How music would change if Joni Mitchell had left her career

If Joni Mitchell had given up on music before achieving success, the world would likely never have received pivotal albums like "Blue," "Court and Spark," "Hejira" and "The Hissing of Summer Lawns." This is the main conclusion of Far Out Magazine's analysis of the Canadian singer's impact on music history. Mitchell revolutionized popular songwriting by combining deeply personal lyrics, sophisticated harmonies, and unconventional alternative tunings. His influence reached artists such as Prince, Björk, Taylor Swift, Brandi Carlile and countless other songwriters. Without her presence, the singer-songwriter movement would have lost one of its most important figures, while many artists may never find the inspiration that helped shape their careers. Furthermore, modern folk, original pop and some alternative music would probably have followed very different paths. Joni Mitchell's legacy shows how a single artist can profoundly alter the evolution of popular music.