Linda Ronstadt on Her Devastating Diagnosis

[@stepheneson4107]

It would have been instructive for AXS TV to include in the description that this interview was conducted in 2013. I love Linda Ronstadt, but this just-reposted interview misleads new viewers about her current condition today.

[@eltonjimenez1616]

Wow, thank you for the information. I was smiling and thanking God for how good she looks.

[@ADRCATS]

I wonder how she’s doing now?

[@stepheneson4107]

@@ADRCATS She’s 78 years old and a 15 year Parkinson’s patient, so I suspect we’ll never see her in public again

[@DeniseEverett-e8u]

@@ADRCATS I do too, I haven't heard or read anything about her in a long time.

[@SexySadie992]

Well said! I was wondering about that. Last time I saw her she had gray hair but always Linda! Love her so much. And thank you Stephen - that is important detail.

[@Larry-qw3rp]

What an incredibly kind and humble woman. The voice of an angel.

[@patriciafry8634]

And smart, reflective, sense of humor

[@RonBaker456]

Her voice in her prime was absolutely heavenly. Love always!

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

I think Tom Wetton and Elvis Presley had better voices. Its just my opinion. She tended to over sing. And when she did "blue bayou" that really turned me off because Roy sang it so authentically. But she just belted it out and forgot what the song was about.

[@beot-kkot]

@@MeadeSkeltonMusicWHY the need to compare Linda to those two male artists, or anyone, for that matter? This person was expressing their opinion and your reply doesn’t invalidate it.

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

@@beot-kkot because she ruined blue bayou

[@beot-kkot]

@@MeadeSkeltonMusic Please… Linda is an amazing artist and human being and she’s ALIVE! This is a celebration of her life. There is no room for bitter comments like yours. Get over it! Cheers from a longtime Elvis fan. 🥂 ☮️

[@MeadeSkeltonMusic]

@@beot-kkot ok lol

[@jimmcconnell7328]

Linda is such a down to earth kind of person. So enjoyed listening to her talk about her life. She had such a beautiful voice.

[@user-dn4rx8ev3j]

I absolutely adore everything about Linda. It doesn't get anymore real than Linda, Dolly and Emmylou. I have so much respect for those beautiful wonderful people.

[@curtisshaw9317]

Linda never swam in her own reflection. PIPES of glory- rare combination of power and tenderness. The sorrow and joy in her singing always seemed authentic. A rare songbird...sigh.

[@fmt_Guåhan]

This is an old interview... I will always respect and love this legend of an artist! ❤

[@oldladylovesBruno]

She's very articulate. Her voice was perfection. It must be so hard to have such a gift, and then lose that gift. But she's so strong and positive.

[@70sgirl1961]

That is exactly what I thought, to be a singer and be forced to lose that ability. So sad.

[@MegaByrds]

11 years ago. Sweet baby with a wonderful voice. Best to her!

[@sueingram5157]

I have always loved Linda's music,ever since I was a kid.

[@muffinman4353]

Saw her in concert in her prime, third row from the stage.... Powerful, incredible voice.

[@mattstephenson8450]

A beautiful soul … we love you Linda ❤

[@leslienye375]

My favorite female singer…..absolutely stunning in every way. Her voice and music are timeless!🎶♥️🎶🌹

[@stevepetty3458]

I am no way a fan of Linda's music , never was never will be but watched this and have the utmost respect for the lady , very honest and articulate. Wishing her well with the battle she is facing

[@Papin47]

The Great Linda Ronstadt, still rockin' to your fabulous music. Thank you for the timeless soundtrack you have gifted to us.💙

[@crabstick250]

She is so awesome, such talent. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) is awful, awful disease. My dad passed from it. I know what she will be going thru, this is an older vid. Its not Parkinson's. I just love her, I wish her peace and shortened suffering.

[@lorna8164]

One of the most beautiful voices ever...

[@dscarty]

Linda has always been incredible!

[@godzillamanstreb524]

I played Linda’s album an until they were worn down …..absolutely loved them….thank you 🌸🌸🌸♥️

[@lisavizzini9609]

There is just something so precious and unique about Linda and I'm not talking about her music...

[@vickiebonbeauty1395]

Love her! ❤ Always have. Wishing her the best. ❤❤

[@MegaAtomium]

Legend of legends. I got to see her live a dozen times, and got to meet her a couple of times. She is my all-time- favorite.

