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.
ARETHA FRANKLINMy faith always has been and always will be important to me.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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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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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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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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People really don’t have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don’t let that go to your head, whatever it is they give you.
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When God loves you, what can be better than that?
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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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As a parent you try to maintain a certain amount of control and so you have this tug-of-war … You have to learn when to let go. And that’s not easy.
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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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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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 sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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I don’t feel one’s personal medical condition is everybody’s business. It just isn’t something you advertise, and it’s not open to discussion.
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