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Post by Partridge on Feb 27, 2012 16:58:06 GMT -5
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Post by Dianna on Feb 27, 2012 17:56:15 GMT -5
Interesting that Linda got the "pretty woman," treatment while shopping on rodeo drive.
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Post by Partridge on Feb 27, 2012 18:07:11 GMT -5
Interesting that Linda got the "pretty woman," treatment while shopping on rodeo drive. Yes, that movie struck me too. I wondered if Linda had seen it, but this interview was 4 years before Pretty Woman was released. In the interview, it refers to her brother Mike as being police chief. That's not right is it? I thought he was a teacher/musician. |
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Post by MokyWI on Feb 27, 2012 20:35:31 GMT -5
yeah they got the brother wrong, and it funny that "Somewhere Out There" was not mentioned, as it was working its way up the charts to #2 around this time, her first hit single since Get Closer days back in 82/83.
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Post by erik on Feb 27, 2012 21:26:58 GMT -5
Quote by mikekoecher:
Actually, it had just gotten its first radio airplay at about the date of the interview; it didn't hit the Billboard Hot 100 until December 20.
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Post by sliderocker on Feb 28, 2012 0:18:47 GMT -5
Some interesting things from that interview: first, that she couldn't cook and hated cooking. There was another interview - in the 90s, I think, where she said she liked to cook, but what I did find humorous and absolutely charming about her was that she got by on peanut butter and jelly as well as rice crackers. Second was her comments about marriage, every word of which I agree with, because as a single man who's not that much younger than Linda and who has never married, I've dealt with the same kind of looney tunes people who think I have to justify (to them) why I've never married. I've got my reasons but I'm single by choice and prefer to remain that way. Next was Linda's reaction that when hearing her own recordings on the radio, she turns the radio off. I kind of wonder if she has ever listened to her music at all in all of the years she recorded or if she had some unpleasant memories from recording those albums? But, I did like her story about buying a washing machine with that being a sign of being affluent. Not an expensive car, million dollar house or expensive jewelry but a washing machine! A very down to earth woman. Also loved Linda's photo, she looked more like someone from the 1930s but I also loved her holey jeans. I don't recall seeing very many other celebrities - male or female - being that comfortable for a photo shoot.
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Post by erik on Feb 28, 2012 9:56:15 GMT -5
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In a lot of interviews prior to and since this one, Linda has mentioned that she is very uncomfortable listening to playbacks of those albums in the studio because she can hear various imperfections in her voice, the way she phrases certain words and lyrics. To this day, it may seem difficult for even the most casual fan to understand why Linda cannot stand to listen to the sound of her own voice, given that it has had such a deep influence on female country and roots-rock singers over the last 40 years. She strives for perfection in her singing and, to her ears, she has never quite gotten it. At the same time, though, she has acknowledged on occasion, without making such a big spiel out of it, that she is appreciated by fans and peers alike, so in certain ways she is content.
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Post by Richard W on Feb 28, 2012 11:03:20 GMT -5
To me it's no mystery why Linda wouldn't want to hear her own voice. I mean, how many people really do? In fact, everyone I know, when they hear their own speaking voice, says, "tell me I don't sound like that!" To others, the person's recorded voice sounds just like them and feels just fine and familiar in the ear, but not to the person to whom the voice belongs.
The visual analogy, of course, is photography. Most people -- at least those with non-narcissistic tendencies -- don't like to look at themselves in photos. I know I certainly don't. I've had the experience of someone showing me a photo of myself by saying "this is a great photo of you!"
"Please tell me I don't look like that!" is always the immediate result.
It's the disconnect between our internal sense of our selves and the objective reality of photography and recording and the perceptions of us by those outside our own heads. It's difficult to be objective about such a subjective thing as "yourself."
Those who don't find such a thing difficult are usually narcissistic egoists.
