Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don’t, it hurts even more.
ARETHA FRANKLINAnd 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.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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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I’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
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My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
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I love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for me.
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I’ve never recorded anything I didn’t like.
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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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Soul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
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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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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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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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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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Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
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I’ve been around long enough for people to know who I am and what my contributions are. They know me as more than just an artist. I think they know me as a woman as well.
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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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