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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.

Aretha Franklin

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
Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Better Friendship Love Need See Yourself
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
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
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.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Control Easy Learning Let Go Parents Try
Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Alone Children Home Leaving Parents Talk
The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Body Flow God Kindness Myself Thankful
If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Respect Run Thinking World Yourself
Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Grow Up Hurt Learning Mistake Try Yourself
I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Love Myself Natural Sing
R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Music One Liner Truth
Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Break Power Woman
Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Constant Music Myself Religious
I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Bank Community Contribution Food Generosity heavy Myself
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
I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
ARETHA FRANKLIN

Hate Music Myself Record

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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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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