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Joni Mitchell
Apr 27, 2010 Updated Apr 28, 2010

The legendary singer-songwriter has labelled Bob Dylan a plagiarist in an interview with the LA Times.

66-year old Mitchell, who has wrestled with health problems in recent years, said "We are like night and day, he and I...Bob is not authentic at all. He's a plagiarist, and his name and voice are fake".

Bob wasn't alone in attracting Joni's ire...she also took aim at Madonna, saying "Americans have decided to be stupid and shallow since 1980. Madonna is like Nero; she marks the turning point."

Source: The Guardian external link

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Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson; November 7, 1943) is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto. In 1965 she moved to the United States and, touring constantly, began to be recognized when her original songs ("Urge for Going," "Chelsea...

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