Tucson Festival of Books: Feels Like Home Interview w/ Linda Ronstadt
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- The Director of the University of Arizona's "Digital Futures Bilingual Studio," Nancy Montoya, met with long-time friend, musical artist, and author Linda Ronstadt to hear more about her book, "Feels Like Home."
In Feels Like Home, Grammy award-winning singer Linda Ronstadt effortlessly evokes the magical panorama of the high desert, a landscape etched by sunlight and carved by wind, offering a personal tour built around meals and memories of the place where she came of age. Growing up the granddaughter of Mexican immigrants and a descendant of Spanish settlers near northern Sonora, Ronstadt’s intimate new memoir celebrates the marvelous flavors and indomitable people on both sides of what was once a porous border whose denizens were happy to exchange recipes and gather around campfires to sing the ballads that shaped Ronstadt’s musical heritage. Following her bestselling musical memoir, Simple Dreams, this book seamlessly braids Ronstadt’s recollections of people and their passions in a region little understood in the rest of the United States. This road trip through the desert, written in collaboration with former New York Times writer Lawrence Downes and illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs by Bill Steen, features recipes for traditional Sonoran dishes and a bevy of revelations for Ronstadt’s admirers. If this book were a radio signal, you might pick it up on an Arizona highway, well south of Phoenix, in the glow of Ronstadt’s hometown of Tucson. It would be playing something old and Mexican from a time when the border was a place not of peril but of possibility.
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This woman's a certified national treasure.
Multi-national!
@@JoeJoe-ng9qb well said - an international treasure!
So humbling watching this. Today's generation would see an old lady while the rest of us see a legendary voice and gorgeous lady of the 70's & 80's. Willie Nelson said, "There are two kinds of men in this world, those who have a crush on Linda Ronstadt and those who haven't heard of her"
I know huh? The Students on my team are 19 - 22 years old. They had no clue how accomplished Linda is. Oh and BTW - they never heard of Santana, Earth Wind and Fire or Chicago. We need to keep educating the Youngins :)
Linda Ronstadt stunningly beautiful powerhouse vocalist from my childhood, your comment very well said, where does the time go 😮😮. Peace......
I have been listening to her cd she made with Nelson riddle orchestra for years! Love her ❤️ What an amazing artist! She seems so sweet in this one!
Everyone always talks about Linda's extraordinary singing abilities. Rarely mentioned is how intelligent she is. Always very thoughtful, curious and well informed. She was always very helpful to other women singers as she was a pioneer in the male dominated field.
Her intelligence is reflected in all the risks she took during her career, singing and mastering all those different genres - that is intellectual integrity and honesty. Linda was always her own person, seemingly unfazed by her stardom and amazing voice.
I completely agree. She is quite well rounded. A treasure.
She's A Genius's
I'm glad she devoted her life to what she was passionate about so she wouldn't have to worry about the future. So very proud how she knew what to do each time she started a new interest in various music field such as pop songs from the 40 and singing Mexican Music to please herself and her father and many others. Her talent is so versatile it really made you take notice of her talent.
My mom, may she rest in peace, was such a fan of Linda Ronstadt. ❤
The best voice in the world . Saw her twice in concert ❤
@suzie mills - Jealousy abounds!
I have LOVED Linda as the most wonderful singer of the last 5 or 6 decades. I hope she realizes how much her living a life to her own personal DRUM has meant to the millions of her fans.
Linda is still beautiful in her seventies. It's sad that she can't sing anymore. But her tiny voice is still powerful.
She sang it and we listened and we were better for it.
Amazing. At 76 years old, she's still beautiful, inside and out.
4:45 4:47 I have wanted to comment so many times but everyone else is saying what I want to say, how solid Linda is in spite of changes beyond what she could control. She cannot sing because of illness but no one forgets that gorgeous voice. Others might complain but not Linda. she can hear her singing in dreams. she has the rare ability to keep moving forward, using what is left. Linda and I are both artists, and the same age. Would I be thta brave if I lost my eyes? I would try, because I am so inspired by her strength.
Bravo! Wonderful interview. This should be syndicated. She spoke about very important topics that everyone should hear.
