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
people plans professional-life
I'm one of those people who just doesn't plan my personal life. I plan my professional life.
bored people growing
Some people are caricatures of themselves, and some people keep people coming back and keep themselves growing. Otherwise, the fans would get bored.
long people get-better
Leading a band and producing yourself and picking cool tunes and putting a show together takes a lot of thought, and a certain amount of courage. In my early twenties, if I wasn't getting good enough at it, then people would not come and see me. Anybody who has lasted this long - I hope we get better with age.
guitar people want
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 to learn tons of chords, that's much more difficult.
people glad relate
One of the things that I'm glad about, though, is that regular people can relate to me.
nice people different
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.
people whole-life right-time
I'm in a relationship, and I've been in one in a while, but all the people I've been with at various points - and I've had sequentially monogamous relationships my whole life - were all the right people at the right time.
unique people honest
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.
giving people inspire
I would like to inspire a lot of people to be active and give back.
hero people
There are so many people out there working with great grassroots and global and national organizations that are unsung heroes to me.
people
There are a lot of people that never get their stories told.
people surprise influence
It is still a surprise when people tell me that I've had an influence on them, particularly when it's someone I really respect.
art stay-positive people
The arts can be a great way to bring people together. I don't preach from the stage. I try to stay positive on solutions.
play people musician
I just play the music that I love with musicians that I respect, and fortunately, I'm in a position where people are willing to play with me, and perhaps I can do something to help them.