Every year, since I was a teen, I've watched the Grammy Awards. And for the last 15 years or so, I've always promised myself "this is the last time"; but, there was almost always a small slice of an artist that caught my ear, and I ended up being a fan (Seal, Take 6, some mexican guitarist, etc). So far tonight, I haven't seen any new artist that I'd be interested in (and right now there's a rapper in football pads painted with truckbed liner who's performance is so bleeped out, there's no music there).
But.
Joni Mitchell performed! Her intro mentioned something that really stuck with me: because of childhood polio, and her recent aneurysm, She's had to learn to talk, walk, sing, and play, three times in her lifetime. She sang a slower version of "Both Sides Now", with an all-star backup band (Jacob Collier played piano, very tastefully, until the end of the song; hey, he's still a kid). It's been years since I've had tears running down my cheeks, but despite the warts, this was beautiful. What an incredible artist.
But.
Joni Mitchell performed! Her intro mentioned something that really stuck with me: because of childhood polio, and her recent aneurysm, She's had to learn to talk, walk, sing, and play, three times in her lifetime. She sang a slower version of "Both Sides Now", with an all-star backup band (Jacob Collier played piano, very tastefully, until the end of the song; hey, he's still a kid). It's been years since I've had tears running down my cheeks, but despite the warts, this was beautiful. What an incredible artist.