"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
About this Quote
In this quote, Rita Coolidge explains the effective and transformative experience she has while singing jazz. She discusses that when she sings a specific tune, she feels as though a force has actually taken control of her body, enabling her to completely immerse herself in the music. This feeling is special to jazz and does not happen when she sings pop music. Coolidge goes on to state that she ends up being so deeply linked to the music that she seems like she has actually transformed into a various individual. This highlights the emotional and spiritual connection that Coolidge has with jazz music, and how it allows her to reveal herself in a way that other genres can not.
This quote is written / told by Rita Coolidge somewhere between May 1, 1944 and today. She was a famous Musician from USA.
The author also have 22 other quotes.
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