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The Jordan Harbinger Show
It was mentioned as an example of an artist choosing to pursue their creative vision, even if it meant alienating some of their fanbase and potentially sacrificing commercial success, ultimately leading to a happier life for the artist.
Joni realized A she had enough money B she could do this for the next 40 years for 40 years she could keep playing songs in the Joni Mitchell genre they're not that hard she didn't want to do that she...
— Episode: 445: Seth Godin | Shipping Creative Work
Episode: 445: Seth Godin | Shipping Creative Work
It was mentioned as an example of an artist choosing to pursue their creative vision, even if it meant alienating some of their fanbase and potentially sacrificing commercial success, ultimately leading to a happier life for the artist.
Joni realized A she had enough money B she could do this for the next 40 years for 40 years she could keep playing songs in the Joni Mitchell genre they're not that hard she didn't want to do that she didn't want to play covers of herself she liked the feeling of art instead so she released a record called Don Juan's reckless daughter intentionally designed to make most of her fans walk away and they stuck with her and she had to do it two more times before they gave up on her but those records let Joni Mitchell go back to being the person she wanted to be and not keep score
Episode: 445: Seth Godin | Shipping Creative Work
It was mentioned as an album that Joni Mitchell released intentionally to alienate some of her fanbase, and as a way to reclaim her artistic direction, even at the cost of mainstream popularity.
Joni realized A she had enough money B she could do this for the next 40 years for 40 years she could keep playing songs in the Joni Mitchell genre they're not that hard she didn't want to do that she didn't want to play covers of herself she liked the feeling of art instead so she released a record called Don Juan's reckless daughter intentionally designed to make most of her fans walk away and they stuck with her and she had to do it two more times before they gave up on her but those records let Joni Mitchell go back to being the person she wanted to be and not keep score they certainly annoyed her record label but Joni's problem is not her record labels problem and vice versa she's not them and they're not her she gets to do what she wants