In her acceptance speech, she mentioned her mother, among other things.
— My mother would have been particularly proud of this, because she wanted me to go to college. I went to art school for a year before I dropped out, so she had been impressed with this award, she said.
Earlier this summer, Mitchell surprised by playing his first gig in over 20 years. She performed with American artist Brandi Carlile at the Newport Folk Festival, where she had not played since 1969.
Joni Mitchell is 78 years old and broke through in the mid-60s. The last time she performed a full concert was on a tour in 2000.