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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.

~Bonnie Raitt

Topics: Aspire Content Ever Greatest Guitar Heard Hell Hell Is Highway Vocal

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In blues, classical and jazz, you get more revered with age.

~Bonnie Raitt

Topics: Age Blues Classical Get Jazz More Revered You

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I didn't have to be a pop singer with a certain look. When I started, there was really a revolution in natural artists with blues and folk artists crossing over; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get started.

~Bonnie Raitt

Topics: Able Artists Been Blues Certain Crossing Folk Get Look Natural Otherwise Over Pop Really Revolution Singer Started

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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

Topics: Daunting Finding Gig Great Great Songs Hard Hard Part Love More Much Music Other Part People Playing Songs Songwriting I Love

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I'm not that beautiful, and I don't want to be a pop star.

~Bonnie Raitt

Topics: Beautiful Pop Pop Star Star Want

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At 3 A.M., I'm still up watching videos of jazz heroes I never saw live. It's so thrilling. And not just the music. The Internet is changing the future of fund-raising. I'm thrilled by the potential.

~Bonnie Raitt

Topics: Changing Future Heroes Internet Jazz Just Live Music Never Potential Saw Still Thrilled Thrilling Up Videos Watching

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With the new ways of getting music out, you don't need a label if you're a legacy artist.

~Bonnie Raitt

Topics: Artist Getting Label Legacy Music Need New New Ways Out Ways You

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The world I live in is benefiting from things like satellite radio. Jazz and blues fests are everywhere now, and Americana is going strong on college radio. What I'm hearing is an appreciation of real music.

~Bonnie Raitt

Topics: Americana Appreciation Blues College Everywhere Going Hearing Jazz Like Live Music Now Radio Real Satellite Strong Things World

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I'm really careful about not slamming my politics home in my shows, but I don't try to hide, either. 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.

~Bonnie Raitt

Topics: About Arts Bring Careful Either Great Great Way Hide Home People Politics Positive Preach Really Shows Solutions Stage Stay Together Try Way

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What - of all the incredible duets that I've been able to sing, you know, John Raitt was still the one that I just shook in my boots just standing next to him. I loved him so much.

~Bonnie Raitt

Topics: Able Been Boots Duet Him Incredible John Just Know Loved Much Next Shook Sing Standing Still You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: November 8th, 1949

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