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Aretha Franklin
American
Musician
Born:
Mar 25
,
1942
Died:
Aug 16
,
2018
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People
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Intermittently in my concert format, I sing a little jazz, a little scatting.
Aretha Franklin
Jazz
Sing
Concert
Format
Little
I like writing and don't confine myself to just the words or just the music. But I don't particularly write songs with myself in mind.
Aretha Franklin
Music
Myself
Writing
Words
Mind
Write
Songs
Like
Particularly
Just
Confine
My American audiences are pretty mixed. I get all sorts of people, old and young. It's nice.
Aretha Franklin
People
Old
Young
Nice
Pretty
Sort
Audiences
Mixed
Get
American
American Audiences
Ariana Grande - I like her a lot.
Aretha Franklin
Like
Lot
Her
I don't think I was a catalyst for the women's movement.
Aretha Franklin
Women
Think
Catalyst
Movement
Yeah, I want a job in Barack's Cabinet. How about a job, Mr. Obama? Please? Please?
Aretha Franklin
Job
Please
Obama
About
Cabinet
How
Yeah
Want
Barack
Men don't like eating out of cans. And I don't like eating out of cans too much, either.
Aretha Franklin
Too Much
Men
Too
Out
Eating
Like
Either
Cans
Much
Christmases past, my sister Carolyn and I - we'd been waiting for Santa all night. Nothing! Where is this man?
Aretha Franklin
Man
Waiting
Past
Sister
Nothing
All Night
Been
Where
Santa
Night
For many years, I've wanted to do one, and I've always mentioned it to the chieftains, and they would say things like, 'Oh well. Christmas albums don't sell,' and things like that. But that's not the point. Christmas albums are important. The music is important. The season is important.
Aretha Franklin
Christmas
Music
Important
Say
Would
Mentioned
Point
Like
Well
Always
Years
Sell
Oh
Wanted
Many
Season
Things
Albums
I like 'Bootylicious,' 'Survivor' - my little granddaughter loves 'Survivor.'
Aretha Franklin
Like
Survivor
Loves
Little
Granddaughter
Men have always been gentlemen to me - responsible people with healthy attitudes.
Aretha Franklin
Me
People
Men
Healthy
Responsible
Attitudes
Gentlemen
Always
Been
I've probably cried with a lot of songs - in teenage crushes, adult crushes.
Aretha Franklin
Teenage
Cried
Adult
Songs
Crushes
Lot
As long as it's good music. I love all music. It's got to be constructed properly.
Aretha Franklin
Love
Music
Good
Long
Good Music
Properly
Constructed
Got
I certainly enjoy Usher, Beyonce, Chris Brown, and there is Fantasia; these people will be around a while. They've got it. They've got the 'it' factor.
Aretha Franklin
People
Will
Enjoy
Brown
Factor
Beyonce
Around
Got
While
Fantasia
Certainly
Usher
Chris
Chris Brown
There is no way in the world anyone else could do my wedding other than myself, along with whomever I select to do various things.
Aretha Franklin
Myself
World
Other
Else
Way
Wedding
Various
Could
Select
Along
Than
Anyone
Anyone Else
Whomever
Things
Well, 20 Grammys is not bad.
Aretha Franklin
Bad
Well
Grammys
I picked up some wonderful things just listening to other pianists that I appreciate, and that would be Herbie Hancock, Oscar Peterson, Vladimir Horowitz, and Art Tatum. Those are the pianists I really enjoy and admire.
Aretha Franklin
Art
Wonderful
Listening
Enjoy
Other
Those
Would
Would-Be
Admire
Some
Picked
Up
Wonderful Things
Just
Really
Things
Oscar
Appreciate
Most of what I wear, I select myself. You can't please everybody, and as long as I'm comfortable with what I wear, I think that's what's important.
Aretha Franklin
Myself
You
Long
Important
Think
Everybody
Please
Wear
Select
Most
Comfortable
I didn't really want to sing at first, but my dad insisted that I do.
Aretha Franklin
First
Insisted
Sing
Want
Really
Dad
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