The music that I chose during my life, it wasn't arbitrary. It was all in my family home when I was growing… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
I thought everybody could sing, because everybody in my family could. — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
I admire people's marriages, and I think it's a wonderful thing to have, but I don't think it's the only way to… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
I'm a chameleon. I can change my voice a lot. I always was able to, because in my family's music, I was… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
I know my own father's business was very dependent on the goodwill and business and trade from people in northern Mexico. We… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Art is for healing ourselves, and everybody needs their own personal art to heal up their problems. — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
