Bonnie Raitt

Musician

1949-11-08

American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for blending blues, rock, folk, and country influences. She has had a long recording career and won multiple Grammy Awards. Her work has made her a prominent figure in American roots music.

Quotes by Bonnie Raitt

Religion is for those who are scared of hell, and spirituality is for those who have been there.
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Religion is for those who are scared of hell, and spirituality is for those who have been there.
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I've watched my peers get better with age and hoped that would happen with me.
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I like to think I get better with age, but maybe absence makes the heart grow fonder.
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Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.
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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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I think I'm a living embodiment of, 'Don't try to push me around or squash me,' whether its how I talk to a record label or in my relationships.
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Solar power is the last energy resource that isn't owned yet - nobody taxes the sun yet.
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I never saw music in terms of men and women or black and white. There was just cool and uncool.
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The consolidation of the music business has made it difficult to encourage styles like the blues, all of which deserve to be celebrated as part of our most treasured national resources.
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I'm just glad that I'm the musical equivalent of a character actress, because blues singers can keep singing and having an audience at 35, and someone like Madonna's gonna have to find something else to do, 'cos I don't care how pointy those bras are that she wears, they're still gonna look a little odd when she's 55!
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Distribution has really changed. You can make a record with a laptop in the morning and have it up on YouTube in the afternoon and be a star overnight. 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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