When I sing for myself, I probably sing for anyone who has any kind of hurt, any kind of bad feelings, good feelings, ups and downs, highs and lows, that kind of thing.
Etta JamesYou can't fake this music. You might be a great singer or a great musician but, in the need, that's got nothing to do with it. It's how you connect to the songs and to the history behind them.
Etta JamesAnd as I started reaching deeper I realized that most of the blues of that day was done by men. Women just didn't have the nerve.
Etta James