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, …

- Rita Coolidge

I've always loved jazz.

- Rita Coolidge

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

- Rita Coolidge

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

- Rita Coolidge

I choose things by how they resonate in my heart.

- 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 w…

- Rita Coolidge

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

- Rita Coolidge

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

- 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 rich…

- Rita Coolidge