I Didn't Have To Be A Pop

Life Gets Mighty Precious When There's Less Of It To Waste.

Since I Was 20 Years Old, I've Been A Kind Of Corporation. I'd Wake Up In The Morning And My Job Was To Be 'bonnie Raitt' In Capital Letters.

Distribution Has Really Changed. You Can Make A Record With A Laptop In The Morning And Have It Up On Youtube In The Afternoon And Be A Star Overnight. The Talent On Youtube Is Incredible, And It Can Spread Like Wildfire. The Downside Is That It's Very Hard To Convince The Younger Generation That They Should Pay For Music.

My Career Is Based On The Slow Build Of An Audience Based On Putting On A Good Show Live And Putting Out A Record Every Couple Of Years. I Was Already Doing Really Well In Terms Of My Goals, To Keep My Fans Coming Back.

With Slide Guitar, You're Just Hanging This Piece Of Glass On Your Hand. It's A Really Beautiful Instrument In That It's So Responsive, You're Just Slipping Your Hand Back And Forth.