When God loves you, what can be better than that?
ARETHA FRANKLINI love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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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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 saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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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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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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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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We all require and want respect, man or woman, black or white. It’s our basic human right.
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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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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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