Linda is my hero, my blue print, my mentor. She always has been and always will be.
When I feel, in certain moments, that I am judged for being wholesome, the good girl instead of a "bad bitch", or too nice, I think of Linda.
She stood out in the rock world as a mega talented, deep, intelligent, and wholesome (but not prudish), beautiful, woman.
I could never compare to her but I aspire to have just a speck her beautiful soul.
It really warmed my heart to know that two of my favorite people were a couple once: Linda and Jerry Brown. It's so nice to know they are still close friends.
Thank you Nancy (miss working with you,) and thank you Linda for your grace, talent and life force. You are an inspiration.
What a great conversation, thank you so much. Linda is one of my favorite people 😊 how nice to hear more about her life and family history ❤
I love Linda and very much Nancy Montoya! A wonderful interview between two beautiful people!
I love you Linda and I am glad you are taking about the Sonoran desert. I also live in Arizona and love the desert. Unfortunately they are scrapping it to build too many houses. Makes me sad.
Loved her. Highschool 1971, she was on the radio all the time. ❤️❤️❤️
The Saguaro cactus, birds and other animals there are so beautiful and magical. Such intelligence as well as being gifted that she has. We should respect nature, and others! My first introduction to great songwriters was through her, and love reading the stories of her childhood, riding ponies in the desert. We must not build fencing in wild lands. We must not murder anyone over a border that is not even real, and not even ours.
Linda has been my lifelong favorite singer. I played her music so, so many times, and I wanted to be this beautiful, talented, woman.
I had the good fortune of seeing her live, once.
What a great singer.
God Bless, Linda.
You are loved❤️
Love this book and Cd. I made my own DVD version with whatever I could find on TH-cam to match the CD. Some I had to use ones with photos and one with a montage from a movie using a song. I'm so glad I made myself try to get into the Festival of Books and though was in the back, was able to get in and hear the talk with Linda and Lawrence Downes. I had a Framed Lola Beltran album cover I brought and gave to Mr Downes hoping he could get it to Linda. The cover I acquired from PDQ records where I worked for years. Did not want to throw it away though no vinyl inside. Yay for this interview!
Like Linda's Mom, I am a Michigander! ☺
Linda is one of my all time favorite singers.
She is intelligent, poised, genuine.
This book is a must have for my library.
✨
Legend. Musical icon. Decent human.
I love this woman. So intelligent and civil.. And she's right about natural migration!
Few recording artists know the inside and outs of the music industry of the 1970's-1980's like Linda does. Aside from being one of the best female singers of all time, she discovered and worked with more exceptional musicians than most. She was not a song writer. She didn't play an instrument. Yet, umpteen musicians wanted to work with her because when she covered a great song, she made it her own. She saw talent where talent really existed. Think of the late great Warren Zevon for example. The songs Linda covered over the years are clear indicators of her great taste and awareness of musicians and their music. Her cover of The Rolling Stones and LIttle Feat songs for example, are some of the best covers of those tracks. She never had to rely on her looks, although she could have, just her ability to be a hit maker and have that phenomenal voice. She is very well loved in the music industry.
Linda not only plays the guitar she DID write a song w/her Father, Gilbert Ronstadt & Kenny Edwards! The song "Lo Siento Mi Vida" on her "Hasten Down the Wind" album! The song is beautiful & reaches your innermost soul! Still one of my very favorites on my fav album of hers! Saw her first @ Greek Theater in Hollyweird in August 1970! Received her "Hand Sown... Home Grown" album for Christmas that year! In June 1972 took that same album cover to Knott's Berry Farm to see her again! Richie, her drummer @ the time took to her for me & she signed it! Don't think I drove home that night, must've floated, in Heaven! Been a fan, maybe a full-blown "air conditioner" since then! My email even hails my LOVE for her! She's a Musical Chameleon & THE BEST FEMALE SINGER EVER, HANDS DOWN! ❤❤❤ ✌️🤘
I Love Linda.....such a Lovely Person & one of my inspirations for singing at a young age!!!
