
Spanish: 
(Joni Mitchell  “Urge For Going")
- [Joni] La gente me
protegía mucho,
muchísimo, Estuve en la industria
por mucho tiempo sin tener idea 
de las drogas que la gente usaba, sabes.
Yo solo decía: "Dios, él se ve muy delgado.
"¿Por qué? ¿No tiene apetito?"
Era muy, muy protegida
cuando comencé en esto.
Era joven para mi edad, no tan inocente
como ellos esperaban, pero tú sabes,
No sé por qué parezco
sacar eso en la gente.
Esa es Miss Puss.
- [Joe] Hola, Miss Puss.
- [Joni] Está diciendo hola.
(suena suave música de guitarra)
- [Joni] Sabes, me gusta mi libertad,
Me gusta comprar mis propios alimentos.
La gente sí te reconoce.
Se asombran un poco.
A algunos les gusta,
les hace sentir relajados,
confirma sus esperanzas
de que, de hecho, eres
similar a ellos.
Algunos no lo soportan.

English: 
(Joni Mitchell  “Urge For Going")
- [Joni] People were
very protective of me,
overly so, I mean, I was in the industry
for a long time before I had any idea
of what drugs people were doing, you know.
I just said, "Jeez, he's looking awful skinny.
"Why? Doesn't he have an appetite?"
You know, I was very, very sheltered
when I first entered into it.
I was young for my age, not as naive
as they expected, but you know,
I don't know why I seem to
bring that out in people.
That's Miss Puss.
- [Joe] Hi, Miss Puss.
- [Joni] She's saying hello.
(light guitar music plays)
- [Joni] You know, I like my freedom,
I like to do my own grocery shopping.
People do recognize you.
They are kind of shocked.
Some people like it, it
makes them feel at ease,
you know, it confirms their hopes
that you are, in fact,
similar to them, you know.
Some people can't stand it.

Spanish: 
Una vez, me senté, teníamos buenos asientos
en el suelo de un concierto de rock
y nos adentramos, llegamos tarde,
el hombre sentado a mi lado dijo:
"No puedes sentarte aquí".
Yo dije: "¿Por qué no? Tengo las entradas".
"Pero eres Joni Mitchell".
Yo dije: "¿Y?"
Dijo: "Bueno,
no deberías sentarte aquí.
"Deberías estar tras bastidores
o en esa caja".
Estaba muy molesto.
A algunas personas les molesta
verte hacer cosas ordinarias.
Esas personas, si fueran celebridades,
tendrían un sequito, sabes.
Si te ves como un tipo de rey,
entonces necesitas sirvientes y
a tu ejercito a tu alrededor.
(suena suave música de guitarra)
- [Joni] Me gusta moverme.
Yo viajo, he manejado
a través del país por mí misma.
Cuando sentía que, ya sabes,
la gente me molestaba,
me movía, usaba nombres para viajar,
pelucas de ser necesario.
No pensé que tenía muchos
seguidores en el Sur,
Pensé que era anónima allá,
así que seguía yendo al Sur, pero descubrí
que en ciertas partes
era bastante reconocible
así que simplemente fui a una tienda de pelucas.

English: 
One time, I sat down, we had good tickets
on the floor at some rock concert
and we moved in, we got there late,
and the fellow sitting next to me said,
"You can't sit here."
I said, "Why not? I've got tickets."
"But you're Joni Mitchell."
I said, "So?"
He said, "Well you
shouldn't be sitting there.
"You should be backstage or
you should be up in that box."
He was very annoyed.
Some people are upset to see
you doing ordinary things.
Those people, if they were a celebrity,
they would have an entourage, you know.
If you see yourself as a kingly type,
then you need serfs and your
army and someone around you.
(light guitar music plays)
- [Joni] I like to move around.
I travel, I've driven
across country by myself.
When I felt, you know,
people were nosing me out,
well I moved on, I used traveling names,
wigs if necessary.
I didn't think I had much
of a following in the South,
I thought I was anonymous down there,
so I kept to the South but I found
that in certain pockets that
I was quite recognizable
and I just hit a wig store.

English: 
(light guitar music plays)
- [Joni] At that time, I was pretty much
a Good Time Charlie, I was a bad student
in the school system.
I failed the 12th grade.
I had done my book reports
from classic comics.
- [Joe] Oh really?
- [Joni] I was
anti-intellectual to the nth.
Basically, I liked to dance
and paint and that was about it
and as far as serious discussions went,
at that time, most of them were overtly
pseudo-intellectual and boring, you know,
like to see teenagers sitting around
solving the problems of the world,
I thought, "All things considered,
I'd rather be dancing."
(light guitar music plays)
- [Joni] I liked playing in small clubs.
I really liked holding the
attention of 30 or 40 people.
I'd never liked the roar of the big crowd.
I didn't like the sound of people gasping
at the mere mention of my name.
It horrified me.
It also, for a lot of reasons,
because I knew people were fickle
and I knew that they
were buying an illusion,

