Joni Mitchell: An Influential Activist

“One of the greatest songwriters ever”. That is an outstanding achievement to receive, and ones mind may go to someone like Bob Marley, But no this quote was about Joni Mitchell. Joni Mitchell was a very influential person and musician, who happened to be Canadian. She may not be as well known now in our generation but she is still an inspiration to many. Joni Mitchell was born in Alberta and as she grew older she played in folk clubs and coffeehouses, where she then moved to New York City and her career began. Joni Mitchell was known for her wide-ranging voice, soaring vocals, and how personable and relatable her songs were; Making her an influential Canadian and incredibly talented artist worth learning about the obstacles she overcame,

She was extremely accomplished in, and out of the industry, which is another reason she is such an inspirational person to many. Within the industry she astonishingly accumulated 10 Grammys including the best historical album, best album notes, album of the year, best recording package, best folk performance, and many more including a very recent one, she won best historical album in 2022. On top of her Grammys, she was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of fame. This shows how influential Joni Mitchell is, still seeing her impact on the world years after her music was released. She accomplished many things in the music industry, but what outside of it? Joni Mitchell has inspired many of today's, and recent artists' music styles and is even considered a major inspiration for Bob Dylan, Prince, Taylor swift, Neil Diamond, Suzanne Vega, Alanis Morissette, and many more. She was one of the first women in the music industry to be able to make many good songs and stay relevant. Through her accomplishments in the music industry, she inspired women to be able to do that in many other male-dominated fields and industries. Joni Mitchell was a hard-working woman who worked incredibly hard to get to the place she was, and should be an example of an influential Canadian woman, who deserved all of the awards she