Linda Ronstadt Talks New Documentary and Her Headline-Making Trump Jab at the Kennedy Center Honors

Ten years after the neurodegenerative disease progressive supranuclear palsy robbed her of the ability to sing, Linda Ronstadt is still using her one-of-a-kind voice to speak her truth loud and clear.
On Dec. 7, at a State Department reception celebrating Ronstadt and her fellow 2019 Kennedy Center honorees, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the 10-time Grammy winner during his pre-dinner remarks by quoting her hit 1975 cover of an Everly Brothers classic. “Ms. Ronstadt, thank you a