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Post by the Scribe on Apr 12, 2020 12:21:21 GMT
Tucson's Linda Ronstadt honored with documentary |
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Post by the Scribe on Apr 12, 2020 12:23:42 GMT
Linda Ronstadt Still As Bold and Gutsy as Ever - New Doc Out Today1,860 views•Sep 6, 2019
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Linda Ronstadt Is Still As Bold and Gutsy as Ever.
September 6, 2019 – In a great new interview with the New York Times, the singer proved that even though she lost her singing voice to Parkinson's she still has much to say. Asked why she sang in the first place the 73-year old said, “For the same reasons birds do,” she says. “For a mate, to claim their territory or simply to give voice to being alive in the midst of a beautiful day. They sing so that coming generations won’t forget what the current generation endured, or dreamed, or delighted in.”
The 10-time Grammy winner who is the subject of a new documentary, “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice,” said she allowed the filmmakers access since for her appreciation of their “The Times of Harvey Milk”: documentary. Milk was the first openly gay elected official in the history of California. She told the paper that it's weird having this big project come out that she didn't control.
The singer says racism has always been a tough subject for her and that at a young age kid in school were scolded for speaking Spanish, adding, My best friend Patty’s sister had darker skin, and she was forbidden from going into the public swimming pool. We were outraged. Arizona was pretty racist. I think it’s gotten worse.
Ronstadt was not a songwriter all her hits were written by others, she says back then, The world was full of so many good writers, and I liked the idea that I could interpret somebody else’s song. If a song told my story, I wanted to sing it. It wasn’t until 1980 that I had a clue about phrasing. And I’m still pretty clueless about it. Bonnie Raitt can sing like nothing is going to bother her. I can’t sound like that.
With the #metoo movement, the paper asked her if she was ever bothered by men to which she responded, I felt sexually harassed a lot of times. There was a guy on “The Johnny Cash Show” that came into my hotel room and took his clothes off. I scooted away and sat in the lobby until he left. He said, “If you play nice with me, I’ll make sure you get more TV shows from this.” But I hated performing on television! So, he had nothing to offer me! If I had been in a position where I was beholden to him, it would have been a different story.
As for the skimpy pictures from the '70s, Ronstadt says she didn't know any better. That she was naive adding that even back then her perfect attire was old baggy clothes. - by John Beaudin
www.nytimes.com/2019/09/05/arts/music/linda-ronstadt-documentary.html
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