I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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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I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
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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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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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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’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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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Women have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
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R&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
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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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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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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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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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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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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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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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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I don’t feel one’s personal medical condition is everybody’s business. It just isn’t something you advertise, and it’s not open to discussion.
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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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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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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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