Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
ARETHA FRANKLINI sing to the realists, people who accept it like it is. I express problems. There are tears when it’s sad and smiles when it’s happy. It seems simple to me, but for some people, I guess feelin’ takes courage.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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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 saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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And I’ve been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I’m an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin’on sixty-five.
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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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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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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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