My mentor was Clara Ward of the famous Ward gospel singers of Philadelphia. And my dad was my coach. He coached me.… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
I like writing and don't confine myself to just the words or just the music. But I don't particularly write songs with… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
I remember singing around the house to records that were playing. All kinds of music. And the great James Cleveland was often… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
...the people at large absolutely gave James Brown respect. He was an original like a Rembrandt or a Picasso — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
Music does a lot of things for a lot of people. It's transporting, for sure. It can take you right back, years… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
Columbia was a wonderful label for me. Wonderful. The records I made there garnered me an audience. I won a number of… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
My heart is still there in gospel music. It never left . . . I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
As long as it's good music. I love all music. It's got to be constructed properly. — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
We didn't have music videos. You weren't an overnight sensation. You had to work at it and learn your craft: how to… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
I'm gonna make a gospel record and tell Jesus I cannot bear these burdens alone. — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
In terms of helping people understand and know each other a little better, music is universal - universal and transporting. — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
As a very small girl, I listened to Charlie Parker and loved him and Max Roach and people like that. — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
Soul is a constant. It's cultural. It's always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees. — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
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… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
Forever, forever, you'll stay in my heart and I will love you. Forever, forever, we never will part. Oh, how I love you. — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
I just loved working with George Benson, whom I very much enjoy musically and as a person. — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
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… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