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Post by Dianna on Feb 28, 2012 13:20:14 GMT -5
yes, richwar, or they're very comfortable with themselves or they don't care/not as critical. I'm with you on that. I absolutely despise listening to my own voice on something as simple as an answering machine, which is why I usually opt for the generic greeting. lol. When I was younger and sang solos in school/choir. I could not listen back, my parents would play the performances at every gathering, which as soon as dad got the tape player out, I'd bolt out of the room and finally hid or destroyed the tapes. Photos or videos (even worse) are another thing I try to avoid, although, not as bad as listening to your own singing voice. I'd rather listen/watch other people.
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Post by sliderocker on Feb 28, 2012 13:39:21 GMT -5
In a lot of interviews prior to and since this one, Linda has mentioned that she is very uncomfortable listening to playbacks of those albums in the studio because she can hear various imperfections in her voice, the way she phrases certain words and lyrics. To this day, it may seem difficult for even the most casual fan to understand why Linda cannot stand to listen to the sound of her own voice, given that it has had such a deep influence on female country and roots-rock singers over the last 40 years. She strives for perfection in her singing and, to her ears, she has never quite gotten it. At the same time, though, she has acknowledged on occasion, without making such a big spiel out of it, that she is appreciated by fans and peers alike, so in certain ways she is content. I've read of other artists and even producers who are not happy with the finished product, who claim they can always hear some imperfection. Of course, they have access to techno gadgets in the studio which can allow them to isolate a voice or an instrument, so of course, they can hear the imperfection. But, could they hear the same imperfection when the imperfection was mixed in with all the other parts? I recently listened to an acapella version of the Bee Gees's "Stayin' Alive" on youtube and a mix of the Beatles's "Here Comes the Sun" from another source where the lead vocal on both songs sounded a little shaky. But, in the final mix, the listeners who have the songs in their collection or listen to them but who haven't heard the acapella versions may feel the songs are perfect in every way. Maybe Linda has never heard or played her own albums and is going by what she heard in the studio? (And speaking of imperfections, I had a moment of imperfection last night with my editing: regarding Linda mentioning her diet of peanut butter and jelly and not liking to cook, I wrote about another interview in the 90s I recalled reading where she mentioned she loved to cook. I erased that part when editing and didn't catch myself and forgot to put it back in, so it looked like I wandered off from what I was thinking. I tend to write a lot and I'm always editing so that no one is reading a short story or a novel. Sometimes I take out something I meant to leave in but don't catch myself.) |
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Post by erik on Feb 28, 2012 13:50:32 GMT -5
Linda has really been her own biggest critic, so, whatever her M.O. for not listening to the finished album after it has been released, we can only guess at.
As richwar rightly points out, however, it is difficult for Linda to be objective about herself, something Linda herself has always admitted. And as he also says, Linda doesn't have an inflated ego--something that cannot be said for everyone else in the business.
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Post by Dianna on Feb 28, 2012 19:48:51 GMT -5
Linda has really been her own biggest critic, so, whatever her M.O. for not listening to the finished album after it has been released, we can only guess at. As richwar rightly points out, however, it is difficult for Linda to be objective about herself, something Linda herself has always admitted. And as he also says, Linda doesn't have an inflated ego--something that cannot be said for everyone else in the business. I know some don't like to get off the subject of Linda when using comparisons.. i.e her lack of ego ect as compared to the hollywood norm.. .. but really, its not only in show business where I see this. it's everyday people... infact with things like facebook, you can tell the ego maniacs from the low profile people.. so its everywhere not just show biz.. I think all people (the everyday one's) are interesting to look at .. |
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Post by philly on Feb 28, 2012 20:02:38 GMT -5
I recall her saying she couldn't or was a bad cook, but she did like to bake. Also that she's never listened to any of her recordings after she's finished with them. Her perfectionism no doubt, and that helped drive a wedge between her and one-take Dolly, at least as far as working together. I came across this in an article about Jimmy Webb, I don't know if it's been posted before: www.culturevulture.net/features/404-jimmy-webb-on-tour.htmlLinda Ronstadt had just announced her retirement from singing when Webb sent her an email talking about the new CD and its concept. “She had been having trouble with her voice and was obligated to one more mariachi tour before retiring." (Ronstadt had specialized in singing Mexican mariachi classics during the last few years of her career.) Webb told her he had an idea to do the song “All I Know” with just guitar backup. Ronstadt called him and said, “Damnit, you’ve gotten me interested in that song.” “There was a poignancy to that moment,” Webb said, “because I didn’t know if she’d ever sing again. Her voice sounds elegantly beautiful on 'All I Know,'” he said. “I loved the meticulous way she covered my voice.” |
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Post by erik on Feb 28, 2012 21:40:44 GMT -5
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Well, recently, Dolly listed Linda as one of her top five collaborators (in fact, #2, just behind Porter Wagoner), so whatever spat they had in '94, the two of them got over it.
