"People that can't stand to listen to the……" — Etta James
"People that can't stand to listen to the blues, they've got to be phonies."
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Etta James
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61 Quotes by Etta James
Etta James has 61 quotes on this site.
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Most of the songs I sing have that blues feeling in it. They have that sorry feeling. And I don't…
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I've gone through so much in my life. I should have been dead a long time ago, but I am…
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When Malcolm X was assassinated I was working at the Apollo. They brought his body to the Unity Funeral Home,…
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A few years ago, I thought, I'll never make it. I started to go to the doctor to help me…
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My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something…
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I figured I could do 'It's A Man's Man's Man's World,' because I believe it's the truth.
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Country music has the great stories.
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I am so happy that I am alive and can walk.
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I don't care who's playing. Even if it's my favorite artist, I'm probably not gonna go and see him.
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You know the one with the big ears? Wait a minute, he ain't my president, he might be yours, he…
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You know, YOUR President, the one with the big ears-he ain’t my President – had that woman singing for him…
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In some ways, it's my rage that keeps me going,
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More Blues Quotes
This quote is filed under Blues Quotes,
one of 667 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good…
— Russell Baker
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Of course, there are a lot of ways you can treat the blues, but it will still be the blues.
— Count Basie
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Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated.
— Ritchie Blackmore
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I found the blues too limiting, and classical was too disciplined.
— Ritchie Blackmore
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Blues and soul and jazz music has so much pain, so much beauty of raw emotion and passion.
— Christina Aguilera
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Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I…
— Jeff Bridges
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'Tailgate Blues' is kind of a lyrical masterpiece of a country song.
— Luke Bryan
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I love the intimacy of venues like the House of Blues. When everyone is packed in and so close to…
— Gary Allan
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The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body.
— Nick Cave
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I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music,…
— Nick Cave
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What makes my approach special is that I do different things. I do jazz, blues, country music and so forth.…
— Ray Charles
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The blues are what I've turned to, what has given me inspiration and relief in all the trials of my…
— Eric Clapton
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