There were so many great music and political scenes going on in the late '60s in Cambridge. The ratio of guys to girls at Harvard was four to one, so all of those things were playing in my mind.
More Quotes by Bonnie Raitt
I never saw music in terms of men and women or black and white. There was just cool and uncool.
Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.
Solar power is the last energy resource that isn't owned yet - nobody taxes the sun yet.
I've been lucky enough that I can gather all sorts of experiences and find inspiration by traveling around and by spending time with people I admire.
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.
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.