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Etta James Quotes

Now I can stand up on the stage again like I used to after five years of sitting down while I sang.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: musician
Nationality: american
Birth: January 25, 1938 - January 20, 2012

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Stand Up Stand Down I Can Sitting

New York was a place I wanted to live and work all along. If I wasn't going to live in Israel, I had to live in New York.

Work Live New York Place New Going

I have more to offer than music that is automatically dance.

Solange Knowles

Music Dance More Offer Than

My aspiration isn't to be famous; it's to design clothes. If that gets me attention at the end of the day, cool.

Day Me Cool End Of The Day End

Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey would count off the song, and I'd play the first note and nothing would be there. Those guys would just roll their eyes.

Eyes Pain Night Song Down Play

Unpredictability means what it means. I don't know how you define it. It is what it is.

You Know It Is What It Is Define How

Reading is looked at like it's corny or lame, but you'd be surprised what you can find in a book.

Book Reading You Find Like Corny

God is back and Europe as a whole still doesn't get it. It is our biggest single collective cultural and intellectual blind spot.

God Blind Back Intellectual Europe

Being a nocturnal creature myself, I often find myself in dark alleys or strange places late at night. If there were werewolves around, I'd be likely to run into them, being the night owl that I am.

Myself I Am Night Late Find Dark

My books are written with a strong chronological spine.

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Strong Books Spine Written

I know a lot of people who are not here anymore, and I wonder why I'm still here... Not a day goes by that I don't think about Sam Cooke. His presence is so strong and so convincing to me, a true artist, a true talent, who never talked down to people.

Day Talent People Me Strong Think

The 2001 tour to Australia would have been a great highlight in my career if the Lions had won the series. That might sound strange because it was a great tour in many ways, but, for me, the more time goes by, the less of a career highlight it becomes, and just more of a frustration.

Brian O'Driscoll

Great Time Me Frustration Career

Music was always heavily involved with my spirit. My entire family is Jamaican. It's nothing but reggae music and those kinds of vibes.

Family Music Nothing Vibes Spirit

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