it too.

[@philippawhyte4974]

I love you Neil Young even more from this honour of Joni and your wife..thankyou for opening my spirit with yout music when I was a teenager