Burton Cummings Becoming A U.S. Citizen
Canadian classic rocker Burton Cummings is on his way to becoming an American citizen. The former Guess Who frontman says in a MySpace post that he "aced" his citizenship test. He admits that while the test itself wasn't all that hard, he was still nervous about it. Cummings describes the ten-question exam, explaining that after getting the first seven questions right the man administering the test said they could stop, since he only needed six correct to pass. The singer notes the other requirements are the ability to read and write -- something the examiner said he "assumed" the rocker could do.
Cummings, who now lives in California, adds, quote, "I've been approved...I saw the immigration man stamp my papers in a bright red ink...Looks like I'll be sworn in around the middle of March...Then that night, I'm gonna come home, rev up my Yamaha 88, and do the best version of Marvin Gaye's version of "The Star Spangled Banner" ever...and I'm not gonna record it...I'm just gonna sing it for me and the U.S.A."
