I’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’m never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
ARETHA FRANKLINLet’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.
ARETHA FRANKLINFalling out of love is like losing weight. It’s a lot easier putting it on than taking it off.
ARETHA FRANKLINMy 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.
ARETHA FRANKLINParents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
ARETHA FRANKLINI 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.
ARETHA FRANKLINR&B is not a fad; it’s the truth.
ARETHA FRANKLINSoul is a constant. It’s cultural. It’s always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.
ARETHA FRANKLINI’m the lady next door when I’m not on stage.
ARETHA FRANKLINThe man who gets me is getting one hell of a woman.
ARETHA FRANKLINWhen God loves you, what can be better than that?
ARETHA FRANKLINI know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don’t know that I’ve ever heard any geniuses.
ARETHA FRANKLINMusic changes, and I’m gonna change right along with it.
ARETHA FRANKLINMusic 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.
ARETHA FRANKLINI think the hardest thing is losing weight. That’s the hardest thing more than anything else.
ARETHA FRANKLINWomen have broken through the glass ceiling, and they’re now more and more in the power seats.
ARETHA FRANKLIN