Amanda Seyfried's Viral Dulcimer Performance Came From Shelved Joni Mitchell Biopic
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Danielle Chelosky
Summary
Amanda Seyfried revealed in a GQ interview that her viral dulcimer performance of Joni Mitchell's "California" on The Tonight Show stemmed from preparation for a Joni Mitchell biopic that was ultimately shelved. The film was about Mitchell and her manager Elliot Roberts, who passed away before it could be made. Seyfried had been learning the dulcimer specifically for the role.
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· 3 pulledIt was a movie about her and [manager] Elliot Roberts.
Then he died — but not before I met him.
Apparently a lot of people reached...
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