I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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.
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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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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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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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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 always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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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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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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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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