Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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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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.
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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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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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.
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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
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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.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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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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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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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.
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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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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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