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“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

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Etta James

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.

Cool

Etta James

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.

History

Etta James

Even as a little child, I've always had that comedian kind of attitude.

Attitude

Etta James

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.

Smile