I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
ARETHA FRANKLINI think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often in our house, and I grew up with his sound as well.
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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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Let’s start with the church. As you know, it’s my background, it’s a natural setting for me and it’s definitely my roots.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
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Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.
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If a song’s about something I’ve experienced or that could’ve happened to me it’s good. But if it’s alien to me, I couldn’t lend anything to it. Because that’s what soul is all about.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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Being the Queen is not all about singing and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.
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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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