Mr. Completely on Nostr: as a lyricist her impact was twofold. She was more serious about writing from direct, ...

as a lyricist her impact was twofold. She was more serious about writing from direct, internal perspectives (as opposed to writing characters, which she also did, but much less exclusively) than her peers. Simon was also one of the first to get truly introspective/honest, but that direct, revealing mode (so opposite to Dylan's layered masking) is associated with Joni. Secondly the simple fact of writing from a woman's perspective was powerful and challenging.