Spanish: 
(suena suave música de guitarra)
- [Joni] En ese momento, básicamente era
una Good Time Charlie, era una mala estudiante
en el sistema escolar.
No aprobé el 12avo grado.
Había hecho mis reportes de libros
con cómics clásicos.
- [Joe] ¿En serio?
- [Joni] Era
anti-intelectual hasta la médula.
Básicamente me gustaba bailar
y pintar y eso era todo
y si se trataba de discusiones serias,
en ese momento, muchas de ellas eran exageradamente
semi-intelectuales y aburridas, sabes,
ver adolescente sentados
resolvieron los problemas del mundo,
Yo pensaba: "Considerando todo,
preferiría estar bailando".
(suena suave música de guitarra)
- [Joni] Me gustaba tocar en pequeños clubes.
Realmente me gustaba capturar la
atención de 30 o 40 personas.
Nunca me ha gustado el rugido de una gran multitud.
No me gustaba el sonido de la gente sorprendiéndose
a la mera mención de mi nombre.
Me aterrorizaba.
También, por muchas razones,
porque sabía que la gente era débil
y sabía que estaban
comprando una ilusión,

English: 
I didn't want there to be such a gulf
between who I presented and who I was.
As Geffen pointed out, he said,
"You're the only star I ever met
"that wanted to be ordinary."
You know, I never really
wanted to be a star.
I didn't like entering a
room with all eyes on me.
I still don't really like the
attention of a birthday party.
I prefer Christmas, you know,
which is everybody's holiday.
You know, it's just my nature.
I don't like to be that
zeroed in on like en masse.
Over the years, I've adjusted to it.
Now, I'm the other way around.
You can give me 400,000 hostile people
and I won't even break sweat
but if you give me 200 adoring people,
my mouth will dry up.
I don't know how to sell out.
If I tried to sell out,
I don't think I could.
By that, I mean to make an attempt
to make a commercial record.
I just make 'em and I think,
"If I was a kid, I would like this song."
You know, so you have
to have a certain amount
of grab-ability initially
and then something

Spanish: 
No quería que hubiera un foso
entre a quien representaba y quien era.
Como Geffen señaló, él dijo,
"Tú eres la única estrella que he conocido
"que quiere ser ordinaria".
Sabes, yo nunca realmente
quise ser una estrella.
No me gustaba entrar a una
habitación con todas las miradas sobre mí.
En verdad, todavía no me gusta
la atención de una fiesta de cumpleaños.
Prefiero la Navidad, sabes,
es la fiesta de todos.
Esa es mi naturaleza.
No me gusta estar así
de alto en un pedestal.
A través de los años, me he ajustado a ello.
Ahora soy todo lo contrario.
Puedes darme 400.000 personas hostiles 
Y ni siquiera sudaré
Pero si me das 200 personas que me adoran,
mi boca se secará.
No sé cómo venderme.
Si tratara de venderme,
no creo que pudiera.
Con eso, me refiero a intentar
hacer un disco comercial.
Solo los hago y pienso:
"Si fuera una niña, me gustaría esta canción".
Sabes, entonces debes
tener una cierta cantidad
de atención inicial
y luego algo

English: 
that wears well that you'll
love for years to come.
That's what anything fine is.
It's recognized in painting,
it's not recognized.
I'm just working in a toss
away industry, you know.
I'm a fine artist working in
a commercial arena, you know,
so that's my cross to bear.
("Both Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell)
- [Joni] I have lost my
credibility as a hit maker
because of these side excursions
into other branches of music,
by not being consistent,
consistency seems to be
all important.
- [Joe] Do you regret it?
Oh, I would do the same thing in a minute.
Are you kidding?
Oh, I don't, no, I have no regret.
- [Joe] Have you accepted the
fact that you don't sell more?
I mean, is it, does it make you angry?
- [Joni] What I'm telling you is
no, it doesn't make me angry.
It makes me curious why.
(light guitar music plays)

Spanish: 
que envejezca bien, que
amarás por los años venideros.
Así es todo lo fino.
Es reconocido en la pintura,
no es reconocido.
Solo trabajo en una industria
de tirar al bote, sabes.
Soy una artista fina trabajando
en una arena comercial,
esa es la cruz que debo cargar.
("Both Sides Now" por Joni Mitchell)
- [Joni] He perdido mi
credibilidad como creadora de éxitos
por todas estas excursiones
a otras ramas de la música,
por no ser consistente,
la consistencia parece ser
muy importante.
- [Joe] ¿Te arrepientes?
Oh, haría lo mismo en un minuto.
¿Bromeas?
Oh, no lo hago, no, no tengo arrepentimientos.
- [Joe] ¿Has aceptado el
hecho de que no vendes más?
Digo, ¿te molesta?
- [Joni] Lo que te digo es que 
no, no me molesta.
Me da curiosidad el porqué.
(suena suave música de guitarra)

English: 
- [Joe] Do you ever get
periods where nothing comes,
I mean, when you're writing?
Are there dry periods there
or are you prolific
enough to keep writing?
- [Joni] Musically, I would never run dry.
Any time I sit down to an
instrument, I could write a song.
You know, I try not to steal from myself,
but the modalities create
similarities, you know.
Musically, I don't think I'd ever dry up.
I trust my musical invention.
Lyrics are hard.
(light guitar music plays)

Spanish: 
- [Joe] ¿Alguna vez tienes
periodos donde nada surge,
digo, cuando escribes?
¿Hay periodos de sequía
o eres lo suficientemente
prolífica para seguir escribiendo?
- [Joni] Musicalmente, nunca me secaría.
En cualquier momento que me siente con
un instrumento, puedo escribir una canción.
Trato de no robarme a mí misma,
pero las modalidades crean
similitudes, sabes.
Musicalmente, no creo que me secaría.
Confío en mi invención musical.
Las letras son difíciles.
(suena suave música de guitarra)
