Music changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
ARETHA FRANKLINI sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
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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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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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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And I’ve been hurt hurt bad. I might be just twenty-six, but I’m an old woman in disguise twenty-six goin’on sixty-five.
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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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I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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I’m a big woman. I need big hair.
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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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Being a singer is a natural gift. It means I’m using to the highest degree possible the gift that god gave me to use. I’m happy with that.
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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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Politics are not my arena. Music is.
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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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