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Linda Ronstadt Quotes

Full disclosure here - I had a terrible crush on Smokey Robinson, like every other female on the planet Picture Quote #1

Music is a work in progress. On a record, it gets frozen in time. And it’s oddly unnatural Picture Quote #1

I think if you do what’s in your heart - Joseph Campbell always says you have to follow your bliss, and if you do, doors open where you didn’t even realize there were doors Picture Quote #1

When I was taking arithmetic in the first grade I said to myself, I’m going to be a singer. I don’t have to worry about numbers. I didn’t think I was going to be famous or a star Picture Quote #1

There are a lot of aspiring singers who are not paid attention to because they don’t look like a fashion model Picture Quote #1

I love everything soft, cashmere and down. I don’t like anything scratchy Picture Quote #1

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The government has to spend money during a recession, because their spending is our earning Picture Quote #1

I always thought competition was for horse races and it never belonged in art. I never felt that competitive with other girl singers, really Picture Quote #1

Having children makes you see the world in a completely different way. When you’re responsible for those little lives, you can’t slough it off or forget about it until later Picture Quote #1

I’ve got this weird body chemistry that I don’t like to get high. I’m not going to say I never tried drugs. I tried most everything. I didn’t try injectables. But I didn’t like it Picture Quote #1

We’ve got blue light, we’ve got all this light flooding our bedrooms and things blinking, and you can’t get a decent night’s sleep Picture Quote #1

When the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby, it helps to think we’re sleeping underneath the same big sky Picture Quote #1

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You don’t forget you have Parkinson’s disease, believe me, especially in the shower. If you are not paying attention, you fall down Picture Quote #1

The thing I like about singing duets is that I get things out of my voice I never get singing by myself Picture Quote #1

Art is for healing ourselves, and everybody needs their own personal art to heal up their problems Picture Quote #1

You don’t forget you have Parkinson’s disease, believe me, especially in the shower. If you are not paying attention, you fall down Picture Quote #1

My feeling about school was that it interfered with my reading Picture Quote #1

The greatest sin is carelessness Picture Quote #1

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You have to erect a fence and say, okay, scale this Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Singing with Aaron Neville, he pulled stuff out of my voice I never could have gotten, because if he’s providing XYZ, I have to put in ABC, and usually I don’t have to put in ABC Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I had a lot of chances to do things that other people don’t ever get, and I have to be content with that. I have to look around for some other way to make myself useful Picture Quote #1

I didn’t think I was a famous singer. I didn’t think I was a star or that I could make the waters part - just that singing was what I was going to do Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

For years, I’ve been interviewed, and they write what they thought I thought or what they thought I said. Sometimes it’s accurate, and often it isn’t Picture Quote #1

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Full disclosure here - I had a terrible crush on Smokey Robinson, like every other female on the planet. (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) Music is a work in progress. On a record, it gets frozen in time. And it’s oddly unnatural. (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) I think if you do what’s in your heart - Joseph Campbell always says you have to follow your bliss, and if you do, doors open where you didn’t even realize there were doors. (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) When I was taking arithmetic in the first grade I said to myself, I’m going to be a singer. I don’t have to worry about numbers. I didn’t think I was going to be famous or a star. (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) There are a lot of aspiring singers who are not paid attention to because they don’t look like a fashion model. (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) I love everything soft, cashmere and down. I don’t like anything scratchy. (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) The government has to spend money during a recession, because their spending is our earning (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) 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 Quotes) Having children makes you see the world in a completely different way. When you’re responsible for those little lives, you can’t slough it off or forget about it until later. (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) I’ve got this weird body chemistry that I don’t like to get high. I’m not going to say I never tried drugs. I tried most everything. I didn’t try injectables. But I didn’t like it. (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) We’ve got blue light, we’ve got all this light flooding our bedrooms and things blinking, and you can’t get a decent night’s sleep. (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) When the night wind starts to sing a lonesome lullaby, it helps to think we’re sleeping underneath the same big sky. (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) You don’t forget you have Parkinson’s disease, believe me, especially in the shower. If you are not paying attention, you fall down. (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) The thing I like about singing duets is that I get things out of my voice I never get singing by myself (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) Art is for healing ourselves, and everybody needs their own personal art to heal up their problems (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) You don’t forget you have Parkinson’s disease, believe me, especially in the shower. If you are not paying attention, you fall down (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) My feeling about school was that it interfered with my reading (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) The greatest sin is carelessness (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) You have to erect a fence and say, okay, scale this (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) Singing with Aaron Neville, he pulled stuff out of my voice I never could have gotten, because if he’s providing XYZ, I have to put in ABC, and usually I don’t have to put in ABC (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I had a lot of chances to do things that other people don’t ever get, and I have to be content with that. I have to look around for some other way to make myself useful (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) I didn’t think I was a famous singer. I didn’t think I was a star or that I could make the waters part - just that singing was what I was going to do (Linda Ronstadt Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) For years, I’ve been interviewed, and they write what they thought I thought or what they thought I said. Sometimes it’s accurate, and often it isn’t (Linda Ronstadt Quotes)

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