I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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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Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
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I 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.
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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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I donate heavily to the church and various churches in the Detroit community and food banks.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey – like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
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Politics are not my arena. Music 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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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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