Joni Mitchell ‘just inching along’ five years after brain aneurysm
Joni Mitchell says she is still struggling to walk five years after suffering a brain aneurysm.
The acclaimed singer-songwriter, 76, was taken to hospital in March 2015 after being found unconscious at her Los Angeles home. A statement at the time said she was “getting better each day” and “a full recovery is expected”.
However, in a rare interview with the Guardian, Mitchell said she is “inching along”.
Speaking to director Cameron Crowe, the Big Yellow Taxi singer spoke about whether she had been struck with musical inspiration recently.
She said: "Not for a while. I haven't been writing recently. I haven't been playing my guitar or the piano or anything.
“No, I'm just concentrating on getting my health back. You know what? I came back from polio, so here I am again, and struggling back.”
Asked how she would characterise the past five years, she said :" Just inching my way along. I'm showing slow improvement but moving forward.”