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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.

Aretha Franklin

I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Feeling Music Myself
Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Conscious Fashion Myself
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Control Easy Learning Let Go Parents Try
I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Love Myself Natural Sing
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Artist Confidence Inspirational Yourself
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Community Contribution People Queen Service Sing Social Yourself
Politics are not my arena. Music is.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Music One Liner Place Politics
I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Hate Music Myself Record
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Myself Natural Religious Root Start
Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Fall Lose Love Weight
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Appearance Bad Hurt Myself Woman
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

Experience Goodness Myself Song Soul
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Gift God Happiness Myself Natural Possible Sing
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Head Owe People Yourself
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Greatness Home Myself Record Remember Sing Sound
Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Better Friendship Love Need See Yourself

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