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… — 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… — 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… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
I've been around long enough for people to know who I am and what my contributions are. They know me as more… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
Men have always been gentlemen to me - responsible people with healthy attitudes. — 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
People really don't have to give you anything, so appreciate what people give you. And just don't let that go to your… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
I just got into Mike Tyson. My security people kept saying, 'Haven't you seen him yet?' Well, I finally did, and he's… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
My American audiences are pretty mixed. I get all sorts of people, old and young. It's nice. — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
I know people I feel are extremely talented, but I don't know that I've ever heard any geniuses. — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
People are not as nice as they used to be. There used to be a time when we conversed. You don't get… — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
I think it would be a far greater world if people were kinder and more respectful to each other. — Aretha Franklin Copy Share Image
You have singers that are trained, and then you have natural singers: people that, in my opinion, were just born to sing.… — 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
