I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of Ella Fitzgerald. — Lena Horne Copy Share Image
I was fortunate enough to meet Aretha Franklin but I was so overwhelmed that I just burst out crying. — Lisa Stansfield Copy Share Image
I always loved James Brown, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke. — Charles Bradley Copy Share Image
Hey, nineteen, that's Aretha Franklin. She don't remember the queen of soul. — Steely Dan Copy Share Image
She's got her God and she's got good wine, Aretha Franklin, and Patsy Cline. — Trisha Yearwood Copy Share Image
Aretha Franklin, first and foremost... That's my top girl there. — Jennifer Holliday Copy Share Image
I can't sing like Aretha Franklin as much as I wish I could. And I don't sing like Etta James and the… — Amanda Shires Copy Share Image
Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen… — Whitney Houston Copy Share Image
My dad was into jazz, so there was a lot of Thelonious Monk and Duke Ellington playing in the house, but also… — Arlo Parks Copy Share Image
You knew the difference between Barbra Streisand and Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles, straight away. Now everyone sounds like each… — Bobby Womack Copy Share Image
Like when you hear Aretha Franklin sing - it touches your soul. Crunk music, it makes you just wanna lose your mind… — Lil Jon Copy Share Image
I'm not a singer, a walking instrument like Aretha Franklin. When you get an Iggy Pop record, you don't get "Iggy Sings."… — Iggy Pop Copy Share Image
Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and… — Tracy Chapman Copy Share Image
I decided one day to put on my tutu and jump on the coffee table and sing Aretha Franklin songs for the… — Phillipa Soo Copy Share Image
As a child I always wanted to be a singer. The music my mother played in the house moved me - Aretha… — Mary J. Blige Copy Share Image
Atlantic's Jerry Wexler believes first-rate records are made by first-rate voices. He certainly has worked with enough of them: Clyde McPhatter, Joe… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
“If you think of the world without people it's about the most perfect thing there ever is. It's all balanced and shit.… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
Find a beautiful piece of art. If you fall in love with Van Gogh or Matisse or John Oliver Killens, or if… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
There are days when I'm completely obsessed with Kate Bush, and there are days when I'm completely obsessed with the Eurythmics. Then… — Cynthia Erivo Copy Share Image
I'm telling the story, and if I can't tell the story, I'm not going to sing it. And if I don't agree… — Sharon Jones Copy Share Image
“Silver” is what I called girls who were natural beauties but who also smoothed on a layer of pretty from a jar.… — Tayari Jones Copy Share Image
There's a video that's been floating around on YouTube where [Baz Luhrmann says], "We were looking for a guy that sounded like… — Quindon Tarver Copy Share Image
Most importantly for me growing up, it was a spirituals, it was a gospels, it was James Cleveland, Aretha Franklin, Marion Williams;… — Cornel West Copy Share Image
“bacon.” No, I do not bring home the bacon. At best, I bring home imitation bacon bits. “Fry it up in a… — Jane Jenkins Herlong Copy Share Image
Tentatively I stood a great lump of wood on the chopping block and bought the axe down on it. It flew into… — Helen Garner Copy Share Image
I was in elementary school, going to school knowing Rick James, Aretha Franklin, way before my time. — Inspectah Deck Copy Share Image
Hey, I'm like Aretha Franklin, I don't get no R -S -P -E -C -T around here! — Si Robertson Copy Share Image
I naturally gravitated first to R&B and pop: Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle. — Gabby Barrett Copy Share Image
I used to be a pop singer; well, not used to be. I am an R&B singer. My emphasis was on Stevie… — Keala Settle Copy Share Image
My mom actually had a band called Six Pack - even though there were seven of them - who went around Chicago… — R. Kelly Copy Share Image
I was told all my life to sing like Aretha Franklin, or Adele, cover myself with black clothing and show more soul,… — Netta Barzilai Copy Share Image
In the end, the sign of Aretha Franklin's artistry is that she always leaves her mark - first, on the music, then… — Jon Landau Copy Share Image
The first artist I really loved was Stevie Wonder. That opened the doors to other soul singers like Ray Charles and Aretha… — Olly Alexander Copy Share Image
Aretha Franklin holds a significant place in the collective heart of America. She's a singular example of what we represent at our… — Michael McDonald Copy Share Image
People like me and Aretha Franklin and Joe Tex, we had predicted that inside of five years disco would be all over,… — Wilson Pickett Copy Share Image
But I'm really into old music - bluesy, soulful singers, like Etta James, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin. I wouldn't have minded… — Jessica Sanchez Copy Share Image
Aretha Franklin was a teenage mom, a musician who came from an incredibly Christian background, but there was a lot of love,… — Beth Ditto Copy Share Image
As a kid, I was listening to Aretha Franklin, Etta James and hip-hop as well as music my parents were listening to,… — Alanis Morissette Copy Share Image
![“There's a video that's been floating around on YouTube where [Baz Luhrmann says], "We were looking for a guy that sounded like a young Stevie Wonder but much more we got a guy that sounded like a younger version of Aretha Franklin. His name's Quindon Tarver." I was just like, "Wow, to be compared…” quote by Quindon Tarver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f54/quindon-tarver-26055_floating_there-s-a-video-that-s-been-floating-aro_34916.jpg)
