20+ Rita Coolidge Quotes On Persistence, Government And Kris Kristofferson

Rita Coolidge is an American singer and songwriter. She is best known for her Grammy Award-winning recordings in the 1970s, including the hits "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher" and "We're All Alone". Coolidge is also a two-time Grammy Award winner for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for her albums Anytime...Anywhere and Never Let You Go. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Rita Coolidge on love, life, persistence.

I don't think I was considered to be a cabaret singer because I didn't have patter that was written. — Rita Coolidge

I think you have to have a jazz pedigree to be on jazz radio. — Rita Coolidge

It seems that jazz is more cerebral and more mathematical in a sense. — Rita Coolidge

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

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. — Rita Coolidge

My grandmother passed at 104. She sang and wrote songs until she passed. — Rita Coolidge

Too often the opportunity knocks, but by the time you push back the chain, push back the bolt, unhook the locks and shut off the burglar alarm, it's too late. — Rita Coolidge

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

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

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. — Rita Coolidge

Jazz radio is not very friendly to pop singers who decide to make a jazz record. But a lot of people have been. A lot of the people I've talked to like the record. — Rita Coolidge

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

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

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

I've always loved jazz. — Rita Coolidge

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

I say what's in my heart, and I do it in my concerts. — Rita Coolidge

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

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart. — Rita Coolidge

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

Life Lessons by Rita Coolidge

1. Rita Coolidge's work demonstrates the power of resilience and determination; she has had a long and varied career, and her music has been embraced by many different audiences.
2. Rita Coolidge's work is a reminder that success doesn't come overnight; it takes hard work, dedication and consistency to achieve success.
3. Rita Coolidge's work is a testament to the importance of staying true to yourself; her music is a reflection of her own unique style and sound.