When God loves you, what can be better than that?
ARETHA FRANKLINIf 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Falling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
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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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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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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’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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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