It's a real conflict for me when I go to a concert and find out somebody in the audience is a Republican or fundamental Christian. It can cloud my enjoyment. I'd rather not know. Linda Ronstadt audiencechristiancloud Change image and share on social
I'm a chameleon. I can change my voice a lot. I always was able to, because in my family's music, I was a harmony singer, and harmony singing is really hard. Linda Ronstadt chameleonchangefamily Change image and share on social
I am a believer in discipline; it takes a lot to do well. You need discipline for those little excursions into the chaotic that make life interesting. Linda Ronstadt believerchaoticdiscipline Change image and share on social
Sometimes I was frivolous. Did you have some frivolous years? I had to live mine out in public. Linda Ronstadt frivolouslivemine Change image and share on social
You have the United States, and you have Mexico, and then you have this Mexican-American thing which is this third culture, which I like to call Aztlan. Linda Ronstadt americanaztlancall Change image and share on social
I'll occasionally go and do an honor like the Mexican-American Legal Defense Fund because it raises money for a very worthy organization. Linda Ronstadt americandefensefund Change image and share on social
I had a galvanised voice: I could sing through a 105 fever or a flu or a root canal or anything that you could throw at me. Linda Ronstadt canalfeverflu Change image and share on social
Parkinson's is very hard to diagnose. So when I finally went to a neurologist, and he said, 'Oh, you have Parkinson's disease,' I was completely shocked. Linda Ronstadt completelydiagnosedisease Change image and share on social
I miss singing every day. I can't sing anymore. My voice doesn't work. I have Parkinson's disease, and it sometimes takes my words away from me. Linda Ronstadt anymoredaydisease Change image and share on social
The music that I chose during my life, it wasn't arbitrary. It was all in my family home when I was growing up. I never tried to record anything I hadn't heard before the age of 10. Otherwise, I couldn't do it authentically. Linda Ronstadt agearbitraryauthentically share on social