When I look out at the people and they look at me and theyre smiling, then I know that Im loved. That is the time when I have no worries, no problems. – 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 theres a pause in the melody. With jazz, you better leave that space open, or put in something real cool. – Etta James
Even as a little child, Ive always had that comedian kind of attitude. – Etta James
You cant fake this music. You might be a great singer or a great musician but, in the need, thats got nothing to do with it. Its how you connect to the songs and to the history behind them. – Etta James
How do people go to sleep? I’m afraid I’ve lost the knack. I might try busting myself smartly over the temple with the night-light. I might repeat to myself, slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound; if I can remember any of the damn things. – Dorothy Parker, Here Lies, 1939