I don't want to sound like a self-help book, but it really has been transformative for me to take a look at… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
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… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
The challenge of course is in sobriety and that's been the blessing, to realize, to take accountability for the ways that your… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
There's lots of flaws and frailties and cracks in the armor, and nobody wants to put themselves out there as some kind… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
You know, a lot of people feel that sobriety is about just stopping using whatever it was that you appeared to be… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
I'm sure I would have been considered a more significant artist if I was a singer-songwriter. It's just not the way I… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
I'm really careful about not slamming my politics home in my shows, but I don't try to hide, either. The arts can… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
In 1967 I entered Harvard as a freshman, confident - in the way that only 17-year-olds are - that I could change… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
Nobody taught me to play bottleneck. I just saw it and taught myself. I got an old bottle and steamed the label… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
I'm proud of the way I rearrange and put things together, like a chef who makes a great meal, or a filmmaker… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
With the new ways of getting music out, you don't need a label if you're a legacy artist. — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
I'm happy to say that at 62, I think I've reached that point where stuff doesn't bother me as much, and my… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
Im happy to say that at 62, I think Ive reached that point where stuff doesnt bother me as much, and my… — Bonnie Raitt Copy Share Image
It's always enjoyable to listen to a friend's work, but if it doesn't resonate with you, then you can just appreciate it… — 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
