Top 149 Quotes & Sayings by Aretha Franklin - Page 2
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Last updated on December 24, 2024.
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.
And I was booked once to go on 'Ed Sullivan' and I got bumped and ran out the back door crying.
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.
I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.
Ariana Grande - I like her a lot.
Prince is gone. But the music will go on.
I'm never tired of going to the studio. I enjoy recording and documenting everything and trying new things.
You could call my piano my trademark, or one of my trademarks.
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.
As a very small girl, I listened to Charlie Parker and loved him and Max Roach and people like that.
I paid my dues; I certainly did.
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.
President Bush bestowed the Congressional Medal on myself.
I like 'Bootylicious,' 'Survivor' - my little granddaughter loves 'Survivor.'
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.
I can say that my big records and my success have been due to the backing which Atlantic have put behind me.
President Clinton, I sang at his post-inauguration party out in Maryland.
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.
Certainly, gospel was my background - is my background.
I'm the lady next door when I'm not on stage.
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.
I just loved working with George Benson, whom I very much enjoy musically and as a person.
I love producing, writing. I rarely write with other writers unless I have a real great respect for them. Like Burt Bacharach, or Carole Sager, or Stevie Wonder. Somebody like Smokey - like that. Otherwise, I choose to write alone.
I've never recorded anything I didn't like.
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.
I'm not ever going to retire. That's - that wouldn't be good, for one, just to go somewhere and sit down and do nothing. Please. No, that's not moi.
I like Beyonce's music - some of it, not all of it.
I don't feel one's personal medical condition is everybody's business. It just isn't something you advertise, and it's not open to discussion.
Now, occasionally I will still have that quarter pounder because I love fast food, but you have to keep it to a minimum.
'Rocking With Leroy' used to come on when I would come in from school. It was a very, very big R&B broadcast of the day when I was a young girl. And I would come in and put my books down, lie down on the floor, and listen to 'Rocking With Leroy.'
I love all music.
Intermittently in my concert format, I sing a little jazz, a little scatting.
I don't think I was a catalyst for the women's movement.
I've probably cried with a lot of songs - in teenage crushes, adult crushes.
I came up in gospel.
I like being married. It's an institution that I like.
Well, Babyface brings his savoir faire to every project. He's a very easy producer to work with, very detailed in listening to everything.
My American audiences are pretty mixed. I get all sorts of people, old and young. It's nice.
I really don't have any shelf music.
Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.
Men have always been gentlemen to me - responsible people with healthy attitudes.
Beyonce is very outspoken on feminist issues. So I think that's good. That could be brought to the forefront more.
As long as it's good music. I love all music. It's got to be constructed properly.
I wanted to design a line based on Hollywood's Golden Era. I talked with Stephen Burrows and with Willi Smith and with one or two other people, but it just seems like such a hard field to break into. I need someone like Calvin Klein's manager to get behind me!
Art Tatum was a genius.
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.
Yes, I've always been fashion conscious.
There's a lot of great singers out here.
I love the Ritz.
He was definitely an original and a one-of-a-kind. Truly there was only one Prince.
What is auto-tune? I don't even know what auto-tune is.
I've done the Kennedy Center many times. I've sang for Marian Anderson. I've sang for Marion Williams. I've sang for Lionel Hampton.
I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don't know that I've ever heard any geniuses.
Parents have to really talk to their children before they leave home.
Yeah, I want a job in Barack's Cabinet. How about a job, Mr. Obama? Please? Please?
We didn't have music videos. You weren't an overnight sensation. You had to work at it and learn your craft: how to take care of your voice, how to pace your concerts, all that trial and error.
My generation, we came along, we had to really know our craft.
Christmases past, my sister Carolyn and I - we'd been waiting for Santa all night. Nothing! Where is this man?
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.
I still have perfect diction!
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