Joni Mitchell

Amanda Seyfried Learned to Play Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ for Biopic

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Amanda Seyfried Learned to Play Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ for Biopic

Amanda Seyfried said she felt like a “bona fide musician” after learning to play the entirety of Joni Mitchell’s masterpiece, Blue, while prepping for a since-shelved project about the iconic singer-songwriter.  Seyfried was set to play Mitchell in a biopic about the singer and Elliot Roberts, Mitchell’s manager and co-founder of Asylum Records. (Roberts died … Read more

Amanda Seyfried’s Axed Joni Mitchell Biopic: Learning Blue, Meeting Joni

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Amanda Seyfried’s Axed Joni Mitchell Biopic: Learning Blue, Meeting Joni

Turns out, Amanda Seyfried‘s viral cover of Joni Mitchell’s “California” on “The Tonight Show” wasn’t pure coincidence — the Oscar-nominated actor was once attached to play the singer-songwriter in a biopic. In an interview with British GQ, Seyfried revealed that she learned to play Mitchell’s “Blue” album on dulcimer, piano and guitar during the COVID-19 … Read more