I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
ARETHA FRANKLINFalling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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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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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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 saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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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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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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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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