Bonnie Raitt

No, didn't. I was just naturally a tough girl, you know, and I adopted that blues mama persona early on with my band Jump Ahead from teenage years to my first album. I couldn't stand the way I sang because it was so fruity and I wanted to sound like Etta James and it wasn't going to happen.

No, didn't. I was just naturally a tough girl, you know, and I adopted that blues mama persona early on with my band Jump Ahead from teenage years to my first album. I couldn't stand the way I sang because it was so fruity and I wanted to sound like Etta James and it wasn't going to happen.

On the first album?

On the first album?

I hated it, hated, hated. But I loved doing it. I just didn't like listening to it. So I would adopt this kind of swagger and drink and smoke and, you know, talk. I mean, I listened to some bootleg live shows of my early folk days where I was just like, you know, I just, who was I? I adopted a persona as if I was somebody that did own a saloon.

I hated it, hated, hated. But I loved doing it. I just didn't like listening to it. So I would adopt this kind of swagger and drink and smoke and, you know, talk. I mean, I listened to some bootleg live shows of my early folk days where I was just like, you know, I just, who was I? I adopted a persona as if I was somebody that did own a saloon.

I have great affection and compassion and a lot of great memories of who she was back then. I'm proud of the music that I made, but do I like listening to my voice? Not really. I mean, maybe as I got older, I could like it more. Yeah. How about you? When you see yourself, do you... Cringe when you see early footage of yourself?

I have great affection and compassion and a lot of great memories of who she was back then. I'm proud of the music that I made, but do I like listening to my voice? Not really. I mean, maybe as I got older, I could like it more. Yeah. How about you? When you see yourself, do you... Cringe when you see early footage of yourself?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yep, I have a lot of that, too. I know exactly what you mean. And here's the thing that I found out. Yes. How about when you think... You're making a cool looking face at the camera.

Yep, I have a lot of that, too. I know exactly what you mean. And here's the thing that I found out. Yes. How about when you think... You're making a cool looking face at the camera.

I just, I mean, it's really so embarrassing. I just had to just look at a whole bunch of shots where I could have sworn I was, or even live shots now. I'm editing, helping pick the promo pictures for the Austin City Limits show we cut. All these shots of me playing guitar, they just look hideous. I mean, I'm never, now I'm going to be self-conscious about how I play. Oh, no, you mustn't be.

I just, I mean, it's really so embarrassing. I just had to just look at a whole bunch of shots where I could have sworn I was, or even live shots now. I'm editing, helping pick the promo pictures for the Austin City Limits show we cut. All these shots of me playing guitar, they just look hideous. I mean, I'm never, now I'm going to be self-conscious about how I play. Oh, no, you mustn't be.

I don't want to be. I just want to wear a COVID mask and just make whatever face I want.

I don't want to be. I just want to wear a COVID mask and just make whatever face I want.

Well, the guitar part's fine. I just have to make sure that I'm not making the face that I just saw in about 10 photos.

Well, the guitar part's fine. I just have to make sure that I'm not making the face that I just saw in about 10 photos.

I mean, I think that happens naturally. Yeah, it happens. You get lower, you get more notes down below as you get older and older. It sounds great. Because I warm up more. Yeah. Oh, thank you.

I mean, I think that happens naturally. Yeah, it happens. You get lower, you get more notes down below as you get older and older. It sounds great. Because I warm up more. Yeah. Oh, thank you.