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 FRANKLINI love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I sing to the realists, people who accept it like it is. I express problems. There are tears when it’s sad and smiles when it’s happy. It seems simple to me, but for some people, I guess feelin’ takes courage.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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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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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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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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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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