I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
ARETHA FRANKLINFalling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for 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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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I’ve been around long enough for people to know who I am and what my contributions are. They know me as more than just an artist. I think they know me as a woman as well.
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As a parent you try to maintain a certain amount of control and so you have this tug-of-war … You have to learn when to let go. And that’s not easy.
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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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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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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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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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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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 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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