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Etta James Quotes

It feels so good to be happy Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

At last my love has come along. My lonely days are over and life is like a song Picture Quote #1

A lot of people think the blues is depressing but that’s not the blues I’m singing. When I’m singing blues, I singing life. People can’t stand to listen to the blues, they’ve got to be phonies Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I don’t care who’s playing. Even if it’s my favorite artist, I’m probably not gonna go and see him Picture Quote #1

I really turned into, you know, the real street kid. I was kind of like a runaway, but I had a mother, you know what I mean, and I had a place to stay Picture Quote #1

I talked to the record company about what I had in mind. They said they wanted something lush. I figured the best thing to do was let them hear what I had in mind Picture Quote #1

I was originally like a punker, know what I mean, like the punks are today, I’d spit in a minute Picture Quote #1

It’s not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it’s about paying tribute to them Picture Quote #1

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It’s the same thing now. When I go onstage the young people scream and holler as much as the older generation Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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. I’d like to think I did that Picture Quote #1

I’ve learned to live with rage. In some ways, it’s my rage that keeps me going. Without it, I would have been whipped long ago. With it, I got a lot more songs to sing Picture Quote #1

My mother was a jazz fanatic and she wanted me to play the piano so I could play jazz tunes. I wish I had learned but I was too busy getting into trouble! Picture Quote #1

Now I can stand up on the stage again like I used to after five years of sitting down while I sang Picture Quote #1

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That’s where it begins and ends for me and these songs were the ones that touched me the deepest. It was like I was laying hold of some part of me that I didn’t even know was there until I let it out Picture Quote #1

This is an album of songs that I’ve always loved, tunes that I heard. For the first time in 53 years of recording, I really had control over an entire album, start to finish Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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People that can’t stand to listen to the blues, they’ve got to be phonies Picture Quote #1

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It feels so good to be happy (Etta James Quotes) 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 Quotes) At last my love has come along. My lonely days are over and life is like a song (Etta James Quotes) A lot of people think the blues is depressing but that’s not the blues I’m singing. When I’m singing blues, I singing life. People can’t stand to listen to the blues, they’ve got to be phonies (Etta James Quotes) 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 (Etta James Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I really turned into, you know, the real street kid. I was kind of like a runaway, but I had a mother, you know what I mean, and I had a place to stay (Etta James Quotes) I talked to the record company about what I had in mind. They said they wanted something lush. I figured the best thing to do was let them hear what I had in mind (Etta James Quotes) I was originally like a punker, know what I mean, like the punks are today, I’d spit in a minute (Etta James Quotes) It’s not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it’s about paying tribute to them (Etta James Quotes) It’s the same thing now. When I go onstage the young people scream and holler as much as the older generation (Etta James Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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. I’d like to think I did that (Etta James Quotes) I’ve learned to live with rage. In some ways, it’s my rage that keeps me going. Without it, I would have been whipped long ago. With it, I got a lot more songs to sing (Etta James Quotes) My mother was a jazz fanatic and she wanted me to play the piano so I could play jazz tunes. I wish I had learned but I was too busy getting into trouble! (Etta James Quotes) Now I can stand up on the stage again like I used to after five years of sitting down while I sang (Etta James Quotes) That’s where it begins and ends for me and these songs were the ones that touched me the deepest. It was like I was laying hold of some part of me that I didn’t even know was there until I let it out (Etta James Quotes) This is an album of songs that I’ve always loved, tunes that I heard. For the first time in 53 years of recording, I really had control over an entire album, start to finish (Etta James Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 (Etta James Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) People that can’t stand to listen to the blues, they’ve got to be phonies (Etta James Quotes)

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