Etta James Quotes

They Said That Etta James Is Still Vulgar. I Said, Oh, How Dare Them Say I'm Still Vulgar. I'm Vulgar Because I Dance In The Chair. What Would They Want Me To Do? Want Me To Just Be Still Or Something Like That? I've Got To Do Something.

I'm Not A Braggart, But When I Was A Little Girl People Used To Come From All Over Hollywood To Hear Me Sing.

My Mother Used To Play Nothing But Billie Holiday.

I Like To Shop, But I Don't Like To Go Out To Dances.

Once You Lose The Weight, You're Really Anxious To Eat Healthy.

Bobby Womack Is Always Very Real, Both With His Music And As A Person.

A Few Years Ago, I Thought, I'll Never Make It. I Started To Go To The Doctor To Help Me Lose Weight.

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.

I Don't Care Who's Playing. Even If It's My Favorite Artist, I'm Probably Not Gonna Go And See Him.

Now I Can Stand Up On The Stage Again Like I Used To After Five Years Of Sitting Down While I Sang.

Country Music Has The Great Stories.

It's Not About Battling The Original Artists When I Record These Songs, It's About Paying Tribute To Them.