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Etta James Quotes & Sayings

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I figured I could do 'It's A Man's Man's Man's World', because I believe it's the truth. — Etta James

Once you lose the weight, you're really anxious to eat healthy. — Etta James

In some ways, it's my rage that keeps me going, — Etta James

A few years ago, I thought, I'll never make it. I started to go to the doctor to help me lose weight. — Etta James

Country music has the great stories. — Etta James

I've gone through so much in my life. I should have been dead a long time ago, but I am still here, and I'm the happiest I've ever been. — Etta James

We fit together better than James with Etta. — Jasmine Sandozz

I'm not a braggart, but when I was a little girl people used to come from all over Hollywood to hear me sing. — Etta James

I was originally like a punker, know what I mean, like the punks are today, I'd spit in a minute. — Etta James

All the things I used to like - cookies, ice cream, gumbo - I don't like anymore. — Etta James

It feels so good to be happy. — Etta James

Now I can stand up on the stage again like I used to after five years of sitting down while I sang. — Etta James

When Malcolm X was assassinated I was working at the Apollo. They brought his body to the Unity Funeral Home, which was around the corner. — Etta James

Most of the songs I sing have that blues feeling in it. They have that sorry feeling. And I don't know what I'm sorry about. I don't. — Etta James

The two things you can't fake are good food and good music — Etta James

At last my love has come along. My lonely days are over and life is like a song. — Etta James

I'm not starry eyed, and I'm not money crazy. — Etta James

My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. — Etta James

I am so happy that I am alive and can walk. — Etta James

I sing the songs that people need to hear. — Etta James

I was a sloppy kid, wanted to be just wild. — Etta James

My mother used to play nothing but Billie Holiday. — Etta James

I took back my life. — Etta James

I want a Sunday kind of love
A love to last past Saturday night
And I'd like to know it's more than love at first sight — Etta James

The music was thunder and joy. Lightning bolts of happiness and praise, foot-stomping, dance-shouting, good-feeling singing from the soul. — Etta James

The first songs I learned was 'Crazy' by Patsy Cline and 'At Last' by Etta James. I had been growing up with the Beatles, Pink Floyd, great bands. — Sabrina Carpenter

Bobby Womack is always very real, both with his music and as a person. — Etta James

It's the same thing now. When I go onstage the young people scream and holler as much as the older generation. — Etta James

I don't care who's playing. Even if it's my favorite artist, I'm probably not gonna go and see him. — Etta James

Long as I was riding in a big Cadillac and dressed nice and had plenty of food, that's all I cared about. — Etta James

To me, country music is like the blues, but it's something very hip and - I don't want to say commercial - but it's very worldly and good listening. — Etta James

I was privileged to know the late, great Miss Etta James, and I did get a chance to spend some time with her and hang out with her. — Jennifer Holliday

What happens is, when I perform, I'm somewhere else. I go back in time and get in touch with who I really am. I forget my troubles, my worries. — Etta James

Most of the songs I sing, they have that blue feeling to it. They have that sorry feeling. And I don't know what I'm sorry about. — Etta James

Even as a little child, I've always had that comedian kind of attitude. — Etta James

I'm not a bourgeois person, never will be. — Etta James

Growing up, I listened to a lot of jazz and blues records - John Coltrane and Etta James. I was also really into Radiohead and the BeeGees. — Alex Clare

But even so, I still get nervous before I go onstage. — Etta James

I like to shop, but I don't like to go out to dances. — Etta James

The only time that I am really truly happy - when I feel at my best - is when I'm on the stage. — Etta James

My mother always wanted me to be a jazz singer, but I always wanted to be raunchy, — Etta James

When I'm singing the blues, I'm singing life. — Etta James

And as I started reaching deeper I realized that most of the blues of that day was done by men. Women just didn't have the nerve. — Etta James

It's not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it's about paying tribute to them. — Etta James