I grew up singing Mexican music, and that's based on indigenous Mexican rhythms. Mexican music also has an overlay of West African… — 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… — 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,… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
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… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
Judy Henske, who was the then reigning queen of folk music, said to me at The Troubadour, 'Honey, in this town there… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
The essential elements of singing are voice, musicianship, and story. It is the rare artist that has all three in abundance. — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
The dream world of sleep and the dream world of music are not far apart. I often catch glimpses of one as… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
I think musicians are always supportive of each other because they want the groove to keep going on. They just basically want… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
Everybody has their own level of doing their music. ... Mine just happened to resonate over the years, in one way and… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
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 had tried marijuana several times, but in the words of my friend and longtime assistant Janet Stark, “When I smoke pot,… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
Your musical soul is like facets of a jewel, and you stick out one facet at a time ... (and) I tend… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
I listen mostly to live music, and mostly my musical experience was playing music with other people. — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
...I think it was a modest thing I did (Fahrenheit 9/11) ... this is an election year ... I'm not telling them… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
Music isn't just for professionals. We delegate all of our music and our dancing and our art to professionals. It's silly. We… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
“The marketing geniuses on the corporate side of the country music labels had decided to start using focus groups to test their… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
I feel sorry for a culture that depends too much on delegating its musical expression to professionals. It is fine to have… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
I always say if music can't make you cry, you're a hopeless case. I don't cry very much myself, but it's my… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
I don't record (any type of genre of music) that I didn't hear in my family's living room by the time I… — 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
Music should be an elective experience. You should go, "I'm going to sit down and listen to some Beethoven, by God," and… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
What I think is the universal, wonderful thing about music, is that it's very inclusive. — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
Music is a work in progress. On a record, it gets frozen in time. And it's oddly unnatural. — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
“The elements of voice and style are braided together like twine, consisting of these attempts to copy other artists, or an instrument,… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
I love sex as much as I love music, and I think it's as hard to do. — 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
