American - Musician | March 25, 1942 - August 16, 2018
I paid my dues; I certainly did.
Aretha Franklin
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I loved going to church. I enjoyed being a part of the choir and just doing things in and around the church. But as a young girl, I certainly enjoyed watching and listening to my dad.
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I always felt rock and roll was very, very wholesome music.
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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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Music changes, and I'm gonna change right along with it.
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I am doing what I love to do, and you cannot beat that, especially when the audience appreciates what you prepare for them. It's very, very gratifying.
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It's very satisfying. To perform the way you want to. And the way you know that you can.
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I've probably cried with a lot of songs - in teenage crushes, adult crushes.
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You cannot define a person on just one thing. You can't just forget all these wonderful and good things that a person has done because one thing didn't come off the way you thought it should come off.
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It really is an honor if I can be inspirational to a younger singer or person. It means I've done my job.
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I used to have hamburgers coming and going, especially when I was on the road. Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum. I am now opting for salads and just healthier lunches.
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Who hasn't had a weight issue? If not the body, certainly the big head!
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