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Etta James Quotes

Etta James quotes

American Musician January 25, 1938

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Etta James quote: "I like to shop, but I don't like to go out to dances."
I like to shop, but I don't like to go out to dances. Etta James
People always say 'Etta, you know what your problem is? You're neither fish nor fowl. There is no place to rack you.' When I would go in a record shop, you might find one or two records by me in different stacks. Etta James
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. Etta James
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
Etta James quote: "I sing the songs that people need to hear."
I sing the songs that people need to hear. Etta James
Etta James quote: "A few years ago, I thought, I'll never make it. I started to..."
A few years ago, I thought, I'll never make it. I started to go to the doctor to help me lose weight. Etta James
Etta James quote: "I was a sloppy kid, wanted to be just wild."
I was a sloppy kid, wanted to be just wild. Etta James
Etta James quote: "I'm not a bourgeois person, never will be."
I'm not a bourgeois person, never will be. Etta James
Etta James quote: "I figured I could do 'It's A Man's Man's Man's World', because..."
I figured I could do 'It's A Man's Man's Man's World', because I believe it's the truth. Etta James
Etta James quote: "It's not about battling the original artists when I record..."
It's not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it's about paying tribute to them. Etta James
Etta James quote: "It's the same thing now. When I go onstage the young people..."
It's the same thing now. When I go onstage the young people scream and holler as much as the older generation. Etta James
Etta James quote: "All the things I used to like - cookies, ice cream, gumbo - I..."
All the things I used to like - cookies, ice cream, gumbo - I don't like anymore. Etta James
Etta James quote: "I was originally like a punker, know what I mean, like the..."
I was originally like a punker, know what I mean, like the punks are today, I'd spit in a minute. Etta James
Etta James quote: "But even so, I still get nervous before I go onstage."
But even so, I still get nervous before I go onstage. Etta James
Etta James quote: "Once you lose the weight, you're really anxious to eat healthy."
Once you lose the weight, you're really anxious to eat healthy. Etta James

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