I'm a Legend in My Own Mind: Joanna Newsom Q&A
Do you ever get starstruck?
Yeah. Mostly people I haven’t met freak me out. If I ever met Dolly Parton for sure, I would just not be able to say anything. I love her. I think there are a few other examples. I got really starstruck when I met Neil Young. I don’t even know if starstruck is the word, because it wasn’t because he was a star—it was because he was Neil Young. There’s a lot of people that I hope I never meet. There’s people that, it’s just so scary, these beings that you project so much magic on to, they’re such incredible artists you kind of don’t want them to do anything to like change the way you feel about their music. I’m kind of scared to meet Stevie Nicks ever. Not likely, mind you, not likely at all.
Really?
Not because I fear her doing anything to change my perception of her, but just because I feel like I’d say dumb shit, I’d walk away, I’d feel embarrassed. Her life is no different because she just met me, you know? There’s a lot of people like that. I’d rather just listen to their music. She’s the perfect example of that. You don’t want to go too deep.
(Source: newyork.timeout.com, via justasterisms)