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The experiences of life make all your emotions, I think, deeper.

Bonnie Raitt

Whatever role we were in our family of birth, we take on this persona and in your 20s and 30s in particular, you end up thinking that’s you and that isn’t necessarily you.
BONNIE RAITT

Birth Roles Thinking
It is still a surprise when people tell me that I’ve had an influence on them, particularly when it’s someone I really respect.
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Influence People Surprise
Playing guitar was one of my childhood hobbies, and I had played a little at school and at camp.
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Childhood Guitar School
With the new ways of getting music out, you don’t need a label if you’re a legacy artist.
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Artist Legacy Needs
The anti-nuke movement has important and far-reaching implications for grassroots organizing.
BONNIE RAITT

Kids Real Struggle
One of the biggest obstacles I’ve overcome in my life was thinking I didn’t deserve to be successful.
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Successful Thinking Years
I grew up in Los Angeles in a Quaker family, and for me being Quaker was a political calling rather than a religious one.
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Calling Political Religious
I finally learned to accept that I can’t make radio play blues any more than I could get Reagan out of the White House.
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House Play White
In 1967 I entered Harvard as a freshman, confident – in the way that only 17-year-olds are – that I could change the world.
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Creating Government Years
My parents would drag me out to perform for my family, like all parents do, but it was a hobby – nothing more.
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Childhood Hobbies More Nothing Parent
I was already doing really well in terms of my goals, to keep my fans coming back.
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Back Coming Goal Really
Really important issues are getting lost, so I can say I’m glad to be a citizen of the planet and do my part.
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Citizen Important Issues
When they were putting oil rigs up and down the California coast, the whole issue of safe energy and the addiction to fossil fuels really came into focus.
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Coast Country Focus Issues Oil
Thank God for Occupy and thank God for ‘The Daily Show,’ Colbert and the rising up that’s going on around the world.
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Rising Up Thank God World
Ugly ducklings don’t turn into swans and glide off down the lake. Whether your sunglasses are on or off, you only see the world you make.
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Duckling Lakes Swans Ugly
In blues, classical and jazz, you get more revered with age.
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Age Classical Jazz More

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