I pestered the hell out of everybody I ran into until I could play the guitar well enough to write and sing with it.
“I do 100 shows a year, but I do it in fits and starts, as opposed to going on a long run.”
“They said that Etta James is still vulgar. I said, Oh, how dare them say I'm still vulgar. I'm vulgar because I dance in the chair. What would they want me to do? Want me to just be still or something like that? I've got to do something.”