Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raittis an American blues singer, songwriter and slide guitar player...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth8 November 1949
CityBurbank, CA
CountryUnited States of America
cheer singing different
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.
book
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 in a new way and see my part in them. Everybody's going through that.
hero people
There are so many people out there working with great grassroots and global and national organizations that are unsung heroes to me.
prayer real simple
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.
world culture problem
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.
attention pay-attention
The one thing I know is that if you're not paying attention, it will come back to bite you.
kids parent support
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.
cinderella happy kelly
I was very touched, and very happy that Kelly won. It was such a Cinderella story.
people accountability sobriety
You know, a lot of people feel that sobriety is about just stopping using whatever it was that you appeared to be addicted to, but it really has to do with a way of looking at your life and taking accountability.
blessed eye opportunity
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 with the the dumbing down of television and the tabloidization of journalism. As Ralph Nader called it, "sound barks," not even sound bites.
important glad
Really important issues are getting lost, so I can say I'm glad to be a citizen of the planet and do my part.
song people exciting
I don't go into any album with a concept or a deliberate direction. It's more letting the best music that really appeals to me at the time, the best songs that I find after many months and years of search and sifting through my collection, and asking radio people and journalists. It's really an ongoing search that's as much daunting as it is somewhat exciting.
blessing justice parent
I was raised with the blessing of being involved with peace and social justice, and the environmental movement. I have my parents to thank for that.
realizing
It's a lot harder to be clear-headed, but the good stuff is when you start realizing who's really you.