David Crosby: Joni Mitchell Had an Aneurysm, 'Is Not Speaking'

By Stassa Edwards  |  June 27, 2015 | 2:30pm
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During an interview with HuffPost Live, David Crosby said that Joni Mitchell has suffered an aneurysm and, to his knowledge, has lost her ability to speak. “She took a terrible hit. She had an aneurysm, and nobody found her for a while,” Crosby said. “And she’s going to have to struggle back from it the way you struggle back from a traumatic brain injury.”

In May, Billboard reported that Mitchell had suffered an aneurysm, a report that conflicted with an update from her website indicating that she simply had a “minor medical emergency.” The last official statement from Mitchell, which also came from her website, stated that the singer is fully aware and in possession of her “full senses”

Crosby remains hopeful even though he hasn’t seen or spoken to Mitchell: “She’s probably the best of us — probably the greatest living singer-songwriter. … We’re all holding our breath and thinking a good thought, hoping that it’s going to turn out okay.” [Huffington Post]

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