[@KathleenMcclain-f8z]

I saw her in an interview a couple of years ago and she was much weaker. Her voice was very faint, not the same at all. It made me sad. I am a fan and always will be.

[@SinfulScents]

She may have no colors in her paint box but boy did she sing us a rainbow 🌈 ❤

[@amherst88]

She was/is one-of-a-kind and my #1 role model growing up -- grace, courage, and a soul and voice like no other -- her autobiography *Simple* *Dreams* is a great read if you are an admirer ❤

[@judit1783]

Linda Ronstadt and Kevin Kline in The Pirates Of Penzance on NYC stage was like thunder, it blew me away back in the day!

[@sandramorey2529]

She was a wonderful singer. Her Spanish language show "Consiones de mi Padre was fabulous. Also, Dolly, Emmy Lou & Linda was full of gorgeous traditional music & terrific 3 part harmony.

[@ildiphoenix]

I love Linda Ronstand , I live in Japan till today I was born in Brazil Hungarian parents and use to be a singer many of her songs I like “It’s so easy to fall in Love” ,I am her number one fan ! I wish I could meet her in person ,actually she came to Japan with Nelson Riddle orquestra and I watched on tv that time ,Love you Linda thank you for your amazing voice and talent ❤🙏

[@debszakormos7919]

Her voice, a pristine smooth flawless 'sheet of glass' lake♡. Her Blue Bayou 🫶🏽 still can make me weep. 😌🐦🇨🇦

[@DavidSampson-tk1oz]

Linda is a very special person. I always loved her music! That picture of her in the pig pen cracks me up! What a wonderful treasure. I will always be a huge fan, not only of her music, but of her intelligence and personality. Linda, love you!

[@EthanW-mf1gv]

Her pipes were powerful enough to easily stand with blazing rock guitars, loud Mariachi players and large orchestras. Her pipes were also tender enough to soften tough guys hearts. Linda seemed much more down to earth than the BS floating around her very Cool 70s scene. She took that remarkable voice elsewhere in the 80s - who could blame her?Always an interesting free spirit. Love her still.

[@maurahobart8414]

Regardless of the date, this is classic Linda, intellectually articulate, beautiful and so much missed. Dan Rather didn’t quite know what to make of her!!

[@joycewright5386]

I remember seeing her in concert in the 70s. Loved her voice.

[@samhernandez7868]

Linda Ronstadt, My name is Sam and I and our people have enjoyed your music for decades. You are now recognized and should have been decades ago! a true icon and music, but it was your heart and your soul and the gift from the great creator that has blessed all of us I wish you well I wish you a speedy And full recovery. I love you, the world loves you.

[@TheMacGuyChannel]

Yes, Linda, we do❤

[@anncarper8163]

Got to see her in concert once way back in the day. What a great talent!!

[@SimoneNC]

Her skin is so beautiful

[@jillybear6007]

Ms. Ronstadt has always been one of my very favorite vocalists of all time. I wondered when she said that she has a lot of trouble with her memory whether it has ever been correlated to the medical fact that Lewy bodies dementia has been very much linked to Parkinson's disease. My Mom suffered from LB dementia for 5-1/2 years before she passed away, but she did not have Parkinson's disease, which was unusual, but she was definitively diagnosed with LB dementia by the neurologist and a team of dementia specialists through SIU Medical School. My Mom also had one of the best memories I've ever seen in any human being, male or female, and the memory was one of the very first telltale signs of her LB dementia. For example, she was previously a long-term bank employee, then as the LBD began to reveal itself, she had always been obsessed with balancing her checkbook every single month without fail and as the LBD began to show its ugly head, we found out from a current bank employee that she had been calling the bank multiple times a day to check on her checking account balance - which was 100% unheard of before LBD. As someone who has worked in healthcare for decades, when LBD was first mentioned as a possibility for her and the testing began, I dug deep into this diagnosis and studied it very thoroughly - I did also learn that LBD can be "activated" with extreme physical trauma or long protracted anesthesia during surgery. My Mom had recently shattered her hip into several pieces, both small and large, then underwent a complete total hip replacement that was extended anesthesia for 5-1/2 hours due to the complexity of the hip shattering - we (family and medical team both) feel that this is what must have begun the LBD. My Mom not only was in tip top shape mentally before fracturing her hip, but she was also in fantastic physical health and literally walked every single day for 3-5 miles, rain or shine. Sorry for being so long-winded, but just was questioning the memory loss/Parkinson's diagnosis linked to also developing LBD in Ms. Ronstadt, but also, if anyone reads this who has been recently diagnosed with Parkinson's, I think it's critically important to discuss with their healthcare professionals about this particular type of dementia that has very close ties to Parkinson's disease as well. Thanks for reading what is most likely the most boring comment and too long-winded comment ever made. LOL!

