Unveiling the Untold Stories Behind Joni Mitchell’s Iconic Music in Paul Lisicky’s Riveting New Memoir
Reviewed by Sara Pisak
Paul Lisicky’s Song So Wild and Blue: A Life with the Music of Joni Mitchell allows his life and the music, life, and writing of Joni Mitchell sing in harmony. Equal parts memoir and Mitchell biography, Lisicky uses the folk legend’s song writing and personal struggles to help himself and the reader better understand significant moments in his life.
One of the most noteworthy moments Lisicky discusses is his transition from songwriter to prose writer. As a songwriter himself, he finds solace and clarity in both his own writings and in Mitchell’s. Together Lisicky and Mitchell forge a life engulfed in appreciation for the power of language that aids in his newfound love of prose.
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