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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.

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.

I Would Love To See A Revival Of What We Had Against The War In The '60s - We Could Do These Teach-ins On The Internet, Live And Split Screen, And Have Real In-depth Debate Between People That Are On The "other" Side Of Issues - Nuclear, Gun Control, Whatever. We Could Really Be Having A Much More Democratically Involved And Exciting Debate With People Emailing Their Questions And Having A Virtual Town Meeting.

It Is Still A Surprise When People Tell Me That I've Had An Influence On Them, Particularly When It's Someone I Really Respect.

When You Love A Song So Much You Have To Sing, You Know How You Feel - It Releases Something In You That Resonates As True, Whether It's James Brown Or Joni Mitchell.