Quotes by Bonnie Raitt

“I would rather feel things in extreme than not at all.”

“Its not easy to undo whats done, or to speak too freely ,to just anyone, and if this takes more, than you bargained for, boy its time you learned, not to talk so loud, walk so proud, youre coming on.”

“Ive watched my peers get better with age and hoped that would happen with me.”

“I think my fans will follow me into our combined old age. Real musicians and real fans stay together for a long, long time.”

“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.”

“The consolidation of the music business has made it difficult to encourage styles like the blues, all of which deserve to be celebrated as part of our most treasured national resources.”

“I dont think theres ever been any music quite like what we came up with.”

“Tell Your Heart I Love You”

“Religion is for people who are scared to go to hell. Spirituality is for people who have already been there.”

“Its a great opportunity for all of us to raise the ante and the attention for something that needs focus. Its the cosmic food chain -- that we get so much and we give something back -- its what were supposed to do.”

“[When the sweeping ballad Shelter in the Rain took on new meaning after Hurricane Katrina, he earmarked all proceeds from that track for relief efforts.] He stands above as a cultural figure, ... above partisanship and above reproach.”

“He used to let me open for him and he tuned my guitar.”

“I was very touched, and very happy that Kelly won. It was such a Cinderella story.”

“I just was knocked over by the obvious roots of the blues.”

“Never underestimate the power of estrogen.”

“The more you sweat in practice the less blood youll lose in battle.”

“Do you realize that in two days tomorrow will be yesterday”

“Its always darkest just before it goes completely black”

Religion is for those who are scared of hell, and spirituality is for those who have been there.

Im happy to say that at 62, I think Ive reached that point where stuff doesnt bother me as much, and my gratitude level has gone way up, especially having gone through the loss that Ive had, and losing so many of the great artists that I was close to. They taught me how to see it with a grain of salt and a lot of humor and perspective.