What happens is, when I perform, I'm somewhere else. I go back in time and get in touch with who I really am. I forget my troubles, my worries.
Etta JamesIt's not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it's about paying tribute to them.
Etta JamesA few years ago, I thought, I'll never make it. I started to go to the doctor to help me lose weight.
Etta JamesYou know the one with the big ears? Wait a minute, he ain't my president, he might be yours, he ain't my president. You know that woman he had singing for him, singing my song - she's gonna get her a- whipped. The great Beyoncรฉ But I can't stand Beyoncรฉ. She has no business up there, singing up there on a big ol' president day singing my song that I've been singing forever.
Etta James