Ronstadt: America = Weimar Republic
Linda Ronstadt is a delicate flower, whose artistic concentration can be easily disrupted by the presence of the wrong kind of fan.
“It’s a real conflict for me when I go to a concert and find out somebody in the audience is a Republican or fundamental Christian. It can cloud my enjoyment. I’d rather not know.”
And surprisingly, for one so gifted and sensitive, she is a student of history and an animal lover as well:
The state of the nation: “I saw a movie recently about a camel and these people in Mongolia, and I relate to them better than people here in this country. It looks like (Germany’s) Weimar Republic to me here.”