People say, 'Gee, you don't really do political music.' Well, I sing a lot of songs about how men and women and lovers treat each other, and none of us want to be talked down to or belittled or ignored… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
Those of us with a microphone who are blessed with the gift of being in the public eye have a special opportunity to give voice to all those groups whose activism is sometimes ignored or put on the back pages… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
The great thing about the arts, and especially popular music, is that it really does cut across genres and races and classes. — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
It's a lot harder to be clear-headed, but the good stuff is when you start realizing who's really you. — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
“No matter how you tell yourself It's what we all go through Those lines are pretty hard to take When they're staring back at… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
You create the happiness and the balance that you have, and your own power. This is one thing that I know to be true. — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
I have been really heartened by how much coverage there has been about inequality of pay across the board, between the entertainment industry and… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
I'm honored when young people say they've gone to school on slide guitar with my records. But people get their influence from my live… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
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… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
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… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
“Religion is for those who are scared of hell, and spirituality is for those who have been there.” — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
The connection between toxicity and cancer and safe air and water and food, all of that was important all along, as were women's and… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
