Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
ARETHA FRANKLINAs 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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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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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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Be your own artist, and always be confident in what you’re doing. If you’re not going to be confident, you might as well not be doing it.
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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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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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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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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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