My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I'd like to think I did that.
Etta JamesA lot of people think the blues is depressing but that's not the blues I'm singing. When I'm singing blues, I singing life. People can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies.
Etta JamesI'm not a braggart, but when I was a little girl people used to come from all over Hollywood to hear me sing.
Etta James