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.
ARETHA FRANKLINI saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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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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’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’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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 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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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.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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