She's got her God and she's got good wine, Aretha Franklin, and Patsy Cline. — Trisha Yearwood Copy Share Image
Hey, nineteen, that's Aretha Franklin. She don't remember the queen of soul. — Steely Dan 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
I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of Ella Fitzgerald. — Lena Horne Copy Share Image
My ultimate film role would be to play the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin. — Jennifer Hudson Copy Share Image
I cannot express how much music got me through lockdown. I re-discovered Roberta Flack, Smokey Robinson, and Aretha Franklin. — Miquita Oliver 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
Aretha Franklin is, and always be, the Queen of Soul. Tonight, shes the queen of our hearts, too, and the queen of… — LL Cool J 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
My dad's a huge music nerd and he put me onto a lot of music when I was very young, like Stevie… — Ruel Copy Share Image
People like Clyde McPhatter who came out of the black churches - like Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin - were all church… — Ahmet Ertegun 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
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
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
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
Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin. Now, they are so subtle, they can milk you with two notes. They can make you feel like… — Janis Joplin 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
My dad was a club musician. He was always playing guitar and playing loads of soul records and '60s rock n' roll.… — Sam Fender Copy Share Image
My years with Aretha Franklin have been very special, as were the years making records with Dionne Warwick. Other highlights include working… — Clive Davis 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
“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
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
I was with Miles Davisfor a couple of years as his bass player, and it was a beautiful experience. After two years… — Marcus Miller Copy Share Image
“Darius held Stark back from launching himself at Neferet, and Duantia spoke quickly into the rising tension. 'Neferet, I think we can… — P.C. Cast Copy Share Image
There are many influences in my music, not only blues. R&B, Motown, gospel, old timey, jazz, even classical are all part of… — Rory Block 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 was in elementary school, going to school knowing Rick James, Aretha Franklin, way before my time. — Inspectah Deck Copy Share Image
I love Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, and The Supremes, because I'm kind of old-school at heart. — Naturi Naughton Copy Share Image
Aretha Franklin, first and foremost... That's my top girl there. — Jennifer Holliday Copy Share Image
There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was. — Peabo Bryson Copy Share Image
I know I'm not going to sing like Aretha Franklin or Elvis Presley or any of those people. — George Thorogood 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
The muse of music isn't just from Greek mythology, but living in people like the Beatles, Chuck Berry, Anita Baker, Aretha Franklin. — Ernie Isley Copy Share Image
