I think it's our job to write about what we're going through at the moment, and being 41, I'm not going to write about the same things I wrote about at 20. I don't think artists should be farmed out to pasture just because they're in rock n' roll.
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.