Singer discusses health difficulties in rare public speech as she accepts Kennedy Center award
Joni Mitchell addressed her health difficulties in a rare public speech as she accepted her Kennedy Center Honor, one of the most prestigious awards in
American cultural life.
At a ceremony attended by
Joe Biden – in a show of support for the arts after the awards were snubbed by
Donald Trump – Mitchell discussed the issues she’s faced in the wake of an aneurysm in 2015 that left her temporarily unable to walk or talk.