Joni Mitchell Becomes US Citizen: ‘A Journey That Began 62 Years Ago’
Canada-born singer-songwriter, 82, posts footage of citizenship ceremony to Instagram
TL;DR
- Joni Mitchell, 82, has become a US citizen after moving to the country in the mid-1960s.
- She shared footage of her citizenship ceremony on Instagram, captioning it: “A journey that began 62 years ago.”
- The citizenship allows Mitchell to vote in US elections, a right she previously lamented not having as a Canadian immigrant.
- Mitchell moved to the US in 1965 after marrying folk singer Chuck Mitchell, and became a prominent voice in the US folk music circuit.
- A biopic about her life is currently in development, with Meryl Streep reportedly cast to play Mitchell.