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 1 Share Now -
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 3 Share Now -
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 4 Share Now -
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 5 Share Now -
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 6 Share Now -
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 7 Share Now -
