If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
ARETHA FRANKLINLet’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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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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.
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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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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
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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 donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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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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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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