My Conversation with Joni Mitchell

Joni tells me about her approach to writing -- including her assessment of one of her best-known songs, "Both Sides Now", which she wrote when she was just 21 years old.
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Tonight on PBS, I'm joined for a rare interview by Joni Mitchell, who has just released a four-disc collection of newly remastered tracks spanning some 40 years of recording by the iconic singer-songwriter entitled, "LOVE HAS MANY FACES: A QUARTET, A BALLET, WAITING TO BE DANCED".

In the clip below, Joni tells me about her approach to writing -- including her assessment of one of her best-known songs, "Both Sides Now", which she wrote when she was just 21 years old.

For more of our conversation, be sure to tune in to Tavis Smiley on PBS. Check our website for your local TV listings: www.pbs.org/tavis.

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