I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
ARETHA FRANKLINI 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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.
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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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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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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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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to 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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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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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