New Interview with Linda in Lockdown

[Guest]

Cellist Daniel Lelchuk interviews Linda on his PODCAST.  She sounds vibrant!


anchor.fm/daniel-lelchuk/episodes/Ep--30-Linda-Ronstadt-eif28i

[eddiejinnj]

Welcome to the forum, guest!!! Thanks for posting this interview. The interviewer did not know she did "La Boheme". eddiejinnj

[PoP80]

That was a great interview! It's refreshing to hear a conversation with a professional musician who is so knowledgeable about music. Daniel Lelchuk asked more introspective questions instead of the standard ones we hear over and over again. I think Linda enjoyed that interview and I'm glad she sounded so animated.

[moe]

Think this is,for me, the best Linda interview since the Don Lane interview in'83. Which by the way is On YouTube and is worth a listen - or a re-listen. Daniel Lelchuk hit Linda right in the heart of where she really lives. I could tell her enthusiasm and emotional involvement was way higher than I have heard in a long time. Great job-hope other interviewers pick up on the vibe and learn that for Linda it's the music stupid (sorry Bill)

[RobGNYC]

The soprano that Linda heard singing "Un bel di" from "Madama Butterfly" couldn't have been Kiri Te Kanawa--when Linda was 12, Kiri was only 14. She might have meant Joan Sutherland, although she's from Australia, not New Zealand. Overall a good interview--Linda clearly liked talking with another musician and he asked questions beyond the usual, like if she was moved by her own singing when she was doing it. A bit of classical musician snobbery creeps in when he says that no one writes melodies anymore--that's just an uninformed statement--and he should have done more homework--he didn't know that she sang "Boheme" or "Faust." "Terrible person's choir" and "do it twice" made me laugh out loud.  Good to hear her talk about Sia once again, and Billie Eilish. "The idea is not to instruct, it's to evoke" was a lovely way to sum up her feelings about her singing, which she doesn't share very often beyond the technical aspects.  

[PoP80]

Lelchuk should have researched further about La Boheme and Faust, but it still beats Joe Walsh who knew nothing about Linda's body of work. Admittedly, Linda sang mainly for herself and what she wanted to do musically and creatively--even as far as the stories she played out in her head while performing. She's spoken about not being a great compromiser and that's evident in many aspects of her personal and professional life. Not a criticism--she always stayed true to her authentic self.

Maybe when she sells her piano, she will have more space to set up a good stereo system! 

[Richard W]

While "no one writes melodies anymore" is certainly a blanket statement, one somewhat belied by Linda's own praise of Newman's latest (if mostly unheard) melodies, and certainly one you could poke exceptions through, even a half-hour listen to contemporary popular music will leave you parched and panting for melody, so much of it is beats-based. And not only beats-based, but its often the very same beat—that insinuating, syncopated rhythm that is the hallmark of pole-dancing.

Really enjoyed that interview.

[erik]

Quote by Richard W:

even a half-hour listen to contemporary popular music will leave you parched and panting for melody, so much of it is beats-based. And not only beats-based, but its often the very same beat—that insinuating, syncopated rhythm that is the hallmark of pole-dancing.

....especially with that ridiculous "Midwest mall-crawler music" (Linda's terminology) that what used to be country-and-western music has devolved into.

[rick]

Just listened to this. Thank you for posting.

I couldn’t understand who Linda said came out with an album recently that she really liked. Seemed like a male artist. And THEN she talked about Randy Newman and Jimmy Webb. This artist whose name I can’t make out is someone she said was trying to write like Rodgers & Hart. Anyone?

Thank you.

[RobGNYC]

Aug 23, 2020 6:05:43 GMT -5 rick said:

Just listened to this. Thank you for posting.

I couldn’t understand who Linda said came out with an album recently that she really liked. Seemed like a male artist. And THEN she talked about Randy Newman and Jimmy Webb. This artist whose name I can’t make out is someone she said was trying to write like Rodgers & Hart. Anyone?

Thank you.

She said "J.D. Souther." I think that she's referring to his most recent album, "Tenderness" (2015).

[fabtastique]

I thought Linda sounded very enthused, very animated, in good spirits and reasonably good health. Was interested to know that she was set to fly and stay in Tucson but was stopped by the CV19 lockdown ..... I'm pleased that she is able to get out and about, but it sounds like she has a lot of friends and visitors to keep her entertained.

But once again my spirit is lifted listening to her talk with such knowledge and passion about music, family and life in general .... even with the stark warning right before the end of the podcast!

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Here is a chat with Joe Walsh (of The Eagles) Linda had on July 4th 2020.