Linda Ronstadt Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

Being an entertainer, especially in times like these, is really a public service.

Cocaine made people deaf, it made people dead and it made people real obnoxious.

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.

I wish I had as much in bed as I get in the newspapers.

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.

The constant fear of a performer is to become what is reflected back at you.

The thing you have to be prepared for is that other people don't always dream your dream.

We were raised with the idea that we had limitless chances and we got very shocked to learn that wasn't the case.

Trivia

Linda Ronstadt is part German, English, Dutch, and Mexican.

In 2005, Linda Ronstadt performed the song "It's So Easy" in the movie Brokeback Mountain.

Linda Ronstadt went to the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Linda was banned from television for a time in the 1970's because she refused to wear a bra while performing.

First solo hit single was "Long Long Time" released in 1970.

Linda appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 1977.

Linda once made an album composed of songs from the big band era with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. The album's title was What's New.

Linda once did a concert for the inmates at Folsom Prison along with Johnny Cash and Roy Clark.

According to an interview in Rolling Stone magazine Linda battled severe depression in the late 1970's.

Linda stands 5 feet, 2 inches tall.

Linda was nominated for a Tony in 1981 for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in Pirates of Penzance.

Linda denied she was escorted off the premises of the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas in 2004 after she praised extremist left wing propagandist Michael Moore on-stage.

A none too kind critic once called Linda the quintessential California airhead.

Ronstadt admires extremist left wing propagandist Michael Moore.

Linda appeared in both the Broadway and movie versions of Pirates of Penzance.

Linda currently resides in the Sweetwater section of Tucson.

Like many other single female celebrities, Linda has adopted two children.

Linda dated then California governor Jerry Brown for several years in the late 1970's. He ended up dumping her for actress Cindy Williams.

Linda said in an interview that she doesn't like the fact that many Christians and Republicans might be part of her audience.

Most of Linda's better known songs are covers of songs written by other artists.