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 Smile
Jazz took too much discipline. You have to come in at the right place, which is different than me singing the blues, where I can sing, 'Oh, baby,' if there's a pause in the melody. With jazz, you better leave that space open, or put in something real cool. -Etta James Cool
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 Music
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 Food
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 History
Jazz took too much discipline. You have to come in at the right place, which is different than me singing the blues, where I can sing, 'Oh, baby,' if there's a pause in the melody. With jazz, you better leave that space open, or put in something real cool. -Etta James Space
