There are a lot of aspiring singers who are not paid attention to because they don't look like a fashion model. — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
I've been lucky in my life to work with people who I consider master singers. — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
A lot of singers that I've heard that I may not like their sensibility, but I see that they're entitled to whatever… — 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… — 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
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
I first knew Laurie Lewis by her considerable reputation as a fiddle player and a writer of songs. When an opportunity came… — 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
When I was taking arithmetic in the first grade I said to myself, "I'm going to be a singer. I don't have… — 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
