Elvis might have compromised his musical style a bit towards the end, but that doesn’t mean that artists from the rock n’ roll/folk-roots culture – of which he was not really a part – shouldn’t get better as they get older, like the great jazz or blues artists.
BONNIE RAITTI like to think I get better with age, but maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder.
More Bonnie Raitt Quotes
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It’s incredible to see labor unions and environmentalists getting together to stop the corporate mentality that destroys both jobs and the environment.
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How unthinkable that, in a country of such bursting plenty, so many people are facing ongoing hunger and poverty.
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My love was Bob Dylan, but as I got older I realized a good ballad was a good ballad.
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I’ve watched my peers get better with age and hoped that would happen with me.
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The great thing about the arts, and especially popular music, is that it really does cut across genres and races and classes.
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Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I’m hearing is an appreciation of real music.
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I think my fans would be upset if I confined my shows to one city for a long period of time.
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I don’t know that I’m unique in that people relate to my music, but I would hope people would say that I’m honest and that I do the best work I can possibly do instead of coasting.
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I just play the music that I love with musicians that I respect, and fortunately, I’m in a position where people are willing to play with me, and perhaps I can do something to help them.
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Nobody went out to pasture, and a lot of people are doing their best work. Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, and Sting are at the top of their game.
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Life gets mighty precious when there’s less of it to waste.
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Leading a band and producing yourself and picking cool tunes and putting a show together takes a lot of thought, and a certain amount of courage.
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With the new ways of getting music out, you don’t need a label if you’re a legacy artist.
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Pat Benatar might need a rock band, but I can just sit with a blues guitar for an hour and a half and do folk songs and great contemporary ballads, and not many people can pull that off.
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I’m proud of the way I rearrange and put things together, like a chef who makes a great meal, or a filmmaker who puts together a story – it’s casting, editing, cinematography.
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