Joni Mitchell says she became U.S. citizen to vote, vows to never stop being Canadian

Joni Mitchell, the renowned Canadian folk singer, has recently become an American citizen. Despite this new status, she has stated that she will never cease to be Canadian. Born in Fort Macleod, Alberta in 1943, Mitchell moved to Toronto in 1964 before relocating to Detroit and New York. She returned to California in 1984 and now resides in Santa Barbara, while maintaining a second home on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast.

Mitchell's motivation for obtaining U.S. citizenship was her desire to vote, and she maintains her Canadian citizenship alongside her new American one. The 82-year-old's naturalization announcement was met with questions about her Canadian citizenship, which she clarified in a statement and on her Instagram story. Mitchell has also announced a new book, "NEWS," featuring 23 of her paintings that criticize the relentless news cycle and express her views on the world today.