One of the biggest credits to her breaking the substance abuse and journeying towards sobriety was seeing Stevie Ray Braughn become an even better musician when sober. Raitt became clean in 1987, and in one of her interviews after that, she said that she really felt like angels were carrying her around. She had more focus and discipline in her craft, and she also had more respect for herself.—Country Thang Daily— Bonnie Raitt