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 FRANKLINI’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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.
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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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.
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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.
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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.
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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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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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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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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’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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