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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.

Aretha Franklin

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 FRANKLIN

Greatness Home Myself Record Remember Sing Sound
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Alone Choice Greatness Love Myself Production Writing
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Head Owe People Yourself
Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Conscious Fashion Myself
I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Love Myself Natural Sing
When God loves you, what can be better than that?
ARETHA FRANKLIN

God Inspirational Love Yourself
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 FRANKLIN

Acceptance Courage Expression Happiness Myself People Sad Sing Smile Tears
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Alone Burden God Heart Music Myself Record
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Appearance Bad Hurt Myself Woman
I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Acceptance Myself People Reality Sing
R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Music One Liner Truth
I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Hard Lose Myself Thinking Weight
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Gift God Happiness Myself Natural Possible Sing
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Artist Contribution Enough Hell Identity Myself People Woman
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Myself Natural Religious Root Start
Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Constant Culture Different Genre Soul

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