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.
BONNIE RAITTThank God for Occupy and thank God for ‘The Daily Show,’ Colbert and the rising up that’s going on around the world.
More Bonnie Raitt Quotes
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You don’t have to look a certain way to have a hit record.
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Life gets mighty precious when there’s less of it to waste.
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The one thing I know is that if you’re not paying attention, it will come back to bite you.
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It can unite kids and musicians, everybody, whether they’re leftist or rightist, or radical, or Republican, because energy is energy. But in fact, it is a real political struggle – it shows people that it’s big business against the people.
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I didn’t have to be a pop singer with a certain look. When I started, there was really a revolution in natural artists with blues and folk artists crossing over; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to get started.
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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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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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I’ve watched my peers get better with age and hoped that would happen with me.
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With slide guitar, you’re just hanging this piece of glass on your hand. It’s a really beautiful instrument in that it’s so responsive, you’re just slipping your hand back and forth.
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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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I’m glad I get singled out for my slide guitar-playing, which isn’t that difficult to do. I didn’t take guitar lessons, but I just love the way it sounds, almost like the human voice.
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The fifth member of my band is my non-profit work.
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I made my first album, and I guess it wasn’t a fluke, because now I’m on my 16th.
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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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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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