I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey – like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
ARETHA FRANKLINGospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I’m using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I’m happy with that.
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If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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And I’ve been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I’m an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin’on sixty-five.
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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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