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.
Aretha Franklin
Don't say Aretha is making a comeback, because I've never been away!
Aretha Franklin
I always felt rock and roll was very, very wholesome music.
Aretha Franklin
I might be just twenty-six, but I'm an old woman in disguise... twenty-six goin'on sixty-five.
Aretha Franklin
I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is.
Aretha Franklin
I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else.
Aretha Franklin
I'm a big woman. I need big hair.
Aretha Franklin
I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone.
Aretha Franklin
I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.
Aretha Franklin
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.
Aretha Franklin
My faith always has been and always will be important to me.
Aretha Franklin
Trying to grow up is hurting, you know. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more.
Aretha Franklin
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Type:
Musician
Date of Birth:
1942-03-25
Year of Death:
Nationality:
American |