Etta James Quotes

23 quotes from 21 authors

Celebrate the power of a voice that still echoes through every blues bar and pop playlist. These 23 quotes capture raw emotion, fierce independence, and the timeless style that made Etta James a benchmark for singers today. Fans of her often drift toward Soul Music, R&B Legends, and Female Vocalists pages.

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But I'm really into old music - bluesy, soulful singers, like Etta James, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin. I wouldn't have minded…

Jessica Sanchez

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As a kid, I was listening to Aretha Franklin, Etta James and hip-hop as well as music my parents were listening to,…

Alanis Morissette

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If I love Etta James, it's not just the voice, and it's not just the song, but it's the energy that connects…

Beth Hart

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'I'd Rather Go Blind' was a song I did on an album with Joe Bonamassa called 'Don't Explain,' and I've always been…

Beth Hart

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I don't have Janis as a singing influence that much, but the way I emote with my voice is similar. Probably the…

Susan Tedeschi

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Etta James is my all-time favorite singer. I've said it in every interview, in every story, in every on- and off-camera question.…

Christina Aguilera

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Blues artists now try and stay in a box. Back in the day at all the clubs you would see James Brown,…

Phil Collen

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Playing Etta James in the movie 'Cadillac Records' really changed me. It was a darker character, and I realized that if anything…

Beyonce Knowles

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I have been influenced by many different artists at many different stages of my life. Starting out, it was people like Elton…

Sara Bareilles

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I'm from a singing family, but they're not professional singers, only gospel - my grandfather was a minister. I started to sing…

Diana Ross

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“The band in the ballroom announced the cover of a special request, and after a pause, the woman's voice sang out the…

Mira Jacob

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What a lady Etta James was. She was the ultimate original. Her voice was breath taking and her songs are reflections we…

Adele

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“A remembrance of what’s impossible to remember. A sixth sense I’ve long guessed is special to those who are born with leftover…

Durga Chew-Bose

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I started with soul music and icons like Aretha Franklin and Etta James and then moved to R&B and artists such as…

Netta Barzilai

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“I came up in segregated West Baltimore. I understood black as a culture—as Etta James, jumping the broom, the Electric Slide. I…

Ta-Nehisi Coates

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I really do love bluesy-jazzy music, so I love Etta James, B.B. King and Billie Holiday. I love that they have soul…

Bridgit Mendler

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I'm obsessed with Norah Jones and Amy Winehouse, Etta James. I'm really into blues and R&B type of stuff, '90s hip-hop; that's…

Billie Lourd

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The first songs I learned was 'Crazy' by Patsy Cline and 'At Last' by Etta James. I had been growing up with…

Sabrina Carpenter

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They said that Etta James is still vulgar. I said, Oh, how dare them say I'm still vulgar. I'm vulgar because I…

Etta James

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I can't sing like Aretha Franklin as much as I wish I could. And I don't sing like Etta James and the…

Amanda Shires

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Growing up, I listened to a lot of jazz and blues records - John Coltrane and Etta James. I was also really…

Alex Clare

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I was privileged to know the late, great Miss Etta James, and I did get a chance to spend some time with…

Jennifer Holliday

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Etta James takes credit for writing some of the lyrics on 'I'd Rather Go Blind,' which I think are some of the…

Beth Hart

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