The legend of folk music Joni Mitchell said he still "
struggled
" to walk again after a ruptured aneurysm suffered in 2015 which made her unable to speak for a time, in a rare interview with our British colleagues at the
Guardian
.
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The Canadian artist was hospitalized urgently on March 31, 2015 in Los Angeles, the victim of a ruptured aneurysm which had caused her to lose the ability to speak for several months: "
The polio had not affected me. like that, but the ruptured aneurysm weakened me a lot more, really.
This accident reduced my ability to speak and walk.
I quickly recovered my speech, but I still struggle to walk.
"
Optimistic about the future, she is always so"
fighter
".
A temperament that this singer who has inspired generations of artists, from Neil Diamond to Prince, claims with pride: “
I have Irish blood.
"
Joni Mitchell is a major figure of the folk rocker generation of the 1960s with hits like
Big Yellow Taxi
,
Both Sides, Now
and Woodstock
, an ode to the glory of the famous festival which she had not yet participated in in August 1969. And , this is not trivial for her, Joni Mitchell has also campaigned for the defense of the environment and the rights of Amerindians.
A cause that is always close to his heart.
Urge for Going
by Joni Mitchell