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This weeks issue of New York Magazine is a very special one, featuring the worlds first folk goddess Joni Mitchell. Shot by Norman Jean Roy, the editorial photos compliment the mood of the interview perfectly and gracefully captures her aging beauty as styled by Simon Robins.

“Exactement,” says Joni Mitchell, happy that, after several hours of conversation and half a pack of cigarettes, I get it — at least this point anyway. “All my battles were with male egos,” she says. “I’m just looking for equality, not to dominate. But I want to be able to control my vision. There are those moments when I wax feminine and I get walked on.”

Flip through the full editorial below and head here to read the full interview.

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