Country music has the great stories.

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.

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

My mother was a jazz fanatic and she wanted me to play the piano so I could play jazz tunes. I wish I had learned but I was too busy getting into trouble!

At last my love has come along. My lonely days are over and life is like a song.

It's the same thing now. When I go onstage the young people scream and holler as much as the older generation.

It feels so good to be happy.