Linda Ronstadt Talks Immigration, Sexism, and Stem Cell Research

*In case you wee wondering what had become of Linda Ronstadt since her Parkinson’s diagnosis, she recently did an interview with Los Angeles Magazine and talked the things that matter to her the most. VL

By Craig Byrd, Los Angeles Magazine

Not too many people can say they have successfully recorded music as diverse as pop, jazz standards, Gilbert & Sullivan, folk/country, Mexican music, and more. Linda Ronstadt is one of those people. With 11 Grammy awards on her resume, she has topped the Billboard charts and even has a Tony Award nomination. In 2013 she announced a Parkinson’s diagnosis. As she told AARP that year, “No one can sing with Parkinson’s disease, no matter how hard you try.”

But that doesn’t mean she can’t voice what’s on her mind. On Tuesday, September 29, she will take the stage of the Valley Performing Arts Center with family friend Dan Guerrero to talk about her life, her career, and the music that inspired her. Here Ronstadt not only looks back on the diversity of her career but has plenty to say about the disease she’s battling and the politics that inhibit a possible cure.

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