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Long as I was riding in a big ...

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 80 quotes

At last my love has come along...

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

Etta James 80 quotes

People that can't stand to lis...

People that can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies.

Etta James 80 quotes

When I look out at the people ...

When I look out at the people and they look at me and they're smiling, then I know that I'm loved. That is the time when I have no worries, no problems.

Etta James 80 quotes

You can't fake this music. You...

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.

Etta James 80 quotes

What happens is, when I perfor...

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.

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When I'm performing for the pe...

When I'm performing for the people, I am me, then. I am that little girl who, when she was five years old, used to sing at church. Or I'm that 15-year-old young lady who wanted to be grown and wanted to sing and couldn't wait to be smokin' a cigarette, you know?

Etta James 80 quotes

My mother always wanted me to ...

My mother always wanted me to be glamorous. When I thought about that, it really fired me up, and once I lost all those pounds, I started to feel really good about myself.

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They said that Etta James is s...

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.

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And as I started reaching deep...

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.

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All the things I used to like ...

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

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Bobby Womack is always very re...

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

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I like to shop, but I don't li...

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

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I was originally like a punker...

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

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I'm not a braggart, but when I...

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

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It's not about battling the or...

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

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Now I can stand up on the stag...

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

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To me, country music is like t...

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.

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I wanna show that gospel, coun...

I wanna show that gospel, country, blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll are all just really one thing. Those are the American music and that is the American culture.

Etta James 80 quotes

When I sing for myself, I prob...

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.

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