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Songs Quotes by Etta James
- Most of the songs I sing have that blues feeling in it. They have that sorry feeling. And I don't know what I'm sorry about.…
- I sing the songs that people need to hear.
- I’ve learned to live with rage. In some ways, it’s my rage that keeps me going. Without it, I would have been whipped long ago.…
- You 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's not about battling the original artists when I record these songs, it's about paying tribute to them.
- That's where it begins and ends for me and these songs were the ones that touched me the deepest. It was like I was laying…
- This is an album of songs that I've always loved, tunes that I heard. For the first time in 53 years of recording, I really…
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- Every single band in the world has these gigantic songs that people are obsessed with. — Sebastian Bach
- I don't understand the mentality of a rock fan, being obsessed with two or three songs from 25 years ago. I'm not… — Sebastian Bach
- A lot of people when they try to sing Skid Row songs, they're screaming and yelling too much. It's more singing than… — Sebastian Bach
- To think that when they come out with these gigantic songs, it's pretty tough to top them, you know. — Sebastian Bach
- My songs are like cheap Neil Young copies. — Randy Bachman
- A songwriter writes songs all the time, whereas just writing a song can be done by anyone, anytime. — Bryan Adams
- I learned the songs and played the gigs, and then they called me about a month later. They told me they were… — Travis Barker
- As society changes, as politics change, as people change, certain songs still seem to resonate. — Beck
- I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. — Joseph Addison
- Heartbreak can definitely give you a deeper sensibility for writing songs. I drew on a lot of heartbreak when I was writing… — Adele
- It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect. — Aaliyah