My mother always told me, even if a song has been done a thousand times, you can still bring something of your own to it. I'd like to think I did that.

  • -- Etta James 埃塔·詹姆斯

我妈妈总是告诉我,即使一首歌已经被唱了一千遍,你仍然可以把你自己的东西带进去。我想我做到了。

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So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!

所以人们认为我一直在谎报年龄?是记录错了。我从来没有告诉过任何人我有多大。他们一问我,我就说:‘这不关你的事。所以这意味着我从来没有谎报过自己的年龄。现在这是真的!

The Tinted Windows shows were very fun but it's very different for me as a performer. I'm not playing music - I'm just singing and I missed that. I miss rocking out on keys, drums, guitar... whatever it is.

色彩斑斓的橱窗表演很有趣,但对我这个表演者来说却很不一样。我不是在演奏音乐,我只是在唱歌,我错过了。我想念在琴键、鼓、吉他上摇摆的日子……不管它是什么。

We're all bombarded with so many dietary messages that it's hard to find time to sort through all this information, but we do have time to take a look at our kids' plates.

我们都被如此多的饮食信息轰炸,以至于很难找到时间来整理这些信息,但我们确实有时间看看孩子们的盘子。

Historically, royal families have represented an institution. The institution is built on heritage, and is timeless in that sense.

从历史上看,皇室家族代表着一种制度。该机构建立在遗产的基础上,在这个意义上是永恒的。

I have never thought that the circumstance of God's having forgiven me was any reason why I should forgive myself.

我从来没有想过,上帝宽恕我的情况是我应该宽恕自己的任何理由。

When I think of what has happened in a larger sense, beyond myself, then I would not change anything.

当我从更大的意义上思考所发生的事情,超越我自己,那么我不会改变任何事情。

I grew up cursing a lot. It felt natural. My parents told me to stop.

我从小就经常骂人,这感觉很自然。我父母叫我停下来。

Singing is and always will be a part of my life.

唱歌是并且将永远是我生活的一部分。