I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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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If you disrespect everybody that you run into, how in the world do you think everybody’s supposed to respect you?
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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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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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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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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 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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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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