Linda ♥️when you the you..entered my Life. I took a big breath. 🎶 More than that. Thank you ☮️🌎my bucket list to meet you 🥲
Amazing talented singer and humanitarian. I love you Linda. Keep strong and carry on. Kia Kaha from New Zealand.
wow, listening more, she is a throughly wonderful person who's heart is full for of social justice!
This interview was a few years ago.I wonder how Linda is now. ? She had such a great voice.
That‘s exactly it Linda, you can’t save them all, but you can save a few. I live in Europe and we have the same issues with migration that the US has. Our migrants come from Africa, Syria, Afghanistan, Eastern Europe, etc. There have been discussions about a fence, which is unimaginable.
🙄. They’re called borders. All countries have them. Plus they’ve got…legal immigration.
I grew up in the echoes of Different Drum. Linda was everywhere, along with Joan, Joni, Olvia, Donna and Barbra. How lucky am I?
Love her and I wish the best for her❤
She was my first live concert, with Andrew Gold. Great lady.
She was the cutest and best singer around, still adorable
I was always a fan. I saw her twice in Washington DC when she did her big band and Mexican concerts. I was so thrilled when I found out was to appear at the Beacon Theatre, a few blocks from my apartment. It was my birthday so I splurged on a front row seat. She comes out, looks at the audience and says how great it is perform in the Upper West Side of Manhattan as it means there are no Republicans in the audience. I got up, walked out of the isle as loud as I could and went to the box office and demanded a refund.
Such an intelligent lovely lady to listen to😊
Linda Ronstadt has a beautiful indigenous heart.
Thank you! 💓
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Beautiful person you are Linda Ronstadt you have a caring soul bless you for being so kind the world needs more of Linda Ronstadt's .
My favorite singer
Love you Linda! What a great interview! xoxo
this was a great interview ...
What a beautiful, talented lady.
I ❤ Linda Ronstadt!!! 😍🥰
Linda seems better than a few years ago 😳
Seems
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@suzie mills - She has been re-diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy. Perhaps her improvement reflects the change.
When was this interview done?
If for no other reason she is beloved for pronouncing Mr. Armstrong's name correctly.
He called himself Louis, not Looey.
Output volume too darned LOW. Got my ear right ON my computer to hear it. Turn it UP - and let US control it from OUR end. Please.
Sorry Wanda, out of more than 11-thousand views, yours was the only one having audio issues. it sounds great on our system.
The comments condemning Linda for being a liberal, an atheist, or for looking so old are shockingly cruel and ignorant. Some people commented that she deserved to lose her voice, and that God took her voice away for a reason. I don’t believe in hell, but if I did, there’s a special place in hell for people who would say such extraordinarily cruel things about a beautiful artist who is living life with tremendous dignity while battling a dreadful terminal illness. She embodies such confidence, strength and compassion. If she read those awful comments she’d probably just laugh them off. I’m sure that dealing with stupid, mean and ignorant people is nothing new for her. She possesses a core of dignity and strength that you can never touch, no matter how much you try to tear her down. And picking on someone who is dying of Parkinson’s? Classy.
I think she looks pretty darn cute for a woman in her late 70's and with health problems. An amazing woman.
Beautiful woman inside and out!
Very good and interesting interview!
I want to wave a magic wand and make her young again, if only I could, love you Linda.
Love Linda❤️👏🏻❣️
I've got to get up-to-speed on Linda Rondstad's music. I've listened to a lot of Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks, who came later. There's nothing like a great feminine voice. Moreover, I'm fortunate to live in Tucson and Southern Arizona, where the celebrated musician grew up.
I love you, Linda ❤
Feivel the mouse always reminds me of you Linda, your cadence is so beautiful.
Looking forward to reading Feels Like Home
Wow, so old now. Emphasizes to me that I too am old, even though I often don’t think so. I picture her as still being young.
@hebneh - We are young inside.
Does anyone know the name of the book that is being discussed??
This interview is current because the release of her new book came out last October 22
She lost a lot of weight. I hope she is well. ( relatively speaking that is )
People are mean to each other. She’s absolutely right.
It’s so sad what how we humans haven’t evolved from that.
Ronstadt is a mean woman slandering Republicans while supporting baby murder.
