Deb wrote: >Also, there are a lot of maddening information gaps, particularly in the >area of Joni's romantic relationships. Do we agree that this topic is >appropriate for inclusion in a biography? I would think so - it's >considered fair game for everybody else >>>
I'm not sure, Deb. I can't deny that I am interested too, but I think I tend more towards Karen's own view on this, from her interview with Peter Doggett in Record Collector Magazine - Peter Doggett: "Voyeuristic readers might be disappointed that you didn't devote more of the book to examining Mitchell's famous romances. Karen O'Brien: "I really wanted to get away from the sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll idea. Why would I take that approach when she's a woman I admire for her creative output? It seemed like a waste of my energy, and the readers', to be talking at great length about men she had sex with 30 years ago. I didn't want to waste time on gossip. Maybe there isn't enough sex in the book for some readers - though there is some! - but there are more useful things than that. It's so reductionist to talk about women purely in terms of their boyfriends." all the best PaulC
