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When Im performing for the people, I am me, then. I am that little girl who, when she was five years old, used to sing a

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"When I'm performing for the people, I am me, then. I am that little girl who, when she was five years old, used to sing at church. Or I'm that 15-year-old young lady who wanted to be grown and wanted to sing and couldn't wait to be smokin' a cigarette, you know?"

- Etta James

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This quote is written / told by Etta James somewhere between January 25, 1938 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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