I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
ARETHA FRANKLINSoul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
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I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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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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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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 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.
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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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Being the Queen is not all about singing and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.
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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’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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