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Post by Partridge on Feb 29, 2012 0:05:17 GMT -5
The Linda and Dolly collaboration I Never Will Marry is one
of my all-time Top 10 favorite Ronstadt songs. If only
Dolly could set aside a couple of months recording time,
maybe she and Linda could do a duet project. ;D
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Post by sliderocker on Feb 29, 2012 1:15:53 GMT -5
I recall her saying she couldn't or was a bad cook, but she did like to bake. Also that she's never listened to any of her recordings after she's finished with them. Her perfectionism no doubt, and that helped drive a wedge between her and one-take Dolly, at least as far as working together. I came across this in an article about Jimmy Webb, I don't know if it's been posted before: www.culturevulture.net/features/404-jimmy-webb-on-tour.htmlLinda Ronstadt had just announced her retirement from singing when Webb sent her an email talking about the new CD and its concept. “She had been having trouble with her voice and was obligated to one more mariachi tour before retiring." (Ronstadt had specialized in singing Mexican mariachi classics during the last few years of her career.) Webb told her he had an idea to do the song “All I Know” with just guitar backup. Ronstadt called him and said, “Damnit, you’ve gotten me interested in that song.” “There was a poignancy to that moment,” Webb said, “because I didn’t know if she’d ever sing again. Her voice sounds elegantly beautiful on 'All I Know,'” he said. “I loved the meticulous way she covered my voice.”I think she came down too hard on herself because in life, nothing is ever that perfect, so why bother knocking yourself down over it? Can anyone point to an album by any artist or band and say that album was perfect from beginning to end? Linda has much to be proud of when it comes to her music, even if her humility and humbleness doesn't allow her to acknowledge just how good her music is. I tried to recall where I read her comment about liking to cook food. It may have been in that Goldmine interview but it's been so long since the 90s interview I'm thinking of, and it may have been some source other than Goldmine. But, I also recall Linda mentioning she was pretty much a homebody, still lazy (as mentioned in the USA Today interview) and would rather stay home than go out on tour. I recall a mention of her turning down requests from Jackson Brown and Don Henley to make guest appearances at one of their respective shows because she wasn't even interested in making a one shot appearance. Btw, thanks for the info on the her guest appearance on Jimmy Webb's album. Someone had it posted on youtube. Linda's vocal is very undertstated but even so, I thought her voice sounded just fine. Even if her voice is diminshed somewhat, I think she could record another album if she wanted to do that. Maybe not now but would she feel the same a couple of years from now? Btw (again), as to the youtube videos on Linda, I found one of Linda singing with the McGarrigle sisters on a Stephen Foster tune, and was reading some of the comments. One was from someone who said he was a "friend" of hers and who was taking another poster to task for speaking out on Linda with regard to her weight and health. This so called "friend" said Linda was very fat and had some health problems. I thought it very possible Linda's decision to retire could've had more to do with her having health problems that could be affecting her voice. I hope not but once some get into their 60s, health problems just seem to set in with no let up. As for Linda's so called "friend," I thought what he said was just plain rude and uncalled for and obviously he's no friend of Linda's. |
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Post by Dianna on Feb 29, 2012 14:50:52 GMT -5
As far as Linda the cook/Baker, the only thing I remember, is that she took pride in "baking bread, " Feels Like Home, a photo of her homemade bread is one of the photos on the album. She talks about homemade tamales and eating them for Christmas and growing up eating them during the holidays, but she has said whether she makes them or not. If she can make good homemade tamales, then she definatley knows what she is doing in the kitchen.. ... ha ha..
