Leonard Cohen died on November 7th 2016 at the age of 82.

Joni Mitchell turns 80 today.

This is my Joni heart song. I had the Clouds album with me in Ghana. I played it just about every night. The cassette tape kept sticking due to heat and humidity. I’d rewind it by hand using a Bic pen and then I’d whack it on something hard. The whack was essential.