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.
BONNIE RAITTEven 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
More Bonnie Raitt Quotes
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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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I don’t want to discredit people’s opinions of me, but you talk about the violin or the cello or lead guitar where you have to learn tons of chords, that’s much more difficult.
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I’m happy to have been a positive influence.
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I’m one of those people who just doesn’t plan my personal life. I plan my professional life.
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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 been lucky enough that I can gather all sorts of experiences and find inspiration by traveling around and by spending time with people I admire.
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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 have a really full life, both within music and outside it.
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I don’t want to sound like a self-help book, but it really has been transformative for me to take a look at my relationships in a new way and see my part in them. Everybody’s going through that.
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You create the happiness and the balance that you have, and your own power. This is one thing that I know to be true.
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Whether you’re playing it on the guitar or on the dance floor, you’re in that moment.
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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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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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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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I think we have responsibilities to be active in the things we believe in, regardless of what our job is.
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