I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
ARETHA FRANKLIN
My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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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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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 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 never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
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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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When God loves you, what can be better than 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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Yes, I’ve always been fashion conscious.
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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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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’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
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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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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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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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