[@beot-kkot]

Sorry for your loss. 🙏🏻 My mom suffered from dementia with Lewy bodies, but not Parkinson’s. As you know, “LBD causes some or all of the motor SYMPTOMS of Parkinson's.” Both diseases are devastating for the patient and their family alike. My mom passed away two years ago, ironically, from complications during a hip replacement surgery, not from the disease itself (she had been diagnosed two years prior). 😢 I don’t know what caused her LBD, but she had fallen and broken her back. From there, things went downhill. She didn’t have back surgery, though, so it was not due to anesthesia. While it is possible that it followed the trauma, she started to show signs before that.

[@jimmcconnell7328]

@@jillybear6007 Linda Ronstadt has something called progressive supranuclear palsy. It’s a rare brain disease with vision,speech,swallowing and of course memory problems. In this way it’s worse than Parkinson’s.

[@cathysnedegar6711]

​@@jimmcconnell7328It was diagnosed as Parkinsons at first, then later revised.

[@judithgange7750]

thank you for the update on this

[@6431mastermind]

Linda has a great personality. Enjoy hearing her talk.

[@Peter-nh5hv]

I met Linda briefly back around November 2019. She sat next to me in my car . I didn't know who she was , only that her name was Linda. .I thought to myself, now thats a name I haven't heard since the 1970's . I noticed her blonde young looking hair and she was shorter than me, I'm maybe 5ft 6in. She used a cane, and her left hand had a quivering motion. I wanted so to talk to her about because one of my brothers had the same. But I didn't thinking it was too personal but now I wish I had, things would be different. It wasn't until I watched the sound of my voice that made me realize in an instant who that person was. Well Linda if your reading this I wish you well and a cure .

[@robertfindley921]

One of the best vocalists of all time. She was amazing.

[@user-wb2yv7ll9d]

Her diagnosis was later updated to progressive supranuclear palsy. She is one of the GOAT. 🐐❤

[@jackiemorrison2661]

I would have loved her to do a duet with Steve Perry... the 2 goats ... now THAT would have been spectacular

[@user-wb2yv7ll9d]

@@jackiemorrison2661 Oh wow...totally agree.

[@trailrider7046]

Do you mean she never had Parkinson's?

[@user-wb2yv7ll9d]

@@trailrider7046 That's right. The Parkinson's was a misdiagnosis.

[@philipedwards8762]

My father passed from progressive supranuclear palsy in 2012. Prayers for her.

[@deborahlarson2650]

I am so sorry to hear this 😐

[@plumber8920]

She is a Angel❤

[@anothergoldilocks1077]

She probably is a nice enough person but no one on this earth is an Angel… 😳

[@sueingram5157]

100 % ❤

[@lisag4123]

Actually, earth angels are a real thing!

[@PSchmidtc]

Linda Ronstadt is Music ROYALTY

[@PianoMatronNeeNee]

She’s still amazing ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mink2166]

I have loved this woman for 40 years ❤️ thankyou Linda for the gift of you.

[@Lonniepsangel]

I love Linda so much! Absolutely no woman as wonderful as her! I miss the music we could have heard! 💙💙💙

[@maha77]

One of the best voices of the past century

[@rosaarroyo613]

Such a beautiful woman, thank you for all your sharing your good years giving to us all! I admire your background on representation for the Hispanic side , which I think you could have made it huge but respectful of you switching gears to English singing. You have a beautiful voice even as you speak. You still look great and speak gracefully. Wish you luck and the best to care for yourself!! I admire you for sharing this news on your diagnosis, ✌️🙏and take care!❤️

[@rosanneshinkle4133]

I always loved her voice

[@superdougie10]

So incredibly smart this lady is. And very well spoken.

