The Music Was Thunder And Joy. Lightning

When I'm Singing The Blues, I'm Singing Life.

People Always Say 'etta, You Know What Your Problem Is? You're Neither Fish Nor Fowl. There Is No Place To Rack You.' When I Would Go In A Record Shop, You Might Find One Or Two Records By Me In Different Stacks.

When I Sing For Myself, I Probably Sing For Anyone Who Has Any Kind Of Hurt, Any Kind Of Bad Feelings, Good Feelings, Ups And Downs, Highs And Lows, That Kind Of Thing.

You Can't Fake This Music. You Might Be A Great Singer Or A Great Musician But, In The Need, That's Got Nothing To Do With It. It's How You Connect To The Songs And To The History Behind Them.

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.