Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
ARETHA FRANKLINThe man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
More Aretha Franklin Quotes
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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 saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
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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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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 love to sing. It’s just a natural thing for 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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I’ve always felt that rock & roll was very, very wholesome.
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The man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
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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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The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
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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 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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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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