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Everybody has their own level of doing their music. ... Mine just happened to resonate over the years, in one way and another, with a significant enough number of people so that I could do it professionally.

Linda Ronstadt

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Linda Ronstadt
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: July 15
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I think if the United States gave anything to culture at large in the 20th century, the most important contribution made was the popular song.
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I can't sing half as well as Claudia Lennear. Hats off to her, but somehow, things happened for me.
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American radio from the '30s through the '60s was just fabulous. There was such a diversity.
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This is an election year, and I think we're in desperate trouble and it's time for people to speak up and not pipe down. 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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Art is for healing ourselves, and everybody needs their own personal art to heal up their problems.
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