Veteran singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has hit out at the music industry, saying she is "ashamed" to be part of it.

"I just think it's a cesspool," Mitchell said of the music business.


"I would never take another deal in the record business, which means I may not record again, or I have to figure out a way to sell over the internet or do something else."

"It's tragic what MTV has done to the world," Mitchell said.

The Canadian artist is known for her outspoken opinions and has in the past described contemporary music as "appallingly sick, with boring chord movement and bad acting."