“I feel sorry for a culture that depends too much on delegating its musical expression to professionals. It is fine to have heroes, but we should do our own singing first, even if it is never heard beyond the shower curtain.” IfsFeelsShouldFirstsCultureMusicToo MuchHeardExpressionFineDependsHeroSingingSorryMusicalShowersCurtainsShower CurtainsMusical Expression Author:Linda Ronstadt
“Every single year since they invented sound recording it gets better and better. We've always improved it. With MP3, which just sounds awful, it's the first time in the history of recorded music that it sounds worse. It's really - and it's everywhere, it's ubiquitous.” YearsFirstsSoundFirst TimeAwfulGet BetterIt Gets BetterMp3Recorded Music Author:Linda Ronstadt
“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.” ThinkingFirstsSaidStarsNumbersWorrySingersGradesArithmetic Author:Linda Ronstadt
“I think it was a modest thing I did (Fahrenheit 9/11) ... this is an election year ... I'm not telling them how to vote. I'm saying get information about the issues ... at first there's just silence, then there's 'Yeah!' and then there's 'Boo' ... I have never seen a reaction like this, in all my years of touring ... Clear Channel can't threaten to not play my records because they are not going to play them anyway.” ThinkingYearsFirstsPlaySilenceMusicIssuesClearRecordsInformationVoteElectionYeahReactionsModestTouringElection Years Author:Linda Ronstadt
“I first knew Laurie Lewis by her considerable reputation as a fiddle player and a writer of songs. When an opportunity came along to sing with her I seized it. Getting to know her as a singer and a person has been pure pleasure. Her voice is a rare combination of grit and grace, strength and delicacy. Her stories are always true.” KnowsFirstsPersonsHas BeensStoriesSongOpportunityVoicePleasureGracePlayerPureSingersReputationCombinationGritDelicacyFiddle Author:Linda Ronstadt
