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We did a two month tour with Taj Mahal that was really healing and cathartic and a good distraction after my brother passed away. Then I knew I wanted to take a year off, and it was really nice to have that chance to fall apart.

Bonnie Raitt

Even if the writers don’t get paid enough most of the time, unfortunately – but there’s never been a more amazing flow of information on all of the issues. I would love to see a revival of what we had against the war in the ’60s – we could do thes
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Against Information Love Unfortunately
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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Corporate Environment Jobs Together Work
I think my fans will follow me into our combined old age. Real musicians and real fans stay together for a long, long time.
BONNIE RAITT

Music Real Thinking
I’ll close my eyes, so I won’t see, all of the love that you don’t feel for me.
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Explanation Eye Feels
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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Appreciation Real Strong
People write me letters and thank me for turning them on to Fred McDowell and Sippie Wallace, and that’s partly my job this time around.
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Around Partly People Thank Time Write
My love was Bob Dylan, but as I got older I realized a good ballad was a good ballad.
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Ballads Bob Dylan
And just the problem of young women not getting an education, not being able to have an equal position in the cultures all around the world.
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Education Position Women World
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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Contemporary Guitar Need Rocks Song
I can’t make you love me if you don’t, You can’t make your heart feel something it won’t.
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Feels Heart Love Something
I’m one of those people who just doesn’t plan my personal life. I plan my professional life.
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People Plans Professional Life
A lot of political music to me can be rather pedantic and corny, and when it’s done right – like Bruce Springsteen or Jackson Browne or great satire from Randy Newman, there’s nothing better.
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Corny Done Political
Those of us who grew up in the ’50s and ’60s, we had the dream that this could be turned around, and the earth could be back in balance, and that we could level the playing field with men and women and pay, and you know, minority groups having equal opportunity.
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Back Balance Dream Men Opportunity
The talent on YouTube is incredible, and it can spread like wildfire. The downside is that it’s very hard to convince the younger generation that they should pay for music.
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Convince Downside Incredible Music Talent
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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Fortunately Musician People Play
In blues, classical and jazz, you get more revered with age.
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Age Classical Jazz More

We did a two month tour with Taj Mahal that was really healing and cathartic and a good distraction after my brother passed away. Then I knew I wanted to take a year off, and it was really nice to have that chance to fall apart.

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We did a two month tour with Taj Mahal that was really healing and cathartic and a good distraction after my brother passed away. Then I knew I wanted to take a year off, and it was really nice to have that chance to fall apart.

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