

Although she recorded and performed with the Stone Poneys and a solo artist for years, she finally found success with Heart Like a Wheel (1974). From a musically inclined family, Ronstadt left college to her dreams of being a singer in Los Angeles. Born on July 14, 1946, in Tucson, Arizona. I learned how to survive as an artist, get real, and how to fail and then figure out who I was as singer and performer.

I played every club in New York City and I bombed in every club and then killed it in every club and I found myself as an artist. This is one rising pop star who hasn’t been plucked from a model casting call, born into a famous family, won a reality TV singing contest, or emerged from a teen cable TV sitcom. It’s been a while since a new pop artist has made her way in the music industry the old-fashioned/grass roots way by paying her dues with seedy club gigs and self-promotion. To date she has sold over 20 million digital singles and more than four million albums worldwide.

She is also inspired by fashion, which she has said is an essential component to her songwriting and performances. Gaga is inspired by glam rockers such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as pop singers such as Madonna and Michael Jackson.
