Long as I was riding in a big Cadillac and dressed nice and had plenty of food, that's all I cared about.
Etta JamesThe only time that I am really truly happyโwhen I feel at my bestโis when I'm on the stage.
Etta JamesIโve learned to live with rage. In some ways, itโs my rage that keeps me going. Without it, I would have been whipped long ago. With it, I got a lot more songs to sing.
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