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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
American Musician
Born: Mar 25, 1942
Died: Aug 16, 2018
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I think the hardest thing is losing weight. That's the hardest thing more than anything else. Aretha Franklin
Losing Think Else More More Than Anything Weight Than The Hardest Thing Anything Anything Else Hardest Hardest Thing Thing
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. Aretha Franklin
Love You Appreciates Beat Audience Am Doing Very Cannot Them Prepare Gratifying
I was in my dad's church, his Baptist church, and I think the first song I ever performed was 'Jesus Be a Fence Around Me.' Aretha Franklin
Me Song Church First Think Performed Around Fence His Baptist Dad Ever Jesus
I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it. Aretha Franklin
Music Some Like Beyonce
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. Aretha Franklin
Me Woman People Long Think Enough More Know Well Around Am Been Than Contributions Artist Just Who
I haven't had the occasion to meet Adele. She lives in England. So when I'm flying, or when she comes over here, perhaps we'll have a chance. I think she's a very fine singer, a very strong writer and performer. Aretha Franklin
Strong Think Meet Adele Flying Fine Writer Had Over Performer Perhaps Singer She Occasion Very England Lives Here Chance
I love Wal-Mart, and not just because my record is there. You can get some things there that you cannot find at Saks or Bergdorf's or other upscale stores. Aretha Franklin
Love You Other Find Record Some Some Things Because Wal-Mart Get Just Just Because Stores Cannot Things
When I first started, I wore Ceil Chapman gowns. I've been wondering for years what happened to the Ceil Chapman line of clothing. Aretha Franklin
First Line Been Years Wondering Clothing Happened Wore Started
We've come a long way, but there is still a lot of discrimination. Aretha Franklin
Long Way Long Way Come Still Lot Discrimination
I don't do crazy things - I just don't. Aretha Franklin
Crazy Just Crazy Things Things
In terms of helping people understand and know each other a little better, music is universal - universal and transporting. Aretha Franklin
Music People Better Other Know Terms Understand Little Transporting Helping Helping People Each Universal
People are not as nice as they used to be. There used to be a time when we conversed. You don't get a lot of real responses now. They used to be more polite and well-mannered people, generally. It's minimal now. Aretha Franklin
Time You People Nice Minimal Responses More Generally Polite Real Lot Get Used Now
You have singers that are trained, and then you have natural singers: people that, in my opinion, were just born to sing. And hopefully, I am one of them. Aretha Franklin
You Natural People Hopefully Born Sing Singers Opinion Am Were Trained Just In My Opinion Them Then
I think it would be a far greater world if people were kinder and more respectful to each other. Aretha Franklin
People World Think Other Respectful Would Kinder Would-Be More Greater Were Far Each
Columbia was a wonderful label for me. Wonderful. The records I made there garnered me an audience. I won a number of polls during the years that I was at Columbia. The Downbeat Jazz Poll. Leonard Feather, who was a huge critic back in the day, different polls that he had. The Playboy poll, a number of polls. So the music was great. Aretha Franklin
Music Day Great Me Wonderful Made Jazz Back Critic Feather Records Had Columbia He Audience Years Huge Label Won Poll Different Polls Who Playboy Number
Sam Cooke had a huge influence on me. He left the gospel field at one point and went into the secular, and he had this huge hit, 'You Send Me.' Irma, my older sister, and I heard 'You Send Me' on the radio while we were driving through the South one night. We had to stop the car. We got out and danced around the car out on the highway. Aretha Franklin
Me You Car Secular Sister Field Older Danced Out One-Night Point Through Had Driving He Highway Gospel Around Got Were Heard South Huge Left Huge Influence Hit Sam Sam Cooke Send Stop Influence While Cooke Radio Older Sister Night
I sing to the realists; people who accept it like it is. Aretha Franklin
People Like Sing Accept Realists Who
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. Aretha Franklin
Me You Natural Church Setting Background Definitely Know Roots Start
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. Aretha Franklin
Music Great Remember Singing Our Kinds Records House Cleveland Well Around Sound Were His Up Often James Grew Playing
I just got into Mike Tyson. My security people kept saying, 'Haven't you seen him yet?' Well, I finally did, and he's got a real knockout punch. Aretha Franklin
Saying You People Seen Punch Finally Tyson Security He Well Him Got Real Did Just Mike Mike Tyson Kept
My upbringing was in the church. We had to attend regularly. And, of course, the church provided a training ground for me, so to speak, as a young vocalist and certainly gave me all of the spiritual values that I needed as a young lady. Aretha Franklin
Spiritual Me Training Speak Church Values Young Gave Vocalist Had Attend Course Provided Upbringing Training Ground Lady Young Lady Regularly Certainly Ground Needed
My mentor was Clara Ward of the famous Ward gospel singers of Philadelphia. And my dad was my coach. He coached me. And just my natural love for music is what drove me. Aretha Franklin
Love Music Me Natural Mentor He Drove Singers Gospel Just Famous Ward Coach Coached Dad Philadelphia
Yes, I've always been fashion conscious. Aretha Franklin
Fashion Always Been Yes Conscious
I'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things. Aretha Franklin
Tired Recording New Things Enjoy Everything Never Studio New Documenting Trying Going Things
I go to the healthier foods that are less chemically treated. I am drinking lots of water to get rid of the toxins in my body. It's a natural flushing. Water flushes your system and is also very good for your skin. Aretha Franklin
Good Natural Water Drinking Skin System Foods Also Am Healthier Go Lots Very Get Body Your Less Rid Treated
Prince is gone. But the music will go on. Aretha Franklin
Music Will Gone Prince Go
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