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
addiction focus energy
When they were putting oil rigs up and down the California coast, the whole issue of safe energy and the addiction to fossil fuels really came into focus.
black-and-white men saws
I never saw music in terms of men and women or black and white. There was just cool and uncool.
god faith spiritual
Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.
kids people incredibles
I'm certain that it was an incredible gift for me to not only be friends with some of the greatest blues people who've ever lived, but to learn how they played, how they sang, how they lived their lives, ran their marriages, and talked to their kids.
aspire content
AC/DC's 'Highway to Hell' is the greatest meshing of vocal, guitar, and content I've ever heard. That's what I aspire to.
simply
He's like having my very own Jimi Hendrix, ... There's simply nothing he can't play well.
influence positive-influence
I'm happy to have been a positive influence.
knocked obvious roots
I just was knocked over by the obvious roots of the blues.
open
He used to let me open for him and he tuned my guitar.
backstage best highlight onstage seen summer thrilled vibe
I'm completely thrilled to be a part of this. I have to say, this is the highlight of the summer for me. This is one of a kind and long overdue. It's the best vibe I've ever seen backstage and onstage as well.
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.
song how-you-feel brown
When you love a song so much you have to sing, you know how you feel - it releases something in you that resonates as true, whether it's James Brown or Joni Mitchell.
song sex guitar
When it's a funky uptempo song, you're basically having the same kind of release you would have when you have sex, only it lasts longer. Whether you're playing it on the guitar or on the dance floor, you're in that moment.
rising-up thank-god world
Thank God for Occupy and thank God for 'The Daily Show,' Colbert and the rising up that's going on around the world.