{"product_id":"reckless-daughter-a-portrait-of-joni-mitchell-paperback","title":"Reckless Daughter: A Portrait of Joni Mitchell - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Yaffe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe was like a storm. --Leonard Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eReckless Daughter \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of an artist and an era that have left an indelible mark on American music. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoni Mitchell may be the most influential female recording artist and composer of the late twentieth century. In \u003ci\u003eReckless Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, the music critic David Yaffe tells the remarkable, heart-wrenching story of how the blond girl with the guitar became a superstar of folk music in the 1960s, a key figure in the Laurel Canyon music scene of the 1970s, and the songwriter who spoke resonantly to, and for, audiences across the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Canadian prairie girl, a free-spirited artist, Mitchell never wanted to be a pop star. She was nothing more than \"a painter derailed by circumstances,\" she would explain. And yet, she went on to become a talented self-taught musician and a brilliant bandleader, releasing album after album, each distinctly experimental, challenging, and revealing. Her lyrics captivated listeners with their perceptive language and naked emotion, born out of Mitchell's life, loves, complaints, and prophecies. As an artist whose work deftly balances narrative and musical complexity, she has been admired by such legendary lyricists as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen and beloved by such groundbreaking jazz musicians as Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Shorter, and Herbie Hancock. Her hits--from \"Big Yellow Taxi\" to \"Both Sides, Now\" to \"A Case of You\"--endure as timeless favorites, and her influence on the generations of singer-songwriters who would follow her, from her devoted fan Prince to Björk, is undeniable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this intimate biography, drawing on dozens of unprecedented in-person interviews with Mitchell, her childhood friends, and a cast of famous characters, Yaffe reveals the backstory behind the famous songs--from Mitchell's youth in Canada, her bout with polio at age nine, and her early marriage and the child she gave up for adoption, through the love affairs that inspired masterpieces, and up to the present--and shows us why Mitchell has so enthralled her listeners, her lovers, and her friends.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Yaffe\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1973. He has written on numerous subjects (music, film, theater, dance, higher education) for \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and other publications. He is currently a professor of English at Syracuse University, and is the author of \u003ci\u003eFascinating Rhythm: Reading Jazz in American Writing \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBob Dylan: Like a Complete Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762298585376,"sku":"9780374538064","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a2429dbe203fafa6f2d74a803a5ad2b6.webp?v=1780218953","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/reckless-daughter-a-portrait-of-joni-mitchell-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}