Birthday: January 29, 1946 in Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Birth Name: Betty Haskin
Bettye LaVette was born on January 29, 1946 in Muskegon, Michigan, USA as Betty Haskin. She is known for her work on We Still Kill the Old Way (2014), Le dernier présage (2006) and Blood Ties (2013). She is married to Kevin Kiley.
[on the resurgence in her career, 2013] I refuse to call it a revival or a resurrection. I never sto...Show more »
[on the resurgence in her career, 2013] I refuse to call it a revival or a resurrection. I never stopped working. I always call it 'the coming out of the crypt' because I was in a deep dark hole, working for fifty dollars. Regular things that happened to artists didn't happen to me. The record company didn't steal my money. I didn't get strung out on drugs. I didn't join a church. My husband didn't make me not sing. It's been all kinds of deep shit. Show less «
No one can give me songs, it's like giving me a lover. I become deeply meshed within these songs whe...Show more »
No one can give me songs, it's like giving me a lover. I become deeply meshed within these songs when I start to work on them. Show less «
"I don't really like to sing things that I wouldn't say. If I sing it, I would more than likely say ...Show more »
"I don't really like to sing things that I wouldn't say. If I sing it, I would more than likely say it." (quoted during release of her 2005 CD, "I've Got My Own Hell to Raise') Show less «
