The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
ARETHA FRANKLINI think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
-
-
Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
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 FRANKLIN -
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
ARETHA FRANKLIN -
I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
ARETHA FRANKLIN