I'm not a blues person in the same way she was. The only thing I want to do is try to change the music industry around so that people will appreciate where the blues came from. These people are still alive and they're not making a living. I was really pleased that Ellen McIlwaine came along and played the guitar. I want to be free to sing.
Women tend to be booked on bills just because they're women.
Instead, they like to hire, say, Linda Ronstadt, or me. It's all a question of what you call success. To me, it seems like a real atypical Bonnie Raitt song. I mean, the way you would say 'Are you a blues singer' or a 'Bonnie Raitt' song. It's just another label you have put on you.