My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I’m gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.
ARETHA FRANKLINYes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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People really don’t have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don’t let that go to your head, whatever it is they give you.
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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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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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I don’t feel one’s personal medical condition is everybody’s business. It just isn’t something you advertise, and it’s not open to discussion.
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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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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