| May 31, 10:58 AM (ET)
NEW YORK (AP) - Linda Ronstadt, whose singing career began in the 1960s, says today's music industry values sex appeal more than talent.
"It puts a huge amount of pressure on kids," who are aspiring performers, she told the Daily News in Monday editions.
"If you are someone like Beyonce who happens to be gorgeous and talented, well great. But there are a lot of people who are not paid attention to because they don't look like a fashion model," the 57-year-old singer said.
Ronstadt, a native of Tucson, Ariz., was a sex symbol herself, with such hit albums as "Heart Like a Wheel" and "Simple Dreams."
She never plays those recordings anymore, though.
"I never go back. I never listen to them," said Ronstadt, who is scheduled to perform at the Beacon Theatre on Tuesday. "Music is a work in progress. On a record, it gets frozen in time, and it's oddly unnatural."
I agree, I think the way you look has more to do with a successful career now than how you sound and it's not fair to the ugly people who have real talent and can sing. | |
