This is a great biographical sketch, but I must admit I am a long-time Linda Ronstadt fan. Now retired as the progression of her illness prevents her from singing but wow did she have a superb career.
My wife and I watched this at home on DVD from our public library. I see it is also now available on Amazon streaming. It covers her whole life, from young girl growing up in Arizona, to the present. Singing came natural because her dad was an accomplished singer so everyone in the family sang. Of course her voice was the most special, and she excelled at every genre, including opera when she sang beautifully in "Pirates of Penzance", also available online.
She and Kevin Kline were both nominated for Emmys but as an example of her humility said, "Kevin deserved it more than me, all I did was walk around and sing" and she was totally serious. Arguably the best, most versatile female singer of all time and she never got the big head.
Now the present time, Linda Ronstadt can reflect on her career and illness without any "pity poor me" attitude. She accepts her fate as a natural progression of life, we all die at some point, she just remains a matter-of-fact person as it seems she always has been.
She and I are close to the same age, it would be a pleasure to just sit and talk with her for an hour, not about her career but about anything else. I find her one of the most interesting people I've not yet met in person.
My wife and I watched this at home on DVD from our public library. I see it is also now available on Amazon streaming. It covers her whole life, from young girl growing up in Arizona, to the present. Singing came natural because her dad was an accomplished singer so everyone in the family sang. Of course her voice was the most special, and she excelled at every genre, including opera when she sang beautifully in "Pirates of Penzance", also available online.
She and Kevin Kline were both nominated for Emmys but as an example of her humility said, "Kevin deserved it more than me, all I did was walk around and sing" and she was totally serious. Arguably the best, most versatile female singer of all time and she never got the big head.
Now the present time, Linda Ronstadt can reflect on her career and illness without any "pity poor me" attitude. She accepts her fate as a natural progression of life, we all die at some point, she just remains a matter-of-fact person as it seems she always has been.
She and I are close to the same age, it would be a pleasure to just sit and talk with her for an hour, not about her career but about anything else. I find her one of the most interesting people I've not yet met in person.