I don't want to discredit people's opinions of me, but you talk about the violin or the cello … - Bonnie Raitt

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It is important that students bring a certain ragamuffin, barefoot irreverence to their studies; they are not here to worship what is known, but to question it.

Bonnie Raitt

I don't want to discredit people's opinions of me, but you talk about the violin or the cello or lead guitar where you have to learn tons of chords, that's much more difficult.

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