Speaking to Rolling Stone magazine, veteran singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has hit out at the music industry saying she is "ashamed" to be part of it and, as a result, she may stop recording altogether. "I just think it's a cesspool," she said. "I would never take another deal in the record business, which means I may not record again, or I have to figure out a way to sell over the internet or do something else.” She went on to criticise the MTV culture saying: "It's tragic what MTV has done to the world.”
Canadian Joni Mitchell is well known for her outspoken opinions. She has slated Sting, Alanis Morissette and Sheryl Crow as singers and songwriters, despite all three claiming to be big fans of hers. She was once described by friend David Crosby as being "about as humble as Mussolini.”