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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.

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
I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Appearance Big Hairs Make Up Myself Need Woman
I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Acceptance Myself People Reality Sing
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
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
Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Grow Up Hurt Learning Mistake Try 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
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
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
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
Politics are not my arena. Music is.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Music One Liner Place Politics
The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Hell Love Man Myself Relationship Woman
Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Change Music Myself Right
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Alone Burden God Heart Music Myself Record
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
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

Alone Choice Greatness Love Myself Production Writing
I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Change Identity Myself Personality
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

Acceptance Courage Expression Happiness Myself People Sad Sing Smile Tears
The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Body Flow God Kindness Myself Thankful
I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Enjoyment Music Myself Record Studio Try
Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Break Power Woman
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

Artist Contribution Enough Hell Identity Myself People Woman
R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Music One Liner Truth
My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Dedication Faith Important 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
Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It’s transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years back, to the very moment certain things happened in your life. It’s uplifting, it’s encouraging, it’s strengthening.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Encouragement Inspirational Life Moments Music People Strength Transport

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