[@juliaangel5170]

Linda. Please return home to Arizona. We really need you here. You would heal too. It's time to heal Linda.

[@JD-tn5tb]

this is an old interview. I wish they would put the date of the interview.

[@nurseattle]

I looked it up in Google. It was 2013.

[@judithgange7750]

​@@nurseattlewow. Eleven years ago. Difficult to read. ❤

[@sweethaven5]

Loved her in Pirates of Penzance ❤❤

[@RhondaWalker-d8f]

There’s not a more beautiful voice as hers was in times past

[@SinfulScents]

My all time fav song of hers is “ long, long time” no one has a voice like her❤

[@dgibelli]

The interviewer was great! What a great interview this is.

[@Firebrandrock]

Epic singer…..top five rock….

[@ranellemeroney7938]

“In 2013, after years of struggling with her vocals, Ronstadt was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. However, she later learned that she actually had a Parkinson’s-like disorder called progressive supranuclear palsy.”

[@trailrider7046]

Thanks for the clarity.

[@SuppressiveSquirrel]

She has PSP which is a form of Parkinson’s.

[@chuckb61]

Amazing wonderful conversation! Thanks.

[@warrenp.5916]

Linda Ronstadt Karen Carpenter Christie McVie Annie Lennox My Mount Rushmore of women singers ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@evanlouis3336]

Yuck on Carpenter. Sour voice who sang cornball love songs with her creepy brother. Comparison to Ronstadt is a slur. Imho. The other two are very good.

[@evanhughes1510]

@@evanlouis3336what do you Mean by sour? As in not smooth or what? She was very smooth.

[@cathysnedegar6711]

I agree with Linda and Karen. Don't know the other 2. I also like Barbra Streisand and Minnie Riperton. And then there's Whiney, too. That's enough for now.....

[@cathysnedegar6711]

​@@evanhughes1510Nobody ever could emulate Karen's voice. She was just too unique. She was also known as one-take Karen in the studio. Fast learner and seldom needed a second try to get a track down. Love her.

[@curtisshaw9317]

​Linda was in a vocal universe all her own. Carpenter couldn't sing live, was as creepy as her weirdo brother - nothing in common with Ronstadt. Like comparing a Ferrari with a broke down lemon. Not sure why anyone would mention them in the same breath.

[@gavinfoster9118]

Pure class!

[@joypittman9682]

Saw her performance in DC, Pirates of Pansenze- operetta like .. so beautiful

[@slicktheslickster]

She's really smart to boot...wow.

[@elizabethglasgow9956]

Linda and Arron I don’t know much was our wedding song . Luv her and she is in my prayers for healing❤️✝️

[@deadandburied7626]

Poor Linda has lost her hearing now, after 2 bouts of Covid. She has much medical care now.

[@evanlouis3336]

Best Live pipes in the world. Rockin' or crooning. Deep musical chops. No wonder all the best players swarmed around her. A real life doll - to gaze upon and to hear. Sigh...

[@SuppressiveSquirrel]

Best live pipes was Karen Carpenter. Ronstadt was good. Carpenter was one of all time greats.

[@skyewilliams2247]

​@@SuppressiveSquirrelYuck. Carpenter was a grotesque sour square who sang cornball tunes with her creepy brother. Rarely sang live. Ronstadt was in another universe. Why mention the sour limited Carpenter on a Linda post. Do your homework they have Nothing in common.

[@SuppressiveSquirrel]

@@skyewilliams2247 Yeah sure, and that's why BOTH Frank Sinatra and Buddy Rich each said that the ONLY female artist they'd pay to go see was Ms. Karen Carpenter . Even Linda Ronstadt would agree. As to Linda being a real life doll, have you seen her in the past twenty years?? Oh, and how good a drummer was Karen as well? Ronstadt couldn't even play an instrument.

[@skyewilliams2247]

@@SuppressiveSquirrel With all due respect to the great Sinatra and Rich - both of whom I have seen twds the end of their careers - they were hostile to the rock scene. The Carpenters were schlocky and non-threatening to them. The Carpenters seem to have come out of some right wing religious compound. Just dreadful. However, to each their own. Sorry for being so hard on you and them but she was a drip and so was their act. ✌

[@SuppressiveSquirrel]

@@skyewilliams2247 you may not like their sappy songs, but her voice was pure velvet. Not only that, she was a great drummer. Ronstadt never wrote a song, didn’t play an instrument , didn’t read music and only sang. Carpenter did it all. Apples and Oranges.

