It made me have an inner life and made an artist out of me. Joni Mitchell on losing mobility from polio As a teenager Joni loved to dance. She once said, ”When I got [my legs] back, I rock ‘n ...

Joni — both sides now. For many Mitchell fans, the basic beats of her life are well known, from a defining childhood bout with polio, to the daughter she bore and gave up for adoption at age 21 ...