Linda is one of my favorite singer songwriter, and performer.
What a lovely lady 😊
Hope she is enjoying her later years. Hate to see that she has this illness.
Is she aithiest..just curious
The barefoot singer;Johnny Cash live taping in Nashville at the Grand Old Opry House.I was about 10 or 11
Most of you have probably seen the homage paid to Linda by the women and man who sang to her for her entry into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. So many artists who respected her and paid tribute to her. I saw an interview with Joni Mitchell, in which she described how nasty some music industry people were to her, and then "But Linda Ronstadt was always nice to me."
Such a great voice
Thank you Linda! Intuition has always been a good tool for learning new techniques. Thanks for Sharing this interview. The
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Her insight, her passion, her wit--Parkinson’s hasn’t dulled any of that. She is remarkable.
@Renny Garrison - In 2019, she was re-diagnosed with a rarer condition called progressive supranuclear palsy, another degenerative disease.
No not at all 😂🤦♂️
My Grandfather had PSP it’s hideous!!! She is doing incredible trust me😢😢😢
I'm weeping.....I just wish I could invade her personal space enough to give her a HUGE hug and thank her for a lifetime of incredible music and inspiration and example. I just love this woman and I pray for her every day. Love you, Linda...and my voice teachers over the years always had me sing your songs because I can sing in your range, thanks to you! I'm 60 now and I know that in my life there will NEVER be another singer that has influenced me as much, or that I appreciate as much. LoveLoveLove, Liz
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I wish she was not an Atheist. I don't understand it.
beautifully said
I love her too and have for decades!!!!
I disagree with Linda her Christmas album is wonderful
I'll be a Ronstadt fan forever.
Linda is a compassionate warm intelligent woman who I absolutely love and respect! Been a fan for 40 years.❤❤
You have great taste! I remember I saw her for the first time in Berkely during the sixties. And her band was great! Been a fan ever since.
I second that emotion - been a fan for over 40 years now. When I found out that Linda physically, could no longer sing, I wept. ❤
I couldn’t get enough of her since I saw her on the Johnny Cash Show when she was 21 years old more than 50 years ago. She owned the ‘70’s.
Actually, Linda is full of hate. She has said nasty things about conservative people, who have different political views from hers. I was very disappointed.
@@suraya1224 - Well, I guess everybody loves her except for you.
If there was a finer woman voice of the rock era , I have yet to hear it ! Linda's range is quite astonishing . To go from the high powered singing voice to the lowest bass in a matter of seconds with the most natural ease possible ,is in my book unprecedented.... This wonderful lady and her sensational Bands over the decades have lit up a huge part of my musical enjoyment . We rarely see talent of the calibre of Linda Ronstadt these days unfortunately . I'm a huge fanboy and from Scotland.
There is no finer voice in the rock era, absolutely.
I have always felt that her presence on this planet has been a gift to the people who have witnessed how amazing a human being can be!!
How could anyone not appreciate and care for this lovely human? I saw Linda sing in a smallish venue in Boston in the 70's. She was opening for Jackson Browne. They were taking turns opening for one another on the tour! It remains the best concert I have ever seen. Decades later I do not live too far from her childhood's Tuscon area. Her humane way and strong wish for us as people to do the right thing is her music now, to our ears...
I am 67. I saw Linda at 19 on my birthday. I was blown away. Still love what she did for the music world.❤
Sending love right back, a smile is the best makeup a girl can wear thus I know the power your smile has on the world please keep sharing.did you attend any concert of the gem live?
@virginiamccarter6638~~Hi there~~I'm 69 and I have been a fan of Linda since day 1~~I will never get tired of listening to all of her music~~Best female artist ever~~Kelly Clarkson and Pink and Adele are also my faves today~~But there's only one Linda~~I seen her in concert in Syracuse N.Y, back in the early 80's~~Willie Nelson, Emmy Lou Harris and The Stray Cats were part of that concert as well~~I took my Ma because she never went anywhere and she was blown away~~She loved Linda as much as I did and then she realized why I adored her so much~~The whole concert was great considering the fact I only wanted to see Linda~~My Ma had a great time too~~My heart breaks for Linda and I still pray for her~~Glad you got to see her as well~~Happy New Year~~💖💖💖💖💖~~
I am 76 and I have spent a major portion of my life with Linda Ronstadt! When I was a young screamer her music fit me like a glove! Her music has blessed me her and my entire life! I am still mesmerized with her 3 albums she recorded with Nelson Riddle and listen to them frequently!! Linda Ronstadt I wish to thank you for a lifetime of music!!
