Being a celebrity made me so uncomfortable that I would have preferred standing behind the amplifiers. — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
Ninety-eight percent of the singing I did was private singing - it was in the shower, at the dishwasher, driving my car, singing with… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
I always thought competition was for horse races and it never belonged in art. I never felt that competitive with other girl singers, really. — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
I grew up in a big sky country. Then I lived in Manhattan, where you can only see the sky between buildings, and then… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
Art is for healing ourselves, and everybody needs their own personal art to heal up their problems. — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
I grew up singing Mexican music, and that's based on indigenous Mexican rhythms. Mexican music also has an overlay of West African music, based… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
the relentless touring and endless repetition of the same songs over and over again promoted a creeping awareness that my music had begun to… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
“We wanted to sing about the passions of mature women: love and concern for our children, love between trusted and treasured friends, the precariousness… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
I never thought of myself as a rock singer. I was interested in songs like 'Heart Like a Wheel,' and I liked the others… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
If you don't have story to tell the public at large - you have to be able to sort of go listen. — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
I am a believer in discipline; it takes a lot to do well. You need discipline for those little excursions into the chaotic that… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
“Since there are always talented players in these emerging categories, no matter how grating they may be to the ear of the more traditionally… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
I'd go over to my grandmother's house, and she'd be playing opera. They loved opera. Not only did they play it on the radio,… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
Marijuana has a lot of very good medical uses, and I truly believe it should be legal, but for just recreational use it wasn't… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share
