American - Musician | July 15, 1946 -
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
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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.
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I wish I had as much in bed as I get in the newspapers.
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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.
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The constant fear of a performer is to become what is reflected back at you.
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Everywhere you go, there's a soundtrack. You can't really quite hear it. It's just a little out of the range of hearing.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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I always thought competition was for horse races and it never belonged in art. I never felt that competitive with other girl singers, really.
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Men are very delicate. They don't like being rejected.
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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.
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