Quotes By Rita Coolidge

I say what’s in my heart, and I do it in my concerts.

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

The month of September is Women in Jazz, so I’m doing jazz there in September. I’m in for the duration.

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

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.

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.

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