Quote by Aretha Franklin

As a very small girl, I listened to Charlie Parker and loved him and Max Roach and people like that.

— Aretha Franklin

Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift.

— Aretha Franklin

I still have perfect diction!

— 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…

— Aretha Franklin

Soul is a constant. It's cultural. It's always going to be there, in different flavors and degrees.

— 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…

— Aretha Franklin

Gospel goes with me wherever I go. Gospel is a constant with me.

— Aretha Franklin

I love the Ritz.

— Aretha Franklin

I sing, and the musicians kind of fit things around me.

— 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.

— Aretha Franklin

I just loved working with George Benson, whom I very much enjoy musically and as a person.

— 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…

— Aretha Franklin