“The trip home always seemed to take half the time, because Murphy and Little Paint were eager for their dinner. We clung like burrs on their backs and rode like the wind. We were eager for our dinner too.” — 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
