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
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.
The thing you have to be prepared for is that other people don't always dream your dream.
I wish I had as much in bed as I get in the newspapers.
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?
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.
The constant fear of a performer is to become what is reflected back at you.
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.
Art is for healing ourselves, and everybody needs their own personal art to heal up their problems.
In the United States, we spend millions of dollars on sports because it promotes teamwork, discipline, and the experience of learning to make great progress in small increments. Learning to play music does all this and more.
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.
