Rita Coolidge Quotations

You know, I'm pretty much an open book.

There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use of space. Everything was not cluttered. Her voice was out front and was the key instrument.

Possibly, I should have been a jazz singer from the beginning.

If I'm driving to L.A. and have anxiety about making the drive, if I've got Peggy with me, we're cool.

I'm not stopping. My dream has come true, and I'm staying.

I've always wanted to record a jazz record. I did one in the '70s with Barbara Carroll. It's been a journey.

I think the challenges for me was to go into the studio with these incredible jazz players and come up to their level of excellence. That's always a challenge.

I recorded my first jazz record in the '70s.

I've always loved jazz.

I wanted to make a jazz record. I didn't want it to be a standards record.