I don’t think I was considered to be a cabaret singer because I didn’t have patter that was written. Rita Coolidge Read Quote
Universal was absolutely marvelous about sitting down with me and listening to my input. It wasn’t something where they chose a bunch of songs that were best sellers. They did a marvelous job on the packaging. It’s a beautiful tribute. Rita Coolidge Read Quote
I was kind of known as a ballad singer. People would send ballads. Some of them would go over my shoulder and float off the top of my head, and I just didn’t feel anything. Then I would hear a song that would absolutely shake me. Rita Coolidge Read Quote
When I sang that song, I felt it was almost as if some force had moved into my body. Things like that have only happened to me singing jazz. It doesn’t happen when singing pop. I get so deeply into the music, it feels like I’ve become someone else. Rita Coolidge Read Quote
If I’m driving to L.A. and have anxiety about making the drive, if I’ve got Peggy with me, we’re cool. Rita Coolidge Read Quote
I’ve got my whole life. There’s a lifetime of experience, a lifetime of experiencing the road and the music and different players. It makes me a richer human being. I have a greater source of information to tap into, a wealth of life. Rita Coolidge Read Quote
