I’ve never been happy with the quality of my work. I always felt as though my musicianship was lacking and that I should have worked harder at it when I was younger. As I sang and sang, I improved. Linda Ronstadt Read Quote
People have often written about me, that I did this for this reason and that for that reason, and they’re usually 98 percent wrong. Linda Ronstadt Read Quote
The constant fear of a performer is to become what is reflected back at you. Linda Ronstadt Read Quote
I don’t think you can look for love. All you can do is get yourself in a situation where you don’t discourage something that may be rather nice. Linda Ronstadt Read Quote
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 the radio, but they played it on their piano. Everybody learned how to read music and how to play. Linda Ronstadt Read Quote
The whole thing with recording is you have to know when to turn off the tape machine and just stop recording because you want to keep fixing, fixing, fixing, you know? Linda Ronstadt Read Quote
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 live. I think there are many ways to live and many ways to establish intimate support in your life that can be from family or friends or great roommates that you like. Linda Ronstadt Read Quote
I didn’t know why I couldn’t sing – all I knew was that it was muscular or mechanical. Then, when I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s, I was finally given the reason. I now understand that no one can sing with Parkinson’s disease. No matter how hard you try. And in my case, I can’t sing a note. Linda Ronstadt Read Quote
I can’t really walk well. The muscles don’t get the electronic signals from my brain, not that there’s anything wrong with the muscles themselves. It’s just my brain. Linda Ronstadt Read Quote
