The article highlights Joni Mitchell’s belief that Prince understood her music more deeply than other artists. It presents their mutual admiration as significant because Prince recognised the complexity and originality of Mitchell’s songwriting, rather than treating her simply as a folk singer-songwriter.

Mitchell regarded Prince as a rare musician who could appreciate the unusual harmonies, emotional nuance and jazz-influenced elements of her work. The piece notes that he covered her song ‘A Case of You’, and frames this as evidence of his close connection to her music and artistic outlook.