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Longtime U.S. resident Joni Mitchell should now be referred to as newly sworn-in U.S. citizen Joni Mitchell. In an Instagram post<\/a> shared on Tuesday with the caption \u201cA journey that began 62 years ago,\u201d the Canada-born Mitchell is seen making her dual citizenship official while a crowd applauds. Pitchfork has reached out to Mitchell\u2019s representatives for comment. (If any New York Times<\/em> Greatest Living American Songwriters list editors are reading, we also await a well-deserved update.)<\/p>\n Her decision to naturalize her citizenship isn\u2019t exactly an endorsement for the U.S.\u2019 current political regime. The musician has openly opposed President Donald Trump, noting during a \u201cJoni Jam\u201d performance at the Hollywood Bowl in 2024, \u201cFuck Donald Trump. I wish I could vote\u2026I\u2019m a Canadian. I\u2019m one of those lousy immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n Mitchell has also been critical of Canada\u2019s government over the years. A statement on her website<\/a> from 2006 noted that “while she still sees herself as a Canadian first\u2014she is both a Canadian and U.S. citizen\u2014Ms. Mitchell believes the country is sliding dangerously close to assimilation with the U.S., politically, economically and culturally.\u201d<\/p>\n Born in Alberta and raised in Saskatoon from the time she was nine, Mitchell first came to the United States in the mid-1960s, settling in Detroit after her marriage to Chuck Mitchell. She lived briefly in New York before moving to Los Angeles in 1968, where she would become a leading figure in the burgeoning Laurel Canyon folk scene. She currently lives in Santa Barbara.<\/p>\n Revisit the feature Joni Mitchell: Her Art and Life in 33 Songs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n