Post by the Scribe on Apr 8, 2020 0:26:38 GMT
Jul 27, 2012 13:56:53 GMT @memac62 said:
This is from the book Mick: The Wild Life and Mad Genius of Jagger by Christopher Anderson concerning Ms. Ronstadt:"One of the new women in Mick's life who did give Bianca some concern was a rock star famous for her many and varied liaisons. Linda Ronstadt already had a half dozen platinum albums and a string of hits such as "You're No Good," When Will I Be Loved," "Long, Long Time," "Tracks of My Tears," and "Blue Bayou" to her credit when she and Mick got together in the late 1970s. She was also known for the men in her life: rocker Jackson Browne, singer-songwriter J.D. Souther, comedians Steve Martin and Albert Brooks, Pete Hamill, and then-and-future California governor Jerry Brown, to name just a few. Ronstadt didn't regard her love life as anything out of the ordinary. "I wish I had as much in bed," she claimed, "as I get in the newspapers."
With Mick's help, Ronstadt, who had a difficult time mastering the lyrics to "Tumbling Dice," recorded her own version of the song. Her countrified take was one of the rare covers of the Stones tune ever to make it into the Top Ten.
It was only a matter of time before Bianca learned that her husband was spending quality time with Ronstadt at the singer's ocean-front home. Although she flew straight to California and confronted Mick - effectively bringing an end to the affair - Bianca admitted that she actually liked Ronstadt; the only woman she really felt threatened by was still Carly Simon."
Linda wrote the book on serial monogamy. Relationship-wise I think as she became more successful than most of the men she may have been interested in ultimately became a problem. Early on enjoying each others bodies may have become the rule or reason to date but for marrying she would need a man with an equal or better income, status, etc. Unfortunately, most rich men may not be as bodily desirable as us poor sexpots. And then there is that commitment factor, being tied down stifling her independent streak. She only needed a man for certain things but not really for most things. It would be interesting to see if her views have changed as she aged. Maybe at 66 she is ready for a life partner or close friend type of relationship but everything would have to be on her terms and I am not sure most potential males would go for that. (outside of this forum that is
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