>How heady and weird it must be for her to go through life with what amounts to occasional media mentions, periodic awards and recognition, and a small legion of people who get it -- when she should be as revered in her lifetime as Cole Porter or John Lennon were in theirs. >
well, i DO think that joni is as revered as these folks...almost every songwriter from every generation & genre, male or female puts joni up there at the top of the list of their influences & she has many many fans out there...i guess i just don't see her as someone with a small legion of people who get it...i think a lot of people get it. however, there are fewer people who are be as familiar with her later work as her earlier stuff... my 2 cents about that self esteem thing...i'm with sherelle, i'd just love to be able to sit down with her & tell her how admired she is, how grateful i & so many many others are for her musical contributions...i also agree with grace/colin when she/he speaks of self esteem being an inward thing, but i must add that it when creativity is involved it is also an outward thing...for any this is because the creation is the inner life being made manifest...a very vulnerable & brave thing to do, especially for someone who is basically a private person as i suspect joni is...private, yet her creativity compels her to write these songs then of course put them out for the world to hear...a very complex issue that i think plagues many songwriters who are basically shy & private, yet are compelled to put their innermost thoughts out there for the whole world to hear, admire, dissect, criticize, etc.... ******************************************** Kate Bennett www.katebennett.com sponsored by Polysonics Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars: http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html ********************************************
