Car Quote by Kathy Bates

I was in elementary school, going to school knowing Rick James, Aretha Franklin, way before my time.

— Inspectah Deck

Being around people like Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, Dionne Warwick and Roberta Flack, all these greats, I was taught to listen and observe.

— Whitney Houston

I want to sing like Aretha Franklin. Before her I wanted the technical ability of Ella Fitzgerald.

— Lena Horne

I decided one day to put on my tutu and jump on the coffee table and sing Aretha Franklin songs for the painters that…

— Phillipa Soo

Aretha Franklin, first and foremost... That's my top girl there.

— Jennifer Holliday

There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was.

— Peabo Bryson

Growing up in Cleveland, I learned about singing from my mother, who had once sung professionally and who admired Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin.

— Tracy Chapman

Hey, nineteen, that's Aretha Franklin. She don't remember the queen of soul.

— Steely Dan

I was fortunate enough to meet Aretha Franklin but I was so overwhelmed that I just burst out crying.

— Lisa Stansfield

As a kid, I was listening to Aretha Franklin, Etta James and hip-hop as well as music my parents were listening to, like Joni…

— Alanis Morissette

“She was like a song on the radio that touches a person so profoundly they call the station just to find out who sang…

— Michael Banebrook

People say I'm the white Aretha Franklin. I wish I was her.

— Joss Stone