I'm Happy To Have Been A Positive

One Of The Biggest Obstacles I've Overcome In My Life Was Thinking I Didn't Deserve To Be Successful. Artistically I'm Not As Much Of A Heavyweight As Someone Like Paul Simon Or Joni Mitchell, Because I'm Not A Creator Of Original Music, And I Worried About That For Years.

I Don't Know That I'm Unique In That People Relate To My Music, But I Would Hope People Would Say That I'm Honest And That I Do The Best Work I Can Possibly Do Instead Of Coasting.

I'm Glad People Think I'm A Badass. I'm A Rock And Roller, And I'm An R&b And A Blueswoman. I Don't Do Fairy Music, Although I Love Celtic Music And Sensitive Music. There's A Balance Between Ballads And Kick-ass Songs.

I Just Play The Music That I Love With Musicians That I Respect, And Fortunately, I'm In A Position Where People Are Willing To Play With Me, And Perhaps I Can Do Something To Help Them.

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.