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Joni Mitchell Calls Bob Dylan 'Fake'
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by Jordan Yerman | April 23, 2010 at 10:29 am
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Joni Mitchell Disses Bob Dylan
Joni Mitchell had some harsh words for legendary musician Bob Dylan. Joni Mitchell called Bob Dylan a fake; in a play of words most often seen in the schoolyard, Joni Mitchell talked up her own authenticity by dissing Bob Dylan's, saying that they were opposites.
The Bob Dylan dis came during an LA Times interview with Joni Mitchell and John Kelly, who is playing Mitchell in a tribute show called Paved Paradise: The Art of Joni Mitchell.
Bob Dylan Plagiarism Claim
Joni Mitchell also refers to the 2006 plagiarism claim related to Dylan's Modern Times album:
Critics claimed his lyrics borrowed too heavily from the writing of the Confederacy poet Henry Timrod.
Dylan, an American Civil War buff, made no acknowledgement to Timrod in the album's sleeve notes.
Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan have toured together more than once, and had never spoken ill of each other before. Joni Mitchell takes issue with Bob Dylan's stage name (his real name is Robert Zimmerman), though Joni herself was born Roberta Joan Anderson.
JM: Bob is not authentic at all. He's a plagiarist, and his name and voice are fake. Everything about Bob is a deception. We are like night and day, he and I.
Joni Mitchell also paid out on Madonna, equating her with the dumbing-down of American pop culture.
Americans have decided to be stupid and shallow since 1980. Madonna is like Nero; she marks the turning point.
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at 10:55 on April 23rd, 2010
I'm disappointed in Joni's comments. As great as she is, it seems unnecessary to bash someone else. Especially Bob Dylan.
at 15:30 on April 24th, 2010
The last time I saw Joni live, she whined she had a cold, and scolded the audience for not listening to her intently enough. Yawn. She is a major b-word.
at 13:19 on April 25th, 2010
Pretty funny... she called him a fake and it looks like she bought herself a new face. Pots and Kettles.
at 12:31 on April 28th, 2010
She's making a legal claim of plagiarism which can be considered libelous. She has gone too far in this. There isn't a musician alive who didn't steal the best stuff they could get(- the point is can you make it yours ad in that Bobby D succeeded in spades as they say) and that includes Joni Mitchell! How dare she make a big deal about a name change?! He's written what 2500 songs, all stolen? It reminds me that he was supposed to have stolen 425 albums a long time ago and the whole thing just became a farse. Joni needs to chill and apologize!
at 12:26 on May 1st, 2010
Did anyone ask this old has-been hag? Mitchell is a hipocrite of the first degree. Rarely has anyone put it as eloquently as a Canwest reporter: "For his part, Dylan has always been an unapologetic borrower from the great American musical traditions - from gospel and swing to blues and rockabilly - and his career output owes a homage to various singers - including his idol, Woody Guthrie. And as the only musician ever to be awarded an honorary Pulitzer Prize, one can assume Dylan's status as an icon won't be a-changin' any time soon - no matter what Mitchell might have to say about it.". I like the music of both, but Mitchell should remember she will never, EVER, achieve the legendary status Dylan has. She would be better served by directing her sour grapes where someone cares.