Watch Joni Mitchell Make Her GRAMMYS PERFORMANCE DEBUT at 80
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00:00 "I looked at love from both sides now"
00:06 Joni Mitchell making her Grammys performance debut at 80 years old.
00:11 "I hope I'm a good influence on music"
00:15 The 9-time Grammy winner was joined by Brandi Carlile for a rendition of "Both Sides Now,"
00:20 Brandi holding it down on the guitar and providing backup vocals.
00:25 "I looked at life from both sides now"
00:32 Plus, Joni treated the audience to a little cane-ography.
00:36 "At all"
00:43 Joni's performance was an exciting moment for all of her fans,
00:47 including her industry peers, who couldn't wait to see her take that stage.
00:51 "Is there anybody you're looking forward to seeing?"
00:53 "I mean, Joni Mitchell is my North Star artist.
00:57 There's not been a day that I haven't listened to her music since I learned about her as a small child.
01:03 So I'm just really nervous. That's what I keep getting a hot flash about.
01:08 We're just so lucky. We're just so lucky."
01:11 "Joni Mitchell. It was like, we would line up in the bathroom and take turns singing Joni Mitchell songs."
01:17 "Joni Mitchell is playing, which is going to be amazing."
01:19 "I mean, Joni Mitchell is one of my songwriting heroes. So that's amazing."
01:24 And Joni more than lived up to the hype.
01:26 "Can you dig it? Maybe not. I don't know."
01:30 Proving that her longevity is no coincidence, and that true star power is ageless.
01:38 "I looked at love from both sides now"
01:45 "I'm not going to lie. I'm not going to lie. I'm not going to lie."
01:49 [MUSIC]