[@SusanHolbrook-z4k]

I have Parkinsons too and I can identify with what she is saying. I'm not a singer..but be so hard to have quit it.

[@PRESTO5796]

Apologies but she was misdiagnosed. Ronstadt was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2012. Her condition was rediagnosed in 2019 as also having progressive supranuclear palsy, an incurable degenerative disease. Under either name, her singing career came to an abrupt end and her life was profoundly changed. I will always love LINDA! Sorry you have Parkinson’s 😢 BLESSINGS TO YOU♥️🙏🏾

[@libertyann439]

I love singing. I'm not famous, but I'm not too bad. It would break my heart to not sing.

[@christinestratton8801]

I really thought this was a RECENT interview...it gets annoying when the program has a date of " 2 weeks ago" . I always loved her voice and wonder how she is doing TODAY. God Bless her.❤

[@julietrask7497]

Love her so much.❤

[@GailHarris-p1f]

I have physical issues I have to accept. Glad to be alive now

[@BGage11]

An awesome, talented musician!

[@teresajohnson8988]

She is such a wholesome fun person!!!

[@raymondmarotta1790]

My college girl friends name in 1975 name was Linda. I always told her she was my second favorite Linda

[@jude1515]

Good interview.

[@StopCensoring-fq5fl]

We all are going to experience a life changing diagnosis if we live long enough! Will everyone announce it on social media 😮

[@edcancade9025]

Best interview ever

[@rannerobin2787]

One of the best!!

[@rifroar]

The Female Elvis Vocally, a Real Living Legend and a Great Gal. Love You Linda"

[@FollowEman]

So sincere!❤❤❤

[@conniewolf7300]

Bless her heart!

[@coastalseasider4634]

Dear Linda helped others get started although she's too modest to even say so. The Eagles, for example, thanked her for her support 'back in the day'. Yes, this is an older interview & should've been disclosed as such. It does show however what a decent, lovely person she is. What an amazing attitude she has.🫶

[@iwnunn7999]

I'm taken by how bright she is

[@johnferreira7419]

I think she could’ve been the love of my life because being around the Niagara Falls area if she would’ve lived up here with me being her guitarist, mind you she would’ve been much older than me but I love cougars.

[@joanneganon7157]

Very sorry❤ JO JO IN VT 💞

[@billdoty6438]

I got to see her in her prime and now realize as I look back, I didn’t appreciate her greatness until now.

[@davem.539]

I am hoping the best for you..

[@davidrenz5886]

Nice lady🙂...

[@_Tressala_]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@jackki6869]

i bet she can still sing... it love to hear a new single... she was a perfection.. greatest vocalist ever.... amazing❤. she is so intelligent, chill,sexy, confident, a 70s wildfire!! wat a life! on the road with awesome rock stars!! and she the woman who could handle it all!!! ❤❤❤ wishing her happiness, luv, singin in the shower, ❤❤, having this debilitating illness!!!

[@9Crow]

i wonder if cannabis can help with that i have heard it works for some people with hand shaking don't know about singing.

[@LucitaBrown]

Intelligent, funny, talented, beautiful.

[@AL-dy1lj]

Beautifully said Linda, class act, you are one coollasy…best wishes on mr toad’s wild ride of life

[@lestercombs1871]

Still beautiful

[@oneseeker2]

❤

[@GailHarris-p1f]

❤❤❤❤😢

[@dennisschell5543]

Dan Blather... 🙄😠

[@TrillKump]

Penniss Hell 🥸🤠

[@marlenepufpaf5199]

You sure are a wonderful l ❤🎉😅

[@madamecampsalot6384]

Dan looks devasted.

[@bbordelon2]

Loved her voice, how attractive she was when she was happening, didn't care for her politics. Wish she would of kept politics out of her public persona. It colored her aura. Not necessary, keep it private. She had a platform that the usual average American did not have. Dan Rather politics tanked him on CBS with his Republican conservative distain.

[@garyssimo]

Boy do I ADORE HER! I dont like his questions at all.

[@garyssimo]

I wanted to be a scientist and never married either. Playing guitar since 1964 lived down the road from her and George but after they split.