We're the same age ...and we share the exact sentiments of Linda. How lucky we were to grow up having Linda's music to love. ❤❤
She is so intelligent ....well spoken.I can listen to her for hours and not get enough She has so much to give
Linda has always been strong & intelligent. I love her personality & soul.
Love you always❤️
🙏God bless you, Linda🌹🎶 Ronstadt.
Hello how are you doing?
I love and respect Linda for her art and her personality.
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
@@robertwilliams060😂
Fun interview. Thank you. I've always loved Linda's multifaceted music. She is one of my all time favorite vocalists. I appreciate her input on this difficult issue, that shouldn't (in my opi ion) be that difficult to solve.
I just love Linda, her music, her heart, her intelligence, her compassion, She may have been cruelly robbed of her singing voice, but, she has not lost her intelligent conversational speaking voice.❤
I just discovered a song sung by Ms. Linda from 1998. Leland Sklar (highly lauded session bassist) posted the Waddy Wachtel song called Damage yesterday. It was my first time hearing it. It amazes me how powerful her voice still was at that time. At the same time it saddened me knowing what was on its way for her in the coming few years from then. As the saying goes; be thankful it all happened.
A giant talent and one of the most accomplished musicians of my lifetime. She's done everything.
Linda is still someone that I listen to even when she isn't singing. Truly brilliant. She looks sooo pretty 😍
I have been a fan of Linda since "Different Drum"
Remarkable lady to be so good with such a long illness. Bright, brave and beautiful. ❤❤❤
Wonderful interview with Linda. A rare and remarkable songbird who brought us to so much music and to a better understanding of the Borderlands that are deep in her soul.
Great interview with beautiful, dignified, eloquent singer Linda Ronstadt, an excellent representative of our generation. What a lady.
I’ve always been a huge fan of Linda Ronstadt but after watching this interview I feel she is someone I could be friends with. She has a true sense of humanity and compassion for others. She seems to be very connected to natural world. ❤️
I love listening to her talk & her stories as much as I loved listening to her singing. She's a bright light.❤
Great interview my favorite singer of all time I wish she could meet a three piece all sister rock band from Mexico called The Warning which is touring the US right now and share with them all that great knowledge of music and history she has I bet they would really appreciate it best wishes to you Linda 🙏
I simply love her. She's true to her roots and sang her heart out in native languages to her. She's a lovely person. I can't wait to read her book!
I have always been in awe of her, as an artist, a decent human, and an intellect. A woman who lived her life on her terms, and gave so much!
My God. Not enough words to express the thanks and gratitude for the many, many moments of inspiration, goosebumps, lumps in throat, emotion you imparted to us over the years with your remarkable voice. I am so very happy to see you doing so well. You still look beautiful! Thank you, Linda, for everything you've given to us.
I owe Linda a huge debt for introducing me to a wide variety of music, especially country music.
I’m so sorry that this beautiful soul must witness what has become of the place where she was raised. I am so grateful to her for the beautiful music. 🌺✌️
I never thought I'd see the day. Linda was IT for me. I bought her music in every form, including 8-tracks. I had front-row seats during her Mad Love Tour. I also purchased sheet music, books, magazines...and anything she was in. I adored Linda.. THAT VOICE will live on. ❤🩹
My goodness she has lost a lot of weight. Beyond that superficial comment what an enjoyable interview of an artist I have massive respect and liking for; both her musical output and her character. She is strength to carry on and is so positive. A legend and a delight of a human.
She is my favorite female singer of all time.
Sending love right back, a smile is the best makeup a girl can wear thus I know the power your smile has on the world please keep sharing.did you attend any concert of the gem live?