Etta James Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“I figured I could do 'It's A Man's Man's Man's World', because I believe it's the truth.”

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”