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.
ARETHA FRANKLINLet’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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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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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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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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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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’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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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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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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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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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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Better friends than lovers. Sugar can’t you see? You need you and I really need me.
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