Finding great songs is the hard part of my gig - it's not as hard as songwriting, that's much more daunting - but I love playing other people's music. Bonnie Raitt More Quotes by Bonnie Raitt More Quotes From Bonnie Raitt It's very personal in California to live within hours, and sometimes just a few miles, of earthquake faults when nuclear plants were being built. Bonnie Raitt nuclear california earthquakes Part of the reason I had such a drive to be an activist, and support other activists, is because I was raised Quaker and my parents kept us very much informed and involved as kids in civil rights and the conservation movement. Bonnie Raitt support rights kids The fact is that this conversation is going on at every level at every age, we're all going, "God, what a jerk I've been," "How could I have married that guy?" or "How could I have done this or that?" With time, this is the gift of being older, that you get to look back and say, "It wasn't all about them." Bonnie Raitt guy age looks There are a lot of people that never get their stories told. Bonnie Raitt stories people I'm happy to have been a positive influence. Bonnie Raitt positive-influence has-beens influence I don't know if I'm a heroine; I'm just somebody that can cheer the troops by singing to folks, and have receptions after the show, and tithe a dollar of every ticket sale for all kinds of different great charities and social action groups. Bonnie Raitt groups singing cheer I think that we have a unique opportunity as performers and artists to be kind of the town criers and also to get more people to listen, so that's a blessing and a responsibility that I take very seriously. Bonnie Raitt artist responsibility blessing Life is simple yet complex, in the complexity we realize everything is simple for we create our own happiness, our own sadness & our own destiny by not making a choice you have chosen so face life with courage and faith in yourself. Bonnie Raitt The one thing I know is that if you're not paying attention, it will come back to bite you. Bonnie Raitt bites knows attention 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 being-true balance knows There are so many people out there working with great grassroots and global and national organizations that are unsung heroes to me. Bonnie Raitt organization hero people I learned by experience that you can change your circumstance. It's as simple as the serenity prayer; it's a very, very real thing. Bonnie Raitt real simple prayer It's a lot harder to be clear-headed, but the good stuff is when you start realizing who's really you. Bonnie Raitt clear realizing stuff The generation I grew up in was the beginning of "stand up for yourself," whether being a singer-songwriter or a feminist. In my college years, the feminist movement was really coming to fore, so we wouldn't have put up with guys treating us less than equal. Bonnie Raitt feminist college years I'm glad people think I'm a badass. I'm a rock and roller, and I'm an R&B and a blueswoman. I don't do fairy music, although I love Celtic music and sensitive music. There's a balance between ballads and kick-ass songs. Bonnie Raitt badass song thinking Maybe the idea of me is more powerful than I perceive myself being. Bonnie Raitt perceive powerful ideas One of the things that I'm glad about, though, is that regular people can relate to me. Bonnie Raitt relate glad people I'm the same on stage as I am off stage. A lot of people who I admire - Bruce Springsteen, Jackson Browne - are not that different either. You hope that if you met them that they'd be as nice and well-rounded as they appear. Bonnie Raitt nice different people I have been really heartened by how much coverage there has been about inequality of pay across the board, between the entertainment industry and almost every industry worldwide. And just the problem of young women not getting an education, not being able to have an equal position in the cultures all around the world. Bonnie Raitt boards culture world I don't know that I'm unique in that people relate to my music, but I would hope people would say that I'm honest and that I do the best work I can possibly do instead of coasting. Bonnie Raitt honest unique people
