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Joni Mitchell was hospitalized yesterday, after she was found unconscious in her Los Angeles home. The 71-year old was transported to the hospital by paramedics, but she gained consciousness by the time she arrived at the hospital. The Joni Mitchell website has been releasing updates pertaining to the singer-songwriter's condition. "Joni is currently in intensive care in an LA area hospital but is awake and in good spirits," the website reported. Once the news of Mitchell's hospitalization hit mainstream media, a lot of celebrities went on social media to wish the legend well. "Sorry to hear todays news about Joni Mitchell. I sang on her Dancing Clown single many moons ago, all the best 4 her recovery," Billy Joel wrote on Twitter. Boy George, Matthew Koma, St. Vincent, Daphne Zuniga, and more have all wished Mitchell a speedy recovery. …show more content…

Some of her projects include Songs to a Seagull, Clouds, Ladies of the Canyon, For the Roses, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, and Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm. Some of music's biggest stars have listed Mitchell as an influence on their career. Janet Jackson, Prince (http://fdrmx.com/prince-3rdeyegirl-hit-run-tour-headed-to-us/), Madonna, Taylor Swift, Counting Crows, Haim, Kanye West, Courtney Love, Annie Lennox, and countless others have been influenced by the singer-songwriter. Janet Jackson sampled the chorus of Mitchell's "Big Yellow Taxi" on her "Got 'Til It's Gone" record. Rapper Q-Tip was also featured on "Got 'Til It's Gone," for which he famously stated the line, "Joni Mitchell never

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