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title: "1 Dad Coach Quotes By Aretha Franklin"
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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/my-mentor-was-clara-ward-of-the-famous-ward-gospel-singers-of/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

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## More by Aretha Franklin

> [As a very small girl, I listened to Charlie Parker and loved him and Max Roach and people like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/as-a-very-small-girl-i-listened-to-charlie-parker-and-loved-him-and/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/every-birthday-is-a-gift-every-day-is-a-gift/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [I still have perfect diction!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/i-still-have-perfect-diction/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/being-the-queen-is-not-all-about-singing-and-being-a-diva-is-not-all/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [Soul is a constant. It's cultural. It's always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/soul-is-a-constant-it-s-cultural-it-s-always-going-to-be-there-in/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/i-certainly-enjoy-usher-beyonce-chris-brown-and-there-is-fantasia/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/gospel-goes-with-me-wherever-i-go-gospel-is-a-constant-with-me/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [I love the Ritz.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/i-love-the-ritz/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [I sing, and the musicians kind of fit things around me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/i-sing-and-the-musicians-kind-of-fit-things-around-me/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [Forever, forever, you'll stay in my heart and I will love you. Forever, forever, we never will part. Oh, how I love you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/forever-forever-you-ll-stay-in-my-heart-and-i-will-love-you-forever/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [I just loved working with George Benson, whom I very much enjoy musically and as a person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/i-just-loved-working-with-george-benson-whom-i-very-much-enjoy/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [I sing to the realists, people who accept it like it is. I express problems. There are tears when it's sad and smiles when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/i-sing-to-the-realists-people-who-accept-it-like-it-is-i-express/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [I saw the Supremes when they were still singing in little black skirts and white blouses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/i-saw-the-supremes-when-they-were-still-singing-in-little-black/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [I can say that my big records and my success have been due to the backing which Atlantic have put behind me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/i-can-say-that-my-big-records-and-my-success-have-been-due-to-the/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

> [Music changes, and I'm gonna change right along with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aretha-franklin/music-changes-and-i-m-gonna-change-right-along-with-it/)

[Aretha Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aretha-franklin/)

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