Also, I am surprised that she isnt more domesticated as far as the kitchen goes, she seems to dislike fast food (I don;t blame her) and eating out. I picture her making all sorts of yummy and nutritious homemade meals, like soups, like the one she was eating during an interview at her then home in Tucson..
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Post by sliderocker on Mar 1, 2012 0:49:19 GMT -5
As far as Linda the cook/Baker, the only thing I remember, is that she took pride in "baking bread, " Feels Like Home, a photo of her homemade bread is one of the photos on the album. She talks about homemade tamales and eating them for Christmas and growing up eating them during the holidays, but she has said whether she makes them or not. If she can make good homemade tamales, then she definatley knows what she is doing in the kitchen.. ... ha ha.. Also, I am surprised that she isnt more domesticated as far as the kitchen goes, she seems to dislike fast food (I don;t blame her) and eating out. I picture her making all sorts of yummy and nutritious homemade meals, like soups, like the one she was eating during an interview at her then home in Tucson.. I suspect she can cook a little...I recall reading a comment by someone somewhere who talked about Linda living in his house in the 60s and cooking breakfast in her birthday suit. The guy might've been dreaming, I don't know but I could see her cooking simple fare without too much trouble. I know too many people who also say they can't cook but they can cook the simple stuff: potatoes, eggs, beans, vegetables, soups - home made or otherwise. The complicated stuff, she probably couldn't but her expertise may be better than she thinks. |
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Post by fabtastique on Mar 1, 2012 2:23:12 GMT -5
I'm sure Carl Jackson said he stayed with Linda and commented on her cooking for him while they recorded their track for the Louvin Brothers tribute album - I think as usual Linda is being modest.
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Post by philly on Mar 1, 2012 2:37:05 GMT -5
Didn't I read somewhere about her family being sorta nudists? That they felt comfortable walking around the house naked, esp. since the neighbors were so far away...  |
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Post by Richard W on Mar 1, 2012 9:47:03 GMT -5
As far as Linda the cook/Baker, the only thing I remember, is that she took pride in "baking bread, " Feels Like Home, a photo of her homemade bread is one of the photos on the album. She talks about homemade tamales and eating them for Christmas and growing up eating them during the holidays, but she has said whether she makes them or not. If she can make good homemade tamales, then she definatley knows what she is doing in the kitchen.. ... ha ha.. Also, I am surprised that she isnt more domesticated as far as the kitchen goes, she seems to dislike fast food (I don;t blame her) and eating out. I picture her making all sorts of yummy and nutritious homemade meals, like soups, like the one she was eating during an interview at her then home in Tucson.. I'm not surprised if her kitchen skills are lacking. I doubt she had much time to spend there from 1967 to 1990! As for that FLH loaf of bread -- they should have put THAT on the cover! |
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Post by Dianna on Mar 1, 2012 14:23:07 GMT -5
As far as Linda the cook/Baker, the only thing I remember, is that she took pride in "baking bread, " Feels Like Home, a photo of her homemade bread is one of the photos on the album. She talks about homemade tamales and eating them for Christmas and growing up eating them during the holidays, but she has said whether she makes them or not. If she can make good homemade tamales, then she definatley knows what she is doing in the kitchen.. ... ha ha.. Also, I am surprised that she isnt more domesticated as far as the kitchen goes, she seems to dislike fast food (I don;t blame her) and eating out. I picture her making all sorts of yummy and nutritious homemade meals, like soups, like the one she was eating during an interview at her then home in Tucson.. I'm not surprised if her kitchen skills are lacking. I doubt she had much time to spend there from 1967 to 1990! As for that FLH loaf of bread -- they should have put THAT on the cover! well, i am not surprised either, i couldn't imagine Linda's schedule back then, which is why she probably loves being home. It just seems odd because she has talked about her dislike for fast food, (my mother is the same way and she loves to cook yet hates housework.. but the kitchen is hers) fast food and eating out actually grosses her out.. I'm the same way, and I am a pretty good cook too... so it makes me think, Linda has the cooking gene too.. I know people like patti labelle actually carry their own pots and pans while on tour.. (yeah I know crazy) At any rate its no big deal just